YoungUpstarts

JULY 5, 2011

Africa is not known to generate many technology talents – the country is far more prolific in its music, sport and art – but here’s one young African who intends to buck the trend. Mawuna Koutonin was born in a small village in Togo, West Africa to a father of 36 children. Peer-To-Peer Referral Network.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 11, 2011

But instead of a discussion of our nation’s current situation, I wanted to have a look at the state of crowdsourcing – as an industry, as profession, and a force for change in the world of business, creativity, technology, and politics. Plus the actor Edward Norton is the force behind this social-crowd venture.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 15, 2016

Jeremy Johnson , founder of Andela , which embeds talented software engineers on the African continent into top engineering organizations worldwide. Michael Eidsaune , co-founder of Carely , a software platform that facilitates communication among families caring for sick or elderly relatives. (And Jeremy Johnson.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 15, 2016

Jeremy Johnson , founder of Andela , which embeds talented software engineers on the African continent into top engineering organizations worldwide. Michael Eidsaune , co-founder of Carely , a software platform that facilitates communication among families caring for sick or elderly relatives. (And Jeremy Johnson.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 16, 2015

If you are a software engineer, you probably get this instinctively. But while many contemporary technology approaches embrace scale horizontally, many business approaches are limited to primarily scaling vertically. Barclays (New York, South Africa and Israel). These two concepts are not mutually exclusive.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

It’s only been a bit over a month since the start of 2025 past year has witnessed seismic shifts in technology, from breakthroughs in generative AI to emerging solutions in climate tech and healthcare. This is an extension of the previous list with new sources and startup requests. You can find the 2024 RFS list here.

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