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…
TIA announces winners of 2018 Global Cleantech Innovation Programme
Impulse Biomed, Inseco and Afrobodies emerged as the winners at last Friday’s 2018 Global Cleantech Innovation Programme awards event in Cape Town
Here’s all you need to know about Oui Capital’s $10m fund
Oui Capital will make initial investments of $100 000 in fintech, edtech, healthtech, mobility and logisitics as well as marketplace ventures.
More private equity firms to participate in later stage million-dollar VC deals
Obasanjo-Adeleye said last year she’d noted what she described as an “interesting trend” in the increasing number and rising participation of private equity firms in later stage transactions in the “tens of millions”.
How Daniel Gross’s Pioneer Tournament proves that talent is everywhere [Q&A]
For former Apple director Daniel Gross — who runs US accelerator Y-Combinator’s AI-track and recently launched a global talent search fund — talent is everywhere….
AI-driven blockchain conference set to take place next month in Cape Town [Updated]
Pronoia claims the Blockchain & Investment Roadshow taking place on 14 and 15 February in Cape Town will be Africa’s first AI-driven blockchain conference
Unicef Innovation Fund launches call for data science, AI solutions
Tech startups with AI or data solutions stand to benefit from between $50 000 and $90 000 equity-free early-stage seed investments, this after Unicef Innovation fund launched a call for such solutions on Monday (7 December)
Rising Tide Africa to establish Pan-African fund in 2019 says co-founder
Rising Tide Africa aims to make between five and 10 investments annually. Although the investment network’s focus is sector-agnostic, the organisation has a preference for tech and tech enabled businesses.
Strangled by red tape, Tanzanian tech entrepreneurs call for change
The main challenges facing Tanzanian startups are around the East African country’s government regulations, particularly around taxes and business permits, so says Simplesan founder and MD Said Kamotta.
Will regulators provide more clarity on cryptocurrency in 2019?
A crypto-assets working group that includes members from Sars, the SARB and the Treasury will later this year release a final research paper on cryptocurrency
AgroCenta to expand operations in Ghana after recently closed $650k round
AgroCenta CEO and co-founder Francis Obirikorang says the Accra-based agritech and mobile financial services startup will use its recently closed $650 000 round to expand operations in Ghana.
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