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Endeavor selects Migo’s Ekechi Nwokah to join organisation

Nigerian Ekechi Nwokah, the CEO of US-based fintech startup Migo is one of seven entrepreneurs to join Endeavor, a non-profit organisation that supports high-impact…

BridgingTheGaps calls on innovators to use lockdown to fix SA’s broken food system

Oribi Village, the Southern Africa Food Labs and the Wakanda Food Incubator have joined forces in the #BridgingTheGaps challenge, to address and reshape how…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [01/04/2020]

SA biotech start-up AzarGen announced yesterday that it is developing a drug that has the potential to help patients suffering from one of the…

Mobiz, SA’s Mailchamp for SMS marketing nets first $1m in a $2m round

Mobiz, a South African SMS marketing engagement platform, has raised $1-million from SA venture capital (VC) firm Kalon Venture Partners, as part of a…

Nedbank details how small firms can tap Oppenheimer fund to cover employee wages

The Oppenheimer family have set up a new trust, the SA Future Trust (SAFT), to disburse the family’s R1-billion that it has pledged to…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [31/03/2020] [Updated]

UPDATE (31 March): The roundup has been updated to include that the Oppenheimer family have set up a new trust, the SA Future Trust…

Four startups selected for Founders Factory Africa programme each net over £30k

Corporate-backed accelerator and incubator Founders Factory Africa has announced that it has accepted four new startups to its Venture Scale programme, which kicked off yesterday….

Top three can win share of R150k in prizes in Ayoba virtual hackathon [Updated]

*Correction: The top three teams in the Ayoba hackathon will win a share of a R150 000 prize pool — and not R150 000…

Nigerian music startup MePlaylist nets investment from Beyoncé’s father

Lagos-based music startup MePlaylist has netted an undisclosed amount in investment from global investors, including Mathew Knowles, the father and former manager of artists…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [30/03/2020]

In just a few days SA small businesses and startups can expect more details from financiers Business Partners on how to access funding from…

World Bank launches AG Innovation Challenge to address food security in SADC region

The World Bank Agriculture Observatory, together with Draper University and innovation platform InnMind, are calling on innovators to take part in the AG Innovation…

10 tips for entrepreneur investors during the Covid-19 time [Listicle]

With everything that’s currently going on, Covid-19, social distancing and volatile markets, it is essential to focus on your current business investments and ensure…

Meet the 7 startups selected for Nigeria’s Ventures Platform, Lasric’s Covid-19 challenge

Seven startups have been selected by Nigeria’s Ventures Platform and the Lagos State Science and Research and Innovation Council (Lasric) to take part in…

Nearly 15 000 firms register on SA’s Covid-19 Bizportal as essential service providers [Updated]

UPDATE (30 March 2020): The Minister of Trade, Industry and Economic Development Ebrahim Patel on Friday (27 March) said in a statement that the…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [27/03/2020]

South Africans woke today to day one of a 21-day lockdown. To get through this period, SA startups can register as an essential service…

Build a Corona Battle Plan for your business: Landlord negotiations

“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth” – this was said by Mike Tyson, and he was right. As South…

Digital identity in a ‘no-touch’ world [Opinion]

Much has been said by local and international entities around what the best actions we must follow in order to mitigate the impact of…

The coronavirus: implications for employers in SA

Last week the Department of Health confirmed the first case of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in South Africa. Since then a further six cases…

‘Senegal Startup Act a result of bottom-up consultation process’

Senegal in December became only the second country in Africa after Tunisia to pass a startup act. How did they do it? It comes…

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