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BongoHive to Host Slush Global Impact Accelerator 2016 Local Competition

Europe’s leading startup and technology event, Slush Global Impact Accelerator 2016 has been launched. Lusaka’s innovation and technology hub, BongoHive is excited to be part of Slush for the first time. BongoHive will be hosting Slush 2016 local competition this August to select startups that will represent Zambia at Slush Global event in November –… Read more »

BongoHive launches Masterclasses for Startups and SMEs- Creating accessible opportunities for Zambian Entrepreneurs to grow their businesses.

BongoHive, Zambia’s first and largest innovation and technology hub, launched a series of startup and SME Masterclasses today. Known for successfully incubating Zambian businesses such as talent and entertainment management company, Street Culture and natural haircare brand ZedHair. BongoHive are now making their knowledge even more accessible by offering short and highly focused masterclasses. Lasting… Read more »

U.S. Government Supports BongoHive For a Six-Month Financing Bootcamp for Entrepreneurs

  United States Ambassador to Zambia Eric Schultz today launched a six-month finance boot camp for Zambian entrepreneurs beginning May 9 and running through October 2016. In partnership with Zambian innovation hub BongoHive, the U.S. government will bring American business experts to Zambia to hold workshop sessions at BongoHive and at the U.S. Embassy. The… Read more »

FISHACKATHON 2016 – Lusaka, Zambia

BongoHive Technology and Innovation hub is hosting the first-ever Fishackathon Zambia 2016. The Fishackathon kicks off on Earth Day 22nd April 2016. Fishackathon Lusaka, Zambia will be the first of its kind challenging coders to help identify issues facing the rivers, fish and fisheries around Zambia and to develop mobile and technological solutions to these… Read more »

MTN Zambia API Workshops

MTN Zambia has partnered with BongoHive to provide training workshops to Developers and Entrepreneurs interested in MTN’s Application Protocol Interfaces (APIs). Please fill in the form below to register your interest. Information provided will be used to design the depth and structure of the workshops. Powered by Typeform

Cavmont Bank partners with BongoHive – Supporting Zambian Businesses Even Further

Cavmont Bank and BongoHive sign memorandum of understanding (MoU) and announce partnership to improve financial awareness and mentorship among local entrepreneurs and MSMEs. At the signing ceremony, held on Wednesday 27th January, Cavmont Bank and BongoHive committed to working together to improve the delivery of a seamless and robust mentorship & coaching programme for entrepreneurs… Read more »

BONGOHIVE SIGNS MoU WITH MTN ZAMBIA – Development of Apps an Ally for telecommunications.

BongoHive Technology and Innovation Hub have today signed a memorandum of understanding with MTN Zambia. MTN Zambia seeks to provide support to Application and software developers in Zambia through a partnership with Bongo hive, the first technology and innovation hub in Zambia built on an entrepreneurship hub concept. The support is aimed at stimulating interest… Read more »

BongoHive ‘Launch’ kicks off

Startups are often defined as lean businesses that can scale, reaching new markets easily far and wide. While this might be the case, it doesn’t mean that all startups manage to scale in the way they should. As Zambia’s hub for entrepreneurs and startups, Bongohive was created to support early stage entrepreneurs to found and… Read more »

Botswana to host Pan-Africa’s most celebrated innovation event of the year – Innovation Prize for Africa!

The prestigious African award marks its 5 year milestone boasting the “Made in Africa” spirit Gaborone, Botswana 20 January, 2016 — The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) in a joint collaborative effort with the Government of Botswana (GoB) represented by the Ministry of Infrastructure, Science and Technology and the Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH) today announced that… Read more »

BongoHive Job Opportunity: Accounting & Finance Lead

If the terms game-changer, thought-leader and startup-guru ring true of you then this is the ultimate job for you. We are searching for someone with strong accounting and finance knowledge who’s experienced in scaling startups. Background BongoHive is Zambia’s first technology and innovation hub. Since 2011, we’ve been organising issue specific workshops and seminars, running… Read more »