Lenovo Southern Africa’s flagship event, Accelerate 2025, has just wrapped up in Johannesburg — and if the conversations are anything to go by, the…
Nigeria’s Helium Health raises $10m in Series-A round
Nigerian healthtech Helium Health has raised $10-million in a Series-A funding round co-led by UAE-based investor Global Ventures and Singapore and Nairobi headquartered Africa…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [07/05/2020]
SA startup Foonda has launched a website that aims to link students with scholarships, