Innovation Ecosystem

HiiL to fund African Projects advocating for justice The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) is looking to fund

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Ugogo: Creating A Platform For Artists Founded by Lisa Armstrong, Ugogo Africa is a company that aims to provide

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Empowering Generation Z through technology Ben Roberts, Liquid Telecom’s Group CTIO, explains how access to technology can inspire a

Liquid Telecom prepares Kenya and Africa for the Big Data revolution By Dan Kwach, General Manager East Africa Data Centre.

The TechVelopment Advisor was launched on 5 March 2018, in conjunction with the Development Minister’s meeting with young entrepreneurs in

Factor[e] Ventures are seed-stage technology venture capitalists that have a strong belief that technology can have a profound and positive

Limited energy access at the household level of many homes and its associated impact on health, livelihoods, and economics falls

Through the use of blockchain technology, Bitsoko has managed to emerge as one of the companies that has been able to successfully create products and services that help traders and buyers bridge the economic gap by coming up with new and innovative solutions to problems in the trade industry.

The Nairobi Garage held a MEET session on the 12th of February, 2018, that saw the company’s COO, Frank Deya, expound on why Bitsoko is the next company to watch out for when it comes to blockchain technology.

Startups in Kenya were officially given the go ahead to apply for the second season of the science data competition, DataHack4FI innovation competition, on the 1st of February during the launch of the competition which took place at the Nairobi Garage.
The team that emerges winner will get the opportunity to walk away with the grand prize of US$5,000, the ability to partake in the global finale which will be held in Kigali, Rwanda, in May as well as get 6 months coworking opportunity at Nairobi Garage.

To this day, many newsrooms are unable to step into the future as they are stuck in the news cycle and struggling with shrinking resources. This is where Startups for News steps in. Their competition helps to identify the young startups that will help news organisations step into the future.

We dig into their latest report to review the current state of journalism and which up-and-coming startups will pave the way for newsrooms in 2018.