Four young scientists, accompanied by Eskom Expo’s Business Manager, Mmamoloko Rancia Riba, won their place to represent the country at the Indonesia competition, renowned…
New $50m fund aims to catalyse South African tech boom
A newly launched venture capital fund is setting its sights on propelling South African and African technology startups to new heights. Conducive Capital, a…
Seizing the Moment: Impact Investing and Technology as a Catalyst for Change
South Africa’s unemployment and inequality conundrum is a pressing concern that has persisted far longer than it should. It’s a systemic issue that extends…
Africa’s VC industry growing slowly: $4.8b raised in 2022
Africa’s venture capital (VC) industry experienced a downturn in 2022, with only $4.8 billion raised in the continent, according to Oliver Dickson, an SAFM…
Funding gap: Africa is rich with women entrepreneurs, but…
Despite being the continent with the highest proportion of women entrepreneurs globally, African women receive less than 7% of all venture capital investment. Jessica…