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Digital Innovation in Zambia

Digital Innovation sits at the core of practically every successful business today. It involves the use of digital technology to enhance service provision. The need to be digitally innovative as a business has become even more necessary during this pandemic. Adopting a digital way of operation can help your business meet its strategic objectives. How… 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 »

Meet the 11 Startups of the Discover Programme – Cohort 23

BongoHive started off the year with the Discover Pre-accelerator Programme on 20th January 2020. We received the highest number of applications and also had the highest number of female participants in a cohort to date (9 out of 11).  The programme is designed for entrepreneurs with a newly launched business or in the idea phase…. Read more »

9 startups complete the last Discover Programme of 2019

BongoHive closed off the year with 9 startups completing the final Discover Programme for the year 2019 on Friday, 22 November. The programme is designed for early-stage startups and aspiring entrepreneurs to assist them in formulating their business ideas and creating launchable startups. The 2-week programme involves daily training sessions at Bongohive, where the selected… Read more »

UNCDF and BongoHive Launch FinTech4U Accelerator Programme

The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and BongoHive Innovation and Technology Hub have partnered to launch the FinTech4U Accelerator Programme. FinTech4U is a startup programme targeted at businesses in the FinTech and Digital Financial Services industry with the potential to gain traction and scale up to serve more customers and improve financial inclusion, especially… Read more »

7 startups complete the 20th BongoHive Discover Programme

The 20th cohort of the BongoHive Discover programme, designed for aspiring entrepreneurs and early-stage startups to help them formulate their business ideas, ended on Friday 20th September with 7 teams pitching their ideas. QuickWash Zambia, a startup company looking to open laundromats across Lusaka, won best pitch at the just ended Discover programme. Founder, Matthew… Read more »