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World Bank to invest $50m toward building up Egyptian early-stage investment network

The World Bank, as part of a $200-million project that aims to support small businesses and job creation for women and youth in Egypt, will…

Ghanaian consumer retail solutions startup KudiGO raises in $450k seed round led by Founders Factory Africa

Accra-based consumer retail solutions startup KudiGO has closed a $450 000 seed round led by Founders Factory Africa. KudiGO was founded in 2017 by CEO…

African tech startup community pays tribute to Matthew Buckland

Members of the African tech startup community have been paying tribute to Burn Media Group and Ventureburn founder Matthew Buckland who passed away yesterday (23…

Matthew Buckland, an SA media industry giant and our dear founder, has died

Matthew Buckland, the founder of Memeburn, Ventureburn and the Burn Media Group, has died. The 45-year-old internet media entrepreneur, who made a lasting impression…

Entrepreneurship, investor platform SoGal Foundation launches Johannesburg chapter

SoGal, a global platform for entrepreneurs and investors which aims to close the diversity gap in entrepreneurship and venture capital (VC), has launched a…

Here’s all you need to know about the Female Focused Fintech Prize

Early-stage fintech accelerator DFS Lab has partnered with Flourish Ventures to recognise the most innovative digital financial products that are narrowing the gender gap in…

Dawn of Disruption board game teaches players about profit-boosting applications of artificial intelligence

We all know or have an inkling of an idea of what artificial intelligence (AI) is, but do you know what your company or…

Google News Initiative Innovative Challenge to launch in Africa in June

Internet giant Google will launch its Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge in Africa in June. The initiative, which Google first announced last year,…

Apps for Africa competition winner to be provided with an app development package

Johannesburg-based digital business development agency NubiaNetwork will on Thursday (25 April) launch its Apps for Africa competition which will provide the winner with an…

Nominations for the second edition of the Southern Africa Startup Awards to open on 29 April

Nominations for the second edition of the Southern Africa Startup Awards will open on 29 April, the award’s parent organisation Setup A Startup has…

Swiss accelerator Kickstart calls on later-stage African startups to apply for its 2019 programme

Zurich-based tech accelerator Kickstart has opened applications for programme, and has called on later-stage African startups to apply for its fourth cohort. Kickstart focuses…

Three South African startups among six companies selected to pitch at the Stanford Africa Business Forum

Three South African startups have been selected to pitch at the Stanford Africa Business Forum which kicks off this Saturday (20 April) in Stanford,…

Founders Factory Africa selects five African fintech startups for accelerator, $40k investment

Corporate-backed accelerator and incubator Founders Factory Africa has selected five African fintech startups for its six-month long acceleration programme and for investments of up…

Dakar Network Angels looking to make four investments per year with investment tickets of $20k to $100k

Dakar Network Angels (DNA), a francophone Africa focused angel investment group which launched last month will make four investments each year, with investment tickets…

SA Bitcoin wallet, merchant payment startup Centbee raises £1-million from Calvin Ayre in Series-A round

Johannesburg-based Bitcoin wallet and merchant payment startup Centbee has announced that it has raised £1-million from Ayra Ventures founder Calvin Ayre. Centbee was founded in…

Media must help unite Africa’s tech startup scene, but also act as watchdog – Buckland

While the media has a role to play in uniting the continent’s fragmented tech startup scene, it also has a duty to perform the…

Jumia story about to become a whole lot more successful [Opinion]

Later this year, the African startup world will hit a massive milestone. The largest ecommerce business in Africa, which last month filed for an…

As SA proptech sector hots up here are five startups to watch

The proptech sector is hotting up. Last year saw online estate agency PropertyFox acquire fellow Cape Town based property platform Steeple for an undisclosed sum and Pam Golding Properties buy up…

How South African startups are solving informal sector problems [Opinion]

A valid criticism of the country’s nascent startup scene is that the businesses that are being created are just thoroughly irrelevant to the actual…

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