Capital on the Frontier | March 12, 2020 Jessica Pothering ImpactAlpha, March 12 – Toronto-based Engineers Without Borders has been making early-stage venture investments since 2013 as a complement its non-profit global development work. After a dozen investments, the organization is spinning off its venture arm as Hummingbird Impact to expand investments in tech-enabled social enterprises. Engineers Without
NELLY MURUNGI Issued on: 27 MARCH 2020 Gregory Chama Gregory Chama is the founder and CEO of City Drive Rent a Car Ltd, a Zambian company that offers vehicle rental solutions. “It’s really sad what’s going on. Our industry has been hard hit. I have fought many battles in my entrepreneurial journey but this pandemic
NELLY MURUNGI Issued on: 27 MARCH 2020 Nwamaka Okoye Nwamaka Okoye is the co-founder and managing director of Housessories, a Nigerian furniture manufacturing and interior design company. “For over a week, watching what’s going on the news, I have grappled with the apparent conflict of making profit against the welfare of my people. The welfare
NELLY MURUNGI Issued on: 27 MARCH 2020 Felix Mbugua Felix Mbugua is the co-founder and CEO of Legibra, a technology firm headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. Legibra specialises in domain registration, hosting, website design, and web application development. “Covid-19 to the ICT industry is a sword that cuts both ways. If you look at it as