BongoHive to Unveil 6 Startups at its 3rd Launch Demo Day.

This December 12th, 2016, Lusaka’s Technology and Innovation hub, BongoHive will unveil 6 startups in its current accelerator programme, launch. BongoHive kicked off the third cohort of Launch, which assists early stage startups in the growth and scaling of their businesses on September 12th, 2016. Launch is a 3-month accelerator programme that strategically focuses on… Read more »

African Startups Shine At Slush GIA 2016

  The past few days have been a whirlwind extreme startup/investor/innovator heaven in Helsinki Finland at Slush 2016. After some great pitches, the African startups, Teledoctor from Zambia, Izyshop of Mozambique and Kgoshigadi Tradings of South Africa won the Bayer social Innovation grants at this years Global impact accelerator during the slush conference. The Slush… Read more »

MTN Zambia and BongoHive host successful 1st TADHack Zambia

This past weekend, BongoHive, Lusaka’s Technology and Innovation Hub hosted the first telecom application developer Hackathon, TADHack Zambia together with MTN Zambia. TADHack Zambia took place at MTN Zambia head office in Lusaka, Zambia. TADHack is currently the worlds largest telecom focused hackathon and also took place in 32 other locations in the world between… Read more »

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3 Zambian startups to represent Zambia at Slush Global Impact Accelerator.

Three (3) Zambian startups have been selected to represent Zambia at The Slush Global Accelerator in Helsinki, Finland this November, 2016. TeleDoctor represented by Sam Musariri, Musanga Logistics represented by Njavwa Mutambo, NewTech represented by Castro Shanobe. BongoHive, Lusaka’s technology and innovation hub hosted the first ever Slush local competition this past August 2016 to… Read more »

MTN Zambia and BongoHive to host TADHack Zambia.

MTN Zambia, the leading telecommunications service provider and BongoHive, Lusaka Technology and Innovation Hub are hosting the first ever Telecom Application Developer Hackathon (TADHack) Zambia this October 14th – 16th 2016. TADHack the largest telecom focused hackathon in the world and was started in 2013 as a way of providing a platform for telecommunication application… Read more »

BongoHive Hosts 2nd Launch Demo Night

Lusaka’s technology and innovation hub BongoHive held their second Launch demo night yesterday Tuesday 2nd august, 2016 where seven highly promising startups pitched their businesses. Launch is an accelerator programme designed by BongoHive for startups that want to scale and gain traction. The startups in the programme are taken through a customized series of interventions. The programme is… Read more »

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 »

Creating a Smart Africa: How can Africa Harness the ICT revolution for its betterment #digiAfrica

The African Development Bank is this year hosting its 42nd Annual Meeting of the African Development Fund in Lusaka, Zambia. This will take from Monday 23rd to Friday 27th May 2016 at the Mulungushi International Conference Centre. The theme of the 2016 Annual Meetings is “Energy and Climate Change”. Seminars, workshops and other side events… 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 »