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  • successful Startups
    Startups | News/Articles

    Behind Every Successful Startup: The Operators Who Make It Happen

    ByTechTrends January 14, 2020February 22, 2023

    Success in a startup is the result of the collective efforts of many individuals. While founders deserve recognition for their vision and leadership, it is important to acknowledge the critical role that operators and employees play in the company’s growth. These individuals take initiatives, work hard, and make countless contributions to the success of the…

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  • Apply for Google AI Residency Program
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    Apply for Google AI Residency Program

    ByTechTrends November 29, 2019November 29, 2019

    The Google AI Residency Program is a 12-month research training role designed to jump start or advance your career in machine learning research. The Google AI Residency Program was created in 2015 with the goal of training and supporting the next generation of deep learning researchers. With machine learning fast becoming a critical area for…

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  • LG’s Efforts on the Evolution of TV Picture Quality
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    LG’s Efforts on the Evolution of TV Picture Quality

    ByTechTrends November 29, 2019November 29, 2019

    Televisions can be found in billions of homes around the world. But 100 years ago, nobody even knew what a television was. Since replacing radio as the most popular mass medium in the 1950s, television has played such an integral role in modern life that, for some, it is difficult to imagine being without it….

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  • Okwuchukwu Udeh
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    Interview: Okwuchukwu Udeh Discusses the Rise of Challenger Banks In Nigeria

    ByTechTrends October 15, 2019March 9, 2024

    Okwuchukwu Udeh is an experienced growth expert in the Nigerian financial industry with years of experience driving growth initiatives for top-tier institutions such as Access Bank. Throughout her tenure, she has established herself as a crucial figure in the sector, leading transformative initiatives that have reshaped the industry’s landscape. Her recent contribution to the Diamond…

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  • The 2019 Nigeria Innovation Summit Communiqué
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    The 2019 Nigeria Innovation Summit Communiqué

    ByTechTrends September 1, 2019September 1, 2019

    Nigeria Innovation Summit Calls for Collaborative Partnerships to Growing the Nigeria Innovation Ecosystem The 2019 edition of the Nigeria Innovation Summit with the theme: ‘Accelerating Nigeria’s Economic Growth Through Innovation’, organized by Emerging Media, held at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos on August 20-21, 2019 was successfully concluded with the participation of over 500 delegates and…

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  • Making Your House a Home with LG
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    Making Your House a Home with LG

    ByTechTrends September 1, 2019September 1, 2019

    Tomorrow’s homes are becoming smarter and more personal. And the rollout of 5G will accelerate the evolution of the connected home. This evolution brings with it a level of anticipation for how our homes will change the way we live and what new tech-infused devices and appliances will adorn our kitchens, living rooms and bedrooms…

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  • The Television Segment: Flat Vs Curved
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    The Television Segment: Flat Vs Curved

    ByTechTrends September 1, 2019September 1, 2019

    The limitations of curved TVs stand as the root cause. Unlike a conventional flat-screen TV, a curved TV has the same distance to the centre and each side of the display when looked at from the centre of the screen, resulting in less distortion and more immersive viewing experience. However, if watched from positions beside…

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  • Revenue Technology Meets Health Technology
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    A Call to Action for African Entrepreneurs:  Revenue Technology Meets Health Technology – The Convegence.

    ByTechTrends July 5, 2019September 13, 2024

    As a technology enthusiast in Africa, I’m witnessing an incredible shift in how technology is reshaping industries, particularly healthcare. The convergence of Revenue Technology (RevTech) and Health Technology (HealthTech) offers a unique opportunity to revolutionise healthcare delivery while enhancing financial sustainability for providers. This movement is creating new ways to provide affordable, accessible, and efficient…

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  • Brexit and Africa
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    Brexit and Africa

    ByTechTrends June 9, 2019June 9, 2019

    Brexit, combined with the trade wars involving the world’s two powerhouse economies, China and the USA, is a major factor in generating global uncertainty at present. Uncertainty is bad for global business, which also impacts African countries, including Nigeria, the biggest economy on the African continent. From an African perspective these factors could however play…

