Snapscan is a mobile payments system that works using QR codes. The South Africa based startup won MTN App of the Year in 2013 and used the prize money to set up all of Cape Town's Big Issue magazine vendors with "snapcodes" so that they can accept payments via the app.
Snapscan —
Snapscan is a mobile payments system that works using QR codes. The South Africa based startup won MTN App of the Year in 2013 and used the prize money to set up all of Cape Town's Big Issue magazine vendors with "snapcodes" so that they can accept payments via the app.
Courtesy Bernard Bravenboer/SnapScan
Riders from Sendy's fleet of bike couriers. The Kenya-based startup offers an Uber-style motorbike delivery service that gives customers the ability to track where their delivery is in real time via a phone app.
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Riders from Sendy's fleet of bike couriers. The Kenya-based startup offers an Uber-style motorbike delivery service that gives customers the ability to track where their delivery is in real time via a phone app.
Courtesy Sendy Ltd.
A screen grab from the Sendy app shows what the courier tracking system looks like.
Sendy —
A screen grab from the Sendy app shows what the courier tracking system looks like.
Courtesy Sendy Ltd.
Gamsole's Traffic Jam game for Windows phones. The Nigerian startup is the poster child for African game developers -- their games have been downloaded nine million times globally since launch.
Gamsole —
Gamsole's Traffic Jam game for Windows phones. The Nigerian startup is the poster child for African game developers -- their games have been downloaded nine million times globally since launch.
Courtesy Abiola Olaniran (Founder & CEO at Gamsole)
Gamsole founder Abiola Olaniran. The Nigeria-based game developer recently received an innovation grant from Microsoft and launched a talent competition for illustrators and designers.
Gamsole —
Gamsole founder Abiola Olaniran. The Nigeria-based game developer recently received an innovation grant from Microsoft and launched a talent competition for illustrators and designers.
Courtesy Abiola Olaniran (Founder & CEO at Gamsole)
Nigeria-based startup Delivery Science is all about using data and analytics to help Africa's nascent e-commerce sector manage inventory and delivery more efficiently.
Delivery Science —
Nigeria-based startup Delivery Science is all about using data and analytics to help Africa's nascent e-commerce sector manage inventory and delivery more efficiently.
Courtesy Lanre Oyedotun CEO Delivery Science
Kenya-based Angani hopes to grab a chunk of the burgeoning cloud-computing market in Kenya -- and in future across East Africa -- by offering an affordable "pay-as-you-go" service. Pictured are Angani co-founder Phares Kariuki (front) and Chief Technical Officer Brian Muita in the company's data center.
Angani —
Kenya-based Angani hopes to grab a chunk of the burgeoning cloud-computing market in Kenya -- and in future across East Africa -- by offering an affordable "pay-as-you-go" service. Pictured are Angani co-founder Phares Kariuki (front) and Chief Technical Officer Brian Muita in the company's data center.
Courtesy Michael Kimani
South African businessman and Wyzetalk co-founder Gys Kappers. Wyzetalk is an invite-only social platform for business, which allows workers to collaborate more efficiently. It is currently used by companies in industries across travel and tourism, food and drink and technology.
Wyzetalk —
South African businessman and Wyzetalk co-founder Gys Kappers. Wyzetalk is an invite-only social platform for business, which allows workers to collaborate more efficiently. It is currently used by companies in industries across travel and tourism, food and drink and technology.
Courtesy Wyzetalk
BRCK is a black box that contains a self-powered, mobile WiFi device. Its creators describe it as "a backup generator for the internet" and say they designed it with the aim of solving Africa's connectivity issues.
BRCK —
BRCK is a black box that contains a self-powered, mobile WiFi device. Its creators describe it as "a backup generator for the internet" and say they designed it with the aim of solving Africa's connectivity issues.
Courtesy BRCK
The huge potential impact and scale of BRCK powered it to a $1.2 million seed funding round, after raising $172,000 in a Kickstarter campaign in 2013.
BRCK —
The huge potential impact and scale of BRCK powered it to a $1.2 million seed funding round, after raising $172,000 in a Kickstarter campaign in 2013.
From BRCK