Headquarters Kampala, Uganda Website www.hipipo.digital Current status Active Type of business Private | Area served East Africa, Africa Launched May 2007 Founded Kampala | |
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Key people Innocent Kawooya ( CEO ) Profiles | ||
HiPipo is a diversified company with operations covering DIGITAL, MUSIC and EVENTS.
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History
HiPipo was founded as a social network in 2006.
HiPipo Digital
The company's digital arm:
Media
Its digital media arm publishes and distributes high quality digital content
Content
HiPipo's major content categories include Entertainment News, Music, Videos and the HiPipo Charts that are powered by online music consumption statistics on HiPipo Desktop and Mobile Platforms.
Charts
In 2012, HiPipo launched the "HiPipo Charts Festival" an annual event with the theme “Celebrating and Promoting Uganda Music Online Performance” with the first ever Mobile Web Voting in Uganda.
Mobile
In 2012, HiPipo launched a mobile version that provides social entertainment already accessible on desktop to the majority of Africans who do not have personal computer access. The mobile version hosts the first of its kind mobile web voting in East Africa for the first Annual HiPipo Charts Festival.
Music Awards
The inaugural HiPipo Music Awards (HMA) event was held on February 9, 2013 at Theatre La Bonita. It was sponsored by Pepsi, WBS and The Red Pepper. HMA is an annual awards project and event.
Digital Impact Awards Africa
Digital Impact Awards Africa (DIAA) is a platform that promotes Digital inclusion, financial inclusion and Cybersecurity under the theme Maximizing the Digital Dividend. The Awards seek to recognize and appreciate different organizations that are spearheading the use of digital mediums in this respect. Digital Impact Awards Africa is organized by HiPipo in partnership with Cyberplc and Global Networks Limited. DIAA List to Celebrate ITU 150 Years