Hipipo
| Type of business | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | Kampala, Uganda |
| Headquarters | Kampala, Uganda |
| Area served | East Africa, Africa |
| Key people | Innocent Kawooya ( CEO ) |
| Website | www |
| Launched | May 2007 |
| Current status | Active |
HiPipo is a diversified company with operations covering DIGITAL, MUSIC and EVENTS.
HiPipo was founded as a social network in 2006.
The company's digital arm:
Its digital media arm publishes and distributes high quality digital 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.
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.
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.
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 (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
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