Technology

Liquid Telecom and The Innovation Village partner to support Ugandan start-ups

By Joseph Lubandi

Posted on December 12, 2017

Share this post:

Liquid Telecom has announced a partnership with The Innovation Village, a hub and co-working space to support Ugandan start-ups with high-speed internet and cloud-based services. Liquid Telecom together with The Innovation Village to provide new opportunities for start-ups operating in Kampala, enabling access to additional resources and expertise that can help them scale and launch locally relevant solutions.

The Innovation Village officially opened in 2015 and has already served over 2,000 entrepreneurs. Last year, the hub worked with 820 innovators, with 40% of them being young women, helping to connect many with local partners and investors.

The partnership with The Innovation Village will involve technology developmental programmes, including Liquid’s ongoing Go Cloud initiative, which is supported by Microsoft and aims to raise awareness, adoption and usage of Azure Cloud across Africa.

“Uganda is home to one of Africa’s youngest and most exciting startup ecosystems,” said Hans Haerdtle, CEO, Liquid Telecom Uganda. “Through this new partnership with The Innovation Village, we are delighted to be able to support young entrepreneurs across the country, who will be instrumental in developing solutions to some of society’s biggest problems.”

This awesome article Liquid Telecom and The Innovation Village partner to support Ugandan start-ups was first posted on GURU8

via: Guru8