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…
Zim crypto exchange Golix launches and activates country’s first Bitcoin ATM
Zimbabwean cryptocurrencies exchange Golix has launched and activated the country’s first ever Bitcoin ATM which will allow customers to buy and sell Bitcoin. Golix…
CiTi to train 3000 IT professionals after securing R250m from BCX, Jobs Fund
The Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CiTi) today said it plans to train 3000 developers in the next three years through its CapaCiTi technology skills and job…
Vula Mobile’s new revenue model, plans to raise $500 000, help 100k patients
Medical referral startup Vula Mobile is working on the development of a new partnership-based commercial revenue model, with plans to raise $500 000 and assist a minimum…
University-linked incubator Roar Nigeria to invest in 10 startups in 2018
Business incubator Roar Nigeria plans to this year invest in 10 startups, with the first of those investments to come in the next three months, its…
Fintech accelerator DFS Lab to invest $200k in four African startups
US-based fintech accelerator Digital Financial Services Lab (DFS Lab) yesterday (11 April) announced that it will invest $200 000 in four African fintech startups,…
Healthtech startup Vula Mobile raises R1m after partnering with HAVAÍC
Medical referral startup Vula Mobile has raised R1-million in a seed round after partnering with Cape Town-based investment and advisory firm HAVAÍC. Vula, which was…
Canadian blockchain partnership allows Kenyan fintech to bypass regulators [Updated]
A Kenyan fintech that plans to a launch a blockchain-based crowdfunding platform to fund small businesses has been able to bypass local financial services regulations —…
TLcom $5m investment two years in the making says Terragon CEO Elo Umeh
Nigerian data analytics startup Terragon Group‘s announcement last week that it had secured $5-million investment from venture capital company TLcom was the result of…
$50k equity investment up for grabs in MEST Africa Challenge
The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) will for the first time invest $50 000 in companies that are not part of its programme through…
The low-down on Gather Online’s R10m investment, next round, expansion plans
Social networking platform Gather Online this week announced that it had raised R10-million from former Dimension Data CEO Brett Dawson who will be joining the startup’s…
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