Mar 05 2009
2009: 5 African Tech Firms To Watch
From Africa Business Wire, the list includes:
Pamoja Media (www.pamojamedia.com) – targeting both the African Diaspora and the continent, this company is a pioneer in online marketing. Africans are a diverse group of people, but Pamoja seems to have figured out a way to target us all successfuly.
Frontline SMS (www.frontlinesms.com) – who doesn’t like to text message? We can expect this platform of communication and information dissemination to only get bigger. Africans now have an efficient communication tool, especially when it comes to developing countries.
Orange (www.orange.fr) – Probably one of the largest investors in Africa right now. And we can only hope that they’ll soon see a return on this investment. We’ll have to see what they do with it.
AfriGator (www.afrigator.com) – a social media aggregator and blog directory with a steady 25% month to month growth … why shouldn’t we be watching this South African company?
Ushahidi (www.ushahidi.com) – meaning “Testimony” in Kiswahili (Swahili), this company became an important tool during the election violence in Kenya over the last year. It’s a free and open source platform that the entire African continent can put to use, especially in a crisis response.
