The Netflix matchup between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul has redefined what a modern boxing event can be, fusing old-school boxing prestige with digital-age…
Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [2/6/2019]
On Wednesday (5 June) Edtech incubator Injini will launch the third cohort of its programme in Cape Town. For those in Joburg, The Hague Institute…
SA crypto exchange Ovex deal with Invictus Capital ‘was less than R10m’
SA cryptocurrency exchange Ovex revealed today that the seed investment it secured from Cayman Islands-based crypto asset management firm Invictus Capital was “less than R10-million”. Ovex, which launched…
Founder of SA startup Kusini Water off to Global Entrepreneurship Summit
Award winning Joburg-based cleantech startup Kusini Water has been invited to pitch to investors at next week’s Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in the Netherlands….
Cameroon’s Kiro’o Games turns to it’s own crowdfunding platform to raise $1m
Faced with hesitant investors who Cameroon’s Kiro’o Games believe failed to realise the potential of a games development studio, the startup is using an equity crowdfunding…
Crucial that we pursue the Anzisha Scenario says Junior Achievement CEO
We have an imperative to pursue the African Leadership Academy’s (ALA) Anzisha Scenario, Junior Achievement CEO Elizabeth Bintliff has said. ALA’s Anzisha Scenarios green…
Helios Investment Partners reported to have plans for $1.25bn Pan-Africa Fund
London-based Helios Investment Partners is said to have plans to raise a $1.25-billion fund aimed at investments in Africa, US business publication Bloomberg has…
Should very young entrepreneurs enter pitching competitions, apply for grant funding?
For some entrepreneurs, pitching competitions have made all the difference in their search for funding, incubation and other resources. But, is it advisable for…
Egypt’s Mintrics is raising a $500k funding round earmarked for US expansion
Egyptian social video analytics platform Mintrics is currently busy closing a $500 000 investment fund and intends to use the funding to expand to the…
‘Media coverage on very young entrepreneurs is disappointing’
Is the media paying enough attention to very young entrepreneurs? African Leadership Academy (ALA) vice president of growth and entrepreneurship Josh Adler says media…
SA startup GovChat announces it’s secured investment facility of up to R20m
Pretoria-based citizen engagement platform GovChat has secured an investment facility from JSE-listed firm Capital Appreciation, that will allow the start to tap up to R20-million…
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