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  • ICT Spring 2019: FinTech Summit
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    ICT Spring 2019: FinTech Summit

    ByTechTrends June 1, 2019June 1, 2019

    On May 21st & 22nd, a new edition of ICT Spring brought together more than 150 experts who shared their knowledge and discussed the latest FinTech and Digital trends. ICT Spring, a two-day event created in 2007 aims at facilitating the meeting of minds, encouraging emulation and networking with industry leaders, took place at the…

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  • NadiFin Fintech Accelerator Program Announces 2019 Cohort
    News/Articles | Startups | Tech and Innovation

    NadiFin Fintech Accelerator Program Announces 2019 Cohort

    ByTechTrends June 1, 2019June 1, 2019

    After 100+ applications from around the globe, 10 post-seed and pre-series B stage Fintech companies have been selected and are ready to scale to new heights through the NadiFin Fintech Accelerator program, powered by MiddleGame Ventures and Farvest in partnership with the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT). Program partners for the 2019 NadiFin Fintech…

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  • Nigeria Innovation Summit 2019 to Focus on Innovations to Accelerate Economic Growth
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    Nigeria Innovation Summit 2019 to Focus on Innovations to Accelerate Economic Growth

    ByKenneth Omeruo April 6, 2019April 6, 2019

    The 4th edition of the Nigeria Innovation Summit 2019  will focus on the theme: Accelerating Nigeria’s Economic Growth Through Innovation. The summit which will hold on August 20-21,2019 at Sheraton Hotels, Ikeja Lagos, Nigeria is an annual event that promotes the need for businesses, organizations, entrepreneurs and government in Nigeria to become more innovative and…

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  • Call for Paper and Participation for Nigeria Innovation Summit 2019
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    Call for Paper and Participation for Nigeria Innovation Summit 2019

    ByKenneth Omeruo April 6, 2019

    Nigeria Innovation Summit in its 4th year has become the leading annual event that focuses on the need for the country, businesses, organisations, entrepreneurs in Nigeria to become more innovative, and apply innovation to drive sustainable development. This Summit helps Nigeria embrace innovation like never before through the use of Emerging Technologies and Trends, Research,…

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  • The President of the Republic of Cabo Verde opens second WHO Africa Health Forum
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    The President of the Republic of Cabo Verde opens second WHO Africa Health Forum

    ByTechTrends March 28, 2019

    Jorge Carlos de Almeida Fonseca, President of the Republic of Cabo Verde, today demonstrated his support for the World Health Organization’s (WHO) initiatives to transform health care throughout Africa by officially launching the three-day WHO Africa Health Forum in Praia. He told participants about the significant progress that Cabo Verde has made towards delivering universal…

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  • Something Easy Is Here! Your Phone Number Is Your Account Number!
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    Something Easy Is Here! Your Phone Number Is Your Account Number!

    ByTechTrends March 28, 2019March 28, 2019

    Leading Lender, First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has taken another major leap in the retail and mobile banking segments of the Nigerian financial services industry. It has launched a new product called FCMB Easy Account. Described as banking made accessible to all, a significant and value-added feature of this product is that the telephone numbers of the customers,…

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  • ICT Spring  Europe 2019 :The Place where Digital, Tech & Science Converge
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    ICT Spring Europe 2019 :The Place where Digital, Tech & Science Converge

    ByKenneth Omeruo March 24, 2019

    A new edition of ICT Spring  Europe 2019 in Luxembourg will be held on May 21st & 22nd, with more than 100 experts sharing their knowledge and discussing the latest Digital, FinTech and Space trends. ICT Spring, a two-day event created in 2007 aims at facilitating the meeting of minds,encouraging emulation and networking with industry…

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  • Applications are now open for the NadiFin Fintech Acceleration program
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    Applications are now open for the NadiFin Fintech Acceleration program

