Waterhole — News & Posts
Perspectives on building and backing technology companies across Africa.
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Afrikoin: Going Pan Africa, 3 events in 3 cities: Joburg, Accra & Nairobi
I founded Afrikoin in 2013 in Nairobi as a small event for innovators in the financial services or “fintech” space in Africa that spans…
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Lessons from the Savannah Fund Accelerator – Perspectives from Djuaji Research
When my co-founder Hungai first told me about his idea for Djuaji, I was blown away. It seemed like it could answer a lot of…
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5 Expectations: Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) Nairobi Event
We are a week away from one of the largest gatherings anywhere around entrepreneurship and the spotlight will be on Nairobi to host the…
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Announcing the 4th Accelerator Class
We are excited to announce our 4th Accelerator class selected from over 150 applications across Africa- each startup will get between $25-30,000 investment, graduation and…
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Why Mauritius is a Financial Services hub for Africa to Watch
Savannah Fund’s Administrative HQ is not Nairobi, Kenya but Mauritius. And when I say Financial Services, I am NOT talking about “Financial Inclusion”, I…
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Copyright and Trademarking for Africa startups: Lessons from Ubongo Tanzania
This is a guest post from Nisha Ligon, CEO and Cofounder of Ubongo Kids, a ground ground breaking “made in Africa (Tanzania)” children’s TV…
