F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
SA government-backed incubators emerge from private sector partnership
What a positive way to start the week. South Africa’s Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has awarded the first two incubators in its…
10 reasons why coworking makes sense for startups
Imagine an office with people; only these people aren’t employed by the same company. One is a lawyer, the other, a freelance app developer,…
How do startup valuations work?
Putting a price tag on a young startup is a peculiar practice. While valuation models exist, many agree that it’s more of an art…
Creative spaces: a look inside the offices of 10 startup heavyweights
Startups are hives of creativity. In their early days, the creativity of their founders and new hires mainly permeate the innovative products or services…
Digital marketing group Incubeta acquires UK-based Net Media Planet
Paid search marketing agency Net Media Planet, has been acquired by Incubeta Holdings. The deal will see Incubeta, a digital marketing services company based…
Trending: the boom in startups for pets
For a while, pet-related startups seemed to be a rarity. Ever since the Pets.com debacle in which the venture-backed startup went from a Nasdaq…
GoGifting seizes social gifting gap after Rocket Internet bins DropGifts SA plans
Last year, we reported that DropGifts, Rocket Internet’s social gifting startup was about to enter South Africa. Fast forward roughly a year, and there…
Dineplan: a unique dish or just another restaurant booking service?
Dineplan is launching its digital reservations system for restaurants today. While it joins a veritable smorgasbord of web-based restaurant reservation systems, Dineplan’s customer profiling…
Secrecy: the silent killer of innovation
We’ve long lamented over how secretive Africa’s startup communities are, especially South Africa and its crown jewel, Cape Town, which is supposed to be…
10 amazing US-based startups founded by immigrants from emerging markets
An article published by The Economist earlier this year, quoted research by the pressure group, Partnership for a New American Economy, which found that…
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