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…
Sirtch fills SA’s online classifieds niche with local language listings
Sbu Khoza, the founder and CEO of classifieds platform Sirtch saw a gap in the classifieds market that he believes none of his competitors…
PIC won’t reveal how much it invested in black-owned insurtech Yalu [Updated]
UPDATE (6 August 2019): The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) disclosed in its 2018 annual report (see here — opens as a PDF) that it had acquired…
PIC behind new black-owned insurtech Yalu, set to launch first product in June [Updated]
UPDATE (6 August 2019): The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) disclosed in its 2018 annual report (see here — opens as a PDF) that it had acquired…
SA entrepreneur ‘thrilled’ to be selected for Collective Global Accelerator
After successfully completing two rounds of pitching, SA entrepreneur Shaney Vijendranath, co-founder of analytics startup Momsays and parenting blog You, Baby and I says she is…
Google to invest in startups working in the digital assistant ecosystem
Google has announced that it is opening a new investment initiative for startups developing solutions in the digital assistant ecosystem, namely the Google Assistant Investments programme….
IncubMe: everything you need to know about Algeria’s new incubator
Algeria has a new incubator, this after Algiers-based IncubMe launched this week on Monday at a conference in the country’s capital. IncubMe co-founder and general…
‘$8.6m Series A round well timed as Africa’s Talking was looking at expansion’
Africa’s Talking Series A $8.6-million funding round led by IFC Venture Capital was the startup’s first major round of investment and came just as…
€20m fines could hit African startups that fall foul of new EU data rules
Tech companies and startups that do business with the EU or EU citizens and fall foul of new data privacy regulation face a maximum fine of up…
How MFS Africa made history for African fintechs with $4.5m Chinese-led deal
Johannesburg-based company MFS Africa made history earlier this month when it became one of the first African fintechs to secure funding from a Chinese-based venture capital (VC)…
Impact Dakar launches its first early-stage incubation programme Incuberation
A month after its official launch, Senegalese entrepreneur hub Impact Dakar has launched its first incubation programme for early-stage startups, Incuberation. The incubation programme — which is…
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