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Fostering Sustainable Development: EU4MULIMI & BongoHive Consult Lead the Way

In a world profoundly impacted by the repercussions of climate change, the imperative to promote sustainable development has grown more pressing than ever. It is an urgent call to action that resonates across borders and industries. On October 3rd, the European Union in Zambia, through the EU4MULIMI Project, partnered with BongoHive to host a World… Read more »

Innovative Startups in GreenTech, FinTech, and Smart Cities Sectors Showcase at the Open Innovation Program Zambia Demo Day

Various Partners witnessed the culmination of months of hard work, innovation, and collaboration as a group of promising startups took center stage on September 1st, 2023 for an incredible Demo Day at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Lusaka. The event showcased the remarkable growth achieved by nine Zambian startups from the GreenTech, FinTech, and Smart… Read more »

Empowering Zambia’s Rural Agricultural SMEs through Digital Technology: USAID’s Enterprise Development and Growth Enhanced Activity (EDGE)

Zambia has continued to witness significant growth in its Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), particularly in the agricultural sector which positively contributes to the food basket not only in Zambia but in the region as a whole. However, many of these enterprises face a number of challenges to grow their businesses. One of the notable… Read more »

A Deep Dive into BongoHive Consult’s Entrepreneurship Unit

At the heart of BongoHive’s Consult core structure lie three vital units: The Innovation Unit, the Consult Tech Unit, and the Entrepreneurship Unit. Through the seamless collaboration of its innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship divisions, BongoHive Consult is dedicated to nurturing innovation, igniting transformative change, and nurturing progress. In this article, we discover and explore the… Read more »

17 Startups Complete the AGS LevelUp Programme ICT Cohort

The AGS LevelUp Programme ICT cohort 2022 closeout event took place yesterday, Thursday June 30th, 2022 at Radisson Blu Hotel. The event was held to award the seventeen participants of the programme with Certificates of Participation for the programme which commenced on the 6th of December, 2021. The Accelerator programme which has been facilitated by… Read more »

Standard Chartered Bank and BongoHive launch SC Women in Tech Programme

Standard Chartered Bank Zambia last week launched the SC Women in Tech (WiT) incubator programme in partnership with BongoHive. The entrepreneurship programme will support Zambian female-led tech enterprises and female business owners who would like to leverage technology to grow their businesses.  The WiT programme is part of the bank’s new ‘Futuremakers’ programme, which aims… Read more »

eMsika Partners with ZPOS – Improving Agro-dealer Productivity and Profitability

eMsika Services Limited today announced a new partnership with ZPOS. Their partnership will help agro-dealers with their business operations by providing ZPOS point-of-sale machines in retail locations currently working with eMsika on the Musika Development Initiative Agribusiness Accelerator Initiative (AAI) programme. The AAI programme is targeting 600 agro-dealers to adopt digital platforms to help sustain and grow… Read more »

BongoHive Welcomes 9 Zambian Startups into its 8th Launch Accelerator Cohort

BongoHive has selected its latest cohort of Entrepreneurs in its Launch Accelerator, with founders from 9 Zambian startups. The Launch accelerator is a 6-month programme (a 3 months startup program + 3 months additional business support) developed for startups looking to gain traction and scale up. Startups in the program share co-working space with other… Read more »