Transformify
APRIL 15, 2016
Despite Kenya has been named as the fasted growing payments market in Africa, there is still a lot to be done to develop the local business angel community. The capital of Kenya, Nairobi, is a vibrant city offering various resources for young start – ups, including accelerator 88MPH and incubator i-Hub.
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 25, 2017
For example, Silicon Savannah – the name given to Nairobi’s (Kenya) growing tech scene – and Chilecon Valley, found in Chile’s capital, Santiago, demonstrate the global appetite for tech entrepreneurship. As access to the internet increases from the current 3.5
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YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 3, 2012
Lopez and his family were living in a plastic tent in Barrio Nelson Mandela, Colombia, with $300 to his name. Joyce Wafukho, Kenya. After five years of being turned down by lenders, she approached the Kenya Women Finance Trust for a $680 loan. Marcelino Lopez, Colombia.
The Next Web
OCTOBER 15, 2012
kenya’s winner Sematime makes it easy for people to send bills and invoices to large groups of contacts via SMS. We were surprised at how many female entrepreneurs pitched in the competition, particularly in Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania. Many female entrepreneurs.
The Next Web
FEBRUARY 25, 2014
Companies will have to make drone delivery baskets that can fly around Mount Kenya, delivering and collecting a number of 20 kilo payloads as they do so. Why build expensive roads infrastructure when drones can deliver a payload of parcels cheaper than cars or motorbikes? The company now has more than 17 million users.
Up and Running
DECEMBER 22, 2014
When I was in high school, my friends and I set up a giving tree outside the school library, as a fundraiser for the Harambee Centre, an organization which provides, among other things, ambulatory services; and which builds schools for children in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Caroling fish, anyone?
Startup Lessons Learned
AUGUST 17, 2020
Kirsten Saenz Tobey : My name is Kirsten Saenz Tobey. Kristin Groos Richmond : My name is Kristin Groos Richmond. Pretty soon it will be too late. This is still an exponential crisis and every day matters. Here's my conversation with the founders of Revolution Foods. I'm the co founder and Chief Impact Officer at Revolution Foods.
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