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BongoHive AI Lab Hosts Second Show & Tell Session Showcasing Local AI Innovation

The BongoHive AI Lab recently hosted the second edition of its AI Show & Tell series at BongoHive Coworking in Lusaka, bringing together innovators, developers, entrepreneurs, and AI enthusiasts to showcase emerging artificial intelligence solutions being built in Zambia. The session featured live demonstrations of AI-powered tools addressing challenges across finance, healthcare, media, business intelligence,… Read more »

BongoHive Announces Top 10 Founders Advancing to the Women in Tech Zambia Cohort 6 Accelerator Programme

BongoHive is pleased to announce the Top 10 founders advancing to the Accelerator Phase of the Women in Tech Zambia Cohort 6 Programme, implemented in partnership with the Standard Chartered Foundation and Village Capital. The announcement follows an intensive two-week Boot Camp that brought together 20 outstanding women entrepreneurs from across Zambia. During the Boot… Read more »

From Customer Discovery to Business Growth: Women in Tech Cohort 6 Top 20 Dive into Bootcamp Learning

The Standard Chartered Women in Tech Zambia Cohort 6 Bootcamp is officially underway, bringing together the programme’s Top 20 entrepreneurs for an intensive learning experience designed to strengthen their ventures and accelerate their growth journeys. Over the past two sessions, participants have explored the critical foundations of customer-centred innovation through Customer Discovery and User Journey… Read more »

Celebrating 15 Years of Impact: The New, Clearer BongoHive Unveiled!

On the 28th of May, the air was thick with nostalgia, excitement, and a profound sense of pride as partners, pioneers, and professionals from across industries gathered to celebrate a monumental milestone: BongoHive’s 15th Anniversary. The theme for the evening was “Black or White with a touch of Chitenge,” and the attendees absolutely understood the… Read more »

From Local Stories to Global Shelves: Kulanda Publishing’s Rise Through Women in Tech Zambia

Kulanda Publishing, a standout alum of the 2025 Women in Tech Zambia programme, is steadily redefining what it means to build a globally relevant, tech-enabled creative business from Zambia. Ranked among the top five ventures in the cohort, the company has translated its vision into tangible international recognition. In a major milestone, Kulanda Publishing, through… Read more »

Driving Innovation: BongoHive Supports EIZ Engineering Fund Awarding Over K1.1 Million to Innovators

BongoHive continues to play a key role in strengthening Zambia’s innovation ecosystem, supporting initiatives that unlock opportunities for innovators to move from idea to impact. Through its partnership on the Engineering Fund by the Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ), over K1.1 million has been awarded to 10 innovators working on solutions that address real-world challenges… Read more »

The Women Who Said Yes

Every startup story begins the same way. With a moment of courage. Sometimes it is a quiet decision made at a kitchen table late at night. Sometimes it is a frustration with a problem that refuses to go away. Sometimes it is the realisation that the idea you carry could actually change something if only… Read more »

First Capital Bank Fintech Finalists Pitch Innovative Solutions at BongoHive Pitch Day

Lusaka, Zambia — BongoHive, in partnership with First Capital Bank, recently hosted the First Capital Bank Pitch Day, bringing together some of Zambia’s most promising fintech innovators to present solutions aimed at strengthening the country’s financial ecosystem. The event featured the First Capital Bank Fintech Finalists, who pitched their solutions for potential equity investment ranging… Read more »