I took a left, it took a left, and my right was met by a pause from the big-eyed digital waitress who left a…
Edtech startup Why Toyz has been named the winner of this year’s Seedstars Johannesburg pitching event. The Johannesburg-based startup was founded last year by…
Nairobi-based consumer goods catalogue and delivery service Copia has raised a $26-million Series-B equity round led by UK-based impact investing initiative LGT Lightstone. Copia made…
Swiss emerging market startup competition Seedstars World has named the nine startups that will pitch today at Seedstars Johannesburg. The event will be held at…
The UCT Graduate School of Business’ Solution Space has selected nine startups to join its 12-week Venture Exploitation Programme. The programme, which is currently…
Egyptian indoor advertising platform Adzily has raised a $12.2-million investment from Saudi investment firm Tharawat Holding Company. Adzily uses a network of digital display…
The Youth Enterprise Exchange Programme (YEEP) Africa’s YEEP Ideas & Pitch Challenge bootcamp kicks off this Friday (29 November) in Johannesburg. One aspiring entrepreneur…
Capetonians get ready. Summer is almost upon us — and Cape Town Startup Week (CTSUW) is just days away. The initiative, primarily by Heavy…
Cape Town based proptech startup HouseMe has closed a third round of multimillion-rand funding — valued at between “R10-million to R20-million”, the startup’s CEO…
Nigerian edtech learning platform uLesson has closed a $3.1-million seed round led by London headquartered TLcom Capital. The startup was launched earlier this year…
Fintech accelerator Startupbootcamp FinTech Cairo has called on Egyptian early-stage startups to apply to join its next cohort. Applications for Startupbootcamp FinTech Cairo’s second…