Savannah Fund To Impact Sub-Sahara Africa With Tech Startups
Funding for technology startups in Africa hasn’t historically been as readily available for reasons including high risks as well as a perceived shortage of talent. Savannah Fund, founded by Mbwana Alliy and Paul Bragiel, provides seed money to tech early stage startups in sub-Sahara Africa and they’re looking to fund promising projects with interest in business within the region and beyond. Alliy, founder of the Tanzanian...
Kurt Varner – Living In His Car And Launching A Business From Hacker Dojo Co-Work Space
Kurt Varner’s dream of launching a business isn’t out of the ordinary. Neither is it unusual that he decided to move to Palo Alto from Los Angeles in order to be closer to the innovative subculture that has produced or supported some of the world’s most used technologies. Curious instead was the 26 year-old’s decision to do it while living in his car. In Palo Alto it’s legal to live out of a car and as long as the car is moved every...
Gaming Startup Accelerator GameFounders Opens Their Doors In Estonia
For gaming developers who’ve launched their great game but simply don’t have the money nor the contacts to have it distributed, there’s a new gaming accelerator in Estonia that’s offering 15,000 Euros in exchange for 9% of the company, GameFounders. You don’t necessarily have to have a company and the game itself can even be a beta version. Does that sound rad, or what? Well, if you’ve seen the movie Indie Game you may have a...