Johannesburg, South Africa – February 27, 2025 – Xiaomi, the global leader in consumer electronics and smart manufacturing, proudly celebrated the official launch of…
Fresha raises over $52 million in Series C round
Fresha, a leading platform for beauty and wellness, has announced over $52 million in additional investment extending the company’s recent $100 million Series C…
African entrepreneurs can now apply for $5000 seed capital
African entrepreneurs with business ideas or existing businesses under 5 years, are encouraged to apply now for $5000 seed capital, mentorship, business management training…
Global Trends In Startup Sub-Sectors
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the world in various ways and created shifts in some technology startup sub-sectors. It revived several that were previously…
Action Plan for Gauteng to support innovation is underway
Innovation and entrepreneurship have been identified as key drivers of the South African economy, but challenges such as lack of funding, talent, skills and…
Local Proptech and digitalisation company expands to UK
After 21 successful years in the South African PropTech industry, digitalisation specialist e4 is expanding into European markets. Having recently launched a new group…
Skillsoft acquires edtech rival, Codecademy, for US$525 million
Skillsoft, the American educational technology company that provides enterprise learning solutions, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Codecademy, a leading online learning…
Alithea IDF announces largest gender-inclusive private equity fund in Africa
Africa’s first women-led and women-focused private equity fund, Alitheia IDF (AIF), has announced the final close of the $100 million (R1 552 898 000,00)…
Why the circular economy is fertile ground for South African entrepreneurs
In order to combat South Africa’s shrinking economy and high unemployment rate, small business specialists, Fetola, is running the Circular Economy Accelerator (CEA), a…
Adbot and Future Females to empower female entrepreneurs with R1 million in advertising
Female entrepreneurs are being given a boost to their businesses – at a time when they need it most – in the form of…
KTN Global Alliance Africa announces initiative to solve the continent’s waste problem
KTN Global Alliance Africa is a six-year project funded by UK Aid through the Innovate UK Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) and the Foreign,…
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