Filmlocations.com.ng is a Nigerian-based startup that has launched an online marketplace with the purpose of connecting filmmakers to suitable locations for their projects. In the filmmaking process, one of the most tedious parts is finding a suitable location that will capture the scene as perfectly as possible. In some cases,

Meda Messenger was originally launched in 2015 as a side project. Just recently, the startup has opened to the public with the hopes that it will quickly take off into success. The startup’s goal is to aid Ethiopians in connecting as well as allow them to buy and sell goods.

The focus of investors in South Africa has been on backing innovations in the field of Fintech. Rob Heath from the investment and advisory firm HAVAIC has advised that investors should instead be turning their attention to the healthtech field. Interest has risen greatly in the fintech sector is South

The TechCrunch Battlefield Africa event will take place on October 11th in Nairobi, Kenya. The event was announced back in May of this year that the event will be held in Africa for the very first time this year. The event will choose a total of 15 startups; these startups

Wallet.ng originally launched last year as a digital payments platform that allows people to send and receive money more easily; all they need to do is use their phone numbers. The platform is currently aiming to increase their efficiency and provide lower costs for their services that they provide. To

iRise is set to launch this month as a community-based innovation hub for all Somalian entrepreneurs, innovators, developers, and investors. These groups will be able to meet with the purpose of sharing their ideas, establishing their networks, and collaborating. Somalian startup iRise’s main priority will be on research. The hub

Nigerian-based startup NaijaMusic has launched to connect the users of its platform to the latest songs and videos produced by their favorite music artists. NaijaMusic.ng launched officially back in June of this year. The website is clearly user-friendly and provides easy-to-find links at the top of its home page. Through

Once every year, AfriLabs holds its Annual Gathering to bring together the members of its growing network of 50-strong tech hubs. The purpose of this event is to bring together these tech hubs to allow them to share their expertise and successful practices and the hopes of helping them establish

VC4A is an African ecosystem support organization. Just recently, the organization has launched its platform called Startup Academy. The purpose of their platform Startup Academy is to give direct access for successful, aspiring entrepreneurs and investors across Africa to excellent expertise. The Academy includes three different learning courses which include

The South Africa-based startup ProsperiProp will be launching an initial coin offering that will fund its platform. The platform that the startup provides gives people the ability to buy into property investments all around the world using digital currencies. Llew Morkel, the founder and CEO of ProsperiProp, said that the

Custos Media Technologies is getting involved with a blockchain based solution for e-book piracy. The combination of Digimarc’s Barcode for digital documents with Custos’ infringement detection technology provides a significantly more effective way to battle against e-piracy. Custos has also been working closely with Erudition a lot over the past

Musana Carts has prioritized providing their solar-powered cart to street vending entrepreneurs, which has turned out to be hugely popular. The goal of the startup is to earn a sustainable, reliable income from their sales of solar-powered street vending carts. So, what do these carts include? Each cart contains an