    ByTechTrends March 24, 2019

    Applications are now open for the NadiFin Fintech Acceleration program powered by MiddleGame Ventures and Farvest in partnership with the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (the LHoFT), until April 10th, 2019. NadiFin will bring together post seed and pre-series B stage Fintech companies from around the world to learn and engage through a unique curriculum and a…

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  • MEST Africa and Microsoft announces regional winners in annual Pan-African startup  pitch competition
    News/Articles | Startups

    MEST Africa and Microsoft announces regional winners in annual Pan-African startup pitch competition

    ByTechTrends March 11, 2019

    Five promising start-ups from across Africa have been chosen as regional winners in MEST Africa’s annual Pan-African pitch competition, moving one step closer to winning $50,000 in equity investment, a place in the MEST Africa incubator of their choice and global mentorship to help their company scale. Winners will pitch on a global stage in…

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  • WHO Innovation Challenge to formally announce 30 finalists at the Africa Health Forum in Cabo Verde
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    WHO Innovation Challenge to formally announce 30 finalists at the Africa Health Forum in Cabo Verde

    ByTechTrends March 11, 2019

    The top 30 health-oriented innovations selected from a field of more than 2 400 entries to the first-ever WHO Innovation Challenge will be formally recognised on the opening day of the second WHO Africa Health Forum in Praia, Cabo Verde, on 26 March 2019. The WHO Innovation Challenge received a total of 2 471 applications…

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  • Enter for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation over $100,000 Global Grand Challenge for Health Innovation and Development
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    Enter for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation over $100,000 Global Grand Challenge for Health Innovation and Development

    ByTechTrends March 3, 2019

    The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Global Grand Challenge for Health Innovation and Development seeks application from Emerging technology organisations to solve global health problems with their solutions.Applications are required in the following areas : Artificial intelligence for image analysis of human patients (e.g., fetal ultrasound, infant optical neuroimaging, or infant video data) or human biosamples (e.g.,…

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  • Are You a Remote-sensing, Artificial Intelligence (AI) or UAV Drone Company? Then Enter for the  €175,000  Ag-Tech Developer Challenge
    News/Articles | Startups

    Are You a Remote-sensing, Artificial Intelligence (AI) or UAV Drone Company? Then Enter for the €175,000 Ag-Tech Developer Challenge

    ByTechTrends March 3, 2019March 3, 2019

    Are You a Remote-sensing, Artificial Intelligence (AI) or UAV Drone Company? Then Enter for the €175,000 Ag-Tech Developer Challenge by the Rainforest Alliance .This is a competition to build a remote-sensing data product that links to and adds value to the mobile-enabled FDPs. Through this competition we hope to stimulate participants to create innovative ideas. Two prizes,…

    Read More Are You a Remote-sensing, Artificial Intelligence (AI) or UAV Drone Company? Then Enter for the €175,000 Ag-Tech Developer ChallengeContinue

  • Regional finalists for the MEST Africa Challenge 2019 announced!
    News/Articles | Startups

    Regional finalists for the MEST Africa Challenge 2019 announced!

    ByKenneth Omeruo February 21, 2019February 21, 2019

    Regional finalists for the MEST Africa Challenge 2019  has been announced.50 Start-ups have been selected to take part in the annual MEST Africa Challenge regional finals  that will take place February 27 and 28 in Accra, Lagos, Nairobi, Cape Town and Abidjan. According to MEST Africa five regional winners will be flown to the MEST Africa…

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  • Amazon zeroes in on Africans who prefer to pay with Cash
    News/Articles | Tech Brands

    Amazon zeroes in on Africans who prefer to pay with Cash

    ByTechTrends February 21, 2019

    Amazon is currently exploring e-commerce customers in Kenya who want to pay for goods in cash. The e-commerce giant recently began a service that will let customers buy goods and then pay for them at a local Western Union retail agent. As you checkout, a QR code is going to be generated that will be…

