Meta has announced the launch of Meta AI in South Africa with built-in Llama 3 on WhatsApp. This is a leapfrog step for…
Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [23/6/2019]
This Wednesday (26 June) Future Females will hold a meetup in Stellenbosch that focuses on brand authenticity and brand identity. Open to new ideas and…
Naspers Foundry announces its first investment, with R30m in SweepSouth
UPDATE (20 December 2019: SweepSouth co-founder Aisha Pandor confirmed with Ventureburn today that the R30-million was part of an investment round which the startup…
Nigeria’s Max.ng to expand to 10 West African cities with close of $7m Series-A round
Lagos-based mobility platform Max.ng today announced that it has closed a $7-million Series-A round which it said it will use to help it to…
Egypt’s Swvl raises $42-million on a reported $156m valuation [Updated]
UPDATE (20 August 2019): Swvl‘s $42-million raise was based on a valuation of the Egyptian startup of $156.86-million. The valuation was calculated from a disclosure…