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…
German-based VC GreenTec Capital Partners to open office in Lagos
Frankfurt-based venture capital (VC) firm GreenTec Capital Partners has announced that it will expand its footprint in West Africa by opening an office in…
Sonic Ventures launches R1.5-billion fund to back high-growth tech companies
Sonic Ventures, a Cape Town based investment company that plans to target early-stage tech companies, yesterday (19 October) launched a R1.5-billion fund that plans…
Hardware technology incubator Savant looking at setting up venture fund
Cape Town based hardware tech incubator Savant is considering setting up a venture fund which will likely be launched next year in the first quarter,…
Yellowwoods funding will gives us at least three years of runway – Simply founder
The recent investment into insurtech Simply Financial Services by investment group Yellowwoods will give the startup “at least three years of runway” says the startup’s CEO Anthony…
HAVAÍC acquires 10% stake in SA real-estate portal Instant Property
Cape Town based venture capital (VC) company Havaíc has acquired a 10% equity stake in commercial real-estate portal Instant Property. In a statement yesterday (15…
Crossfin acquires majority stake in payment solutions company Crossgate [Updated]
Cape Town based fintech holding company Crossfin has acquired a majority stake in SA payment solutions company Crossgate for an undisclosed amount. The deal, which…
SA’s Aerobotics launches five new precision agriculture products
Cape Town based aerial-data analytics startup Aerobotics has launched five new innovative precision agriculture products that aim to help fruit and wine farmers to detect pests…
Nigeria’s Microtraction announces its sixth deal, with cloud accounting startup
Lagos-based investment platform Microtraction has announced that it has invested in cloud accounting startup Accounteer — bringing the investor’s portfolio to six startups. While Microtraction did…
Western Cape government launches campaign to woo foreign investors
South Africa’s Western Cape provincial government, through its Department of Economic Development and Tourism, has launched a campaign to attract foreign investors to the…
One more dropped internet call, is just another day in life of tech startups in DRC
For Eliud Aganze who runs a business support hub in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) city of Kivu, getting cut off on…
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