    Read More Amazon zeroes in on Africans who prefer to pay with CashContinue

  • Flutterwave Partners with Visa to Launch GetBarter App For Home, Abroad Payments
    Blockchain | News/Articles | Startups | Tech Brands

    Flutterwave Partners with Visa to Launch GetBarter App For Home, Abroad Payments

    ByFolami David February 21, 2019

    Flutterwave, a global payments solutions business based in Africa has collaborated with Visa to launch GetBarter. This is an app that lets consumers and merchants to pay and collect payments home and abroad. This GetBarter application is a lifestyle payment solution that functions globally with an existing user base in countries like South Africa, Kenya,…

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  • Kenya’s Tulaa Set To Battle 7 Other Start-Ups At World Agri-Tech Innovation Summiit
    News/Articles | Tech Brands

    Kenya’s Tulaa Set To Battle 7 Other Start-Ups At World Agri-Tech Innovation Summiit

    ByFolami David February 21, 2019

    Picked from more than 150 international entries, 8 early-stage start-ups are set to battle it out for a $250,000 investment from Radical Growth at the World Agri-Tech Pitch Day and Radicle Challenge. The event, running for its second year, will happen on the 18th of March 2019. The winner will emerge on the next day,…

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  • Four Technology Heavyweights Rumored To Be Working On Healthcare Wearables
    Blockchain | News/Articles | Tech Brands

    Four Technology Heavyweights Rumored To Be Working On Healthcare Wearables

    ByFolami David February 18, 2019

    Wearables are having the time of their lives in the clinical world, moving beyond the regular status of being “a consumer tech and wellness product.” Apple changed things in the digital health world last year September when it revealed that the latest Apple Watch would provide direct-to-consumer electrocardiogram app. Months later, Alphabet life sciences arm…

    Read More Four Technology Heavyweights Rumored To Be Working On Healthcare WearablesContinue

  • 15 Hottest Emerging Technology Jobs in 2019
    Blockchain | News/Articles

    15 Hottest Emerging Technology Jobs in 2019

    ByFolami David February 18, 2019February 18, 2019

    As you read this, a recent college graduate is lecturing a robot on how to empty the machine for washing dishes. That the society we exist in. This amazingly interesting career settles a lot of bills and is just one in a huge list of fantastic emerging technology jobs of 2019. What is the brain…

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  • Visa undergoes expansion For Fintech Fast-Track In Africa
    Blockchain | News/Articles | Tech Brands

    Visa undergoes expansion For Fintech Fast-Track In Africa

    ByFolami David February 17, 2019

    American multinational financial services corporation, VISA Inc is currently undergoing expansion of its Fintech Fast-Track Programme in Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA) region in an effort to develop the future game changers in digital payment solutions. Already existing in Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific, the programme offers innovative Fintechs with…

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  • Popular Agri-Tech Startup In Kenya, FarmDrive Seals Newest Funding Round
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    Popular Agri-Tech Startup In Kenya, FarmDrive Seals Newest Funding Round

    ByFolami David February 17, 2019

    Agri-tech startup in Kenya, FarmDrive has gotten access to more finance as its operations recently faced expansion to make provision for 3 million shareholders farmers. With funding from Peris Bosire and Rita Kimani, FirmDrive are in charge of supplying fruitful digital loans and layaway savings products to smallholder farmers in Kenya, aiding them in the…

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  • Africa sees new Investment Opportunities as Ethiopia’s telecom sector opens up
    News/Articles

    Africa sees new Investment Opportunities as Ethiopia’s telecom sector opens up

    ByTechTrends February 16, 2019

    Telecom, media and tech investment and consolidation activity in Africa is predicted to reach a record high for 2019 as a number of significant deals including the opening up of Ethiopia’s telecom sector are scheduled, reports specialist news provider TMT Finance . Pan-African telecom operators MTN, Orange and Vodacom are among those vying to enter…

    Read More Africa sees new Investment Opportunities as Ethiopia’s telecom sector opens upContinue

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