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DRIVE100 —033: Like Airbnb, Nigeria’s Data-Driven Proptech, MyCribb, to Reposition Shortlet Experience Across Africa
In Nigeria’s booming shortlet market, where travelers often discover that “what I ordered” rarely matches “what I got,” trust has become a scarce currency.
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DRIVE100 —032: Using Mobile USSD Technology, Yemert Is Helping African Farmers Access Crop Insurance and Climate Finance
For millions of smallholder farmers across Africa, a single storm, pest outbreak, or market dip can destroy months of labour and investment. But Yemert,...
DRIVE100 —031: How Wafugaji Trading Hub is Using Technology to Improve Livestock Pricing and Transparency for Kenyan Farmers
Northern Kenya’s pastoralist communities have long struggled with limited market access, middlemen exploitation, and logistical hurdles in livestock trading. But a new digital solution,...
DRIVE100 —030: Meet Triple R Recycling, the Abuja-based Startup Tackling Plastic Pollution By Creating Economic Opportunities
Plastic pollution remains a significant environmental challenge across Abuja and Nigeria at large, exacerbated by inadequate waste collection systems, low community participation, and limited...
DRIVE100 —029: How Community-Driven Startup, BitDevs Borno is Building Northern Nigeria’s First Blockchain Frontier
In Northern Nigeria, where conversations about technology often revolve around connectivity and mobile access, a quiet but radical movement is unfolding, one that is...
DRIVE100 —028: Inside Computer Rhymes Initiative’s Mission to Help African Children Learn Tech Through Music
For millions of African children, learning computer science feels very difficult to grasp. But Computer Rhymes Initiative, a Nigerian EdTech startup, is changing that...
DRIVE100 —027: South Sudan’s Pan-African Startup, MavunoLink, Seeks to Bridge Africa’s Agricultural Divide Before It Widens
Across Africa, millions of smallholder farmers remain at the mercy of unreliable markets and broken logistics systems. They produce the food that sustains the...
DRIVE100 —026: Meet EduPal, a Student-led Startup Building a Digital Repository of Past Questions and Study Materials
In many African universities, learning feels more like a survival game than an academic journey. Students spend hours searching through scattered WhatsApp groups, outdated...
DRIVE100 —025: Can AI Make Parenting Easier? MyChildWay Thinks So and Here’s How It Works
Parenting is evolving, and MyChildWay is leading that transformation. Founded by Halimat Azeez, the Lagos-based startup is building an AI-powered parenting assistant that helps...
DRIVE100 —024: How BuildPadi Plans to Solve High Cost and Delays in Africa’s Construction Sector Through Technology
The construction industry in Nigeria has long been plagued by fragmented supply chains, high pricing, unreliable vendors, and delayed deliveries. BuildPadi, a Lagos-based startup,...
DRIVE100 —023: Kwari E-Market, the Youth-led Startup Digitizing Nigeria’s Textile Trade with Trust and Technology
In the bustling heart of Kano, where rolls of Ankara and lace fabrics colour the ancient Kwari Market, a quiet revolution is taking shape....
DRIVE100 —022: Meet GboKada, the Ekiti-based Startup Set to Redefine Motorcycle Transport Through Structure, Safety, and Technology
In the heart of Ekiti, where motorcycle transport, popularly known as okada, has long been a chaotic yet essential part of daily life, a...
