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…
Customer Onboarding Global Innovation Challenge seeks fintech startups
The Customer Onboarding Global Innovation Challenge aims to disrupt customer onboarding and management through collaboration with fintech firms around the world and is presented by…
Afri-Fi takes second place at Mozilla-backed Innovation Challenge
SA’s Afri-Fi has been announced as the runner-up in the Mozilla Equal Rating Innovation Challenge and walks away with USD$75 000 in funding. Afri-Fi…
Geeks on a Plane dinner details SA startup ecosystem
The Geeks on a Plane (GOAP) dinner hosted by Wesgro and Silicon Cape provided many insights into the investment landscape in SA and Africa….
Lidya closes US$1.25-million in Seed Funding
Fintech platform Lidya has closed a seed funding round of USD$1.25-million, being led by Accion Venture Lab, the company announced. Newid Capital were among several other investors also responsible…
Hepstar heads to Silicon Valley Plug and Play accelerator
Cape Town based travel technology startup, Hepstar has been selected to participate in Silicon Valley’s Plug and Play accelerator hosted by the Plug and Play…
Wirecard AG acquires MyGate Communications
Payments solution Wirecard has acquired 100% of payment service provider MyGate‘s shares. “Over the last couple of years we had quite a few companies wanting to acquire…
Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [3/04/2017]
Looking to get into the South African startup scene or catch up on some of your skills? Well, you’ve come to the right place….
VoguePay takes home the Best Fintech Startup Award
Payment gateway VoguePay has walked away with the Best Fintech Startup Award at the sixth edition of the Cashless Africa Award 2017 presented by Mobile Money Africa….
Q&A: Google’s John Kimani on Launchpad Start
Ventureburn had the opportunity to interview John Kimani, the Developer Relations Ecosystem Program Manager for East Africa and is responsible for looking after the…
Geeks on a Plane: A night out in Cape Town
Wesgro in partnership with Silicon Cape hosted The Geeks on a Plane dinner in Cape Town last night in honour of the participants of…
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