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SA digital consultancy Enlight Strategic signs deal with Israeli startup Oribi

Enlight Strategic, the digital transformation consultancy founded by former Primedia Digital and Creative Spark (which previously owned Ventureburn) CEO Tanja Lategan, has announced that…

Up to $25k in funding up for grabs in global accounting, finance accelerator

The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA) and CPA.com are seeking applicants for their joint startup accelerator programme which focuses on accounting, finance…

Interest-free loans, investment on offer in Cell C Innovation Challenge

Are you a South African with an innovative business idea relevant to the information and communications technology (ICT) sector? Mobile network operator Cell C…

Silicon Durbs introduces paid memberships, programmes for startups

Silicon Durbs — a non-profit company that aims to promote Durban’s tech startup sector — has launched paid membership options and nine new support…

Inside the legal battle between Ran Neu-Ner vs Gil Oved, Romeo Kumalo

Former Vodacom executive Romeo Kumalo and one time Shark Tank presenter Gil Oved are at the centre of a legal battle, in which the…

Four Egyptian startups selected for Misk 500 accelerator

At least four Egyptian startups are among the 20 Middle East and North Africa (MENA) companies that have been accepted into the second cohort…

Cameroonian proptech startup Digital Renter wins Seedstars Douala

Cameroonian proptech platform Digital Renter has come out tops at this year’s Seedstars Douala pitching event. Digital Renter helps users advertise, search for and manage…

Here are the startups pitching today at Cameroon’s Seedstars Douala

Swiss emerging market startup competition Seedstars World has named the 11 startups that will pitch today at Seedstars Douala in Cameroon. It’s not clear…

Malawian healthech startup Ocliya wins Seedstars Lilongwe

Malawian healthtech startup and social enterprise Ocliya has won this year’s Seedstars Lilongwe pitching competition. Ocliya was one of nine startups that were selected…

These are the startups that won at Egypt’s fifth edition of Techne Summit

Egyptian startup Praxi Labs has secured a spot in the grand finale of the Startup World Cup and with it a chance to win $1-million,…

2019 Savca Industry Awards finalists announced

The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (Savca), in collaboration with Investec and Sanlam Investments, has announced the finalists of the 2019…

Here are the finalists of the fifth AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards

Technology news portal and advisory service AppsAfrica has released the shortlist for the finalists of the fifth edition of the AppsAfrica Innovation Awards. The…

Competition Commission gives nod to Travelstart acquisition of Club Travel Group

Travelstart has completed its acquisition of Southern Africa’s Club Travel Group for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition, which sees Travelstart wholly acquiring the Club…

Marek Zmyslowski releases tell-all book after Interpol drops Nigerian extradition request

Polish entrepreneur Marek Zmyslowski has released the English version of a new book in which he documents the Nigerian extradition saga he endured last…

SA’s JUMO, Mauritius-based 4G Capital win accolades at Global SME Finance Forum Awards

SA fintech startup JUMO and Mauritius’s based 4G Capital have been recognised by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the SME Finance Forum for…

How we had to start over after shareholder stole startup from us – Entry Ninja co-founder

The founders of SA startup Entry Ninja may have sold their business for millions of rands to Computicket two years ago, but only after…

How we pitched our startup at San Francisco’s TechCrunch Disrupt 2019 – SA founder

SA startup founder Kamo Sesing (pictured above, left with one of his co-founders, Cam Naidoo) was at TechCrunch’s Disrupt 2019 in San Francisco last…

SA founders who’ve sold their startup to a Silicon Valley firm

Hitting it big in Silicon Valley is every South African tech entrepreneur’s dream. What better way than to sell your startup to a Valley-based…

New Proptech Africa association launches to promote sector to property industry

Africa’s fast-growing property sector is expected to benefit dramatically in years to come from the emergence of a vibrant proptech startup ecosystem. This is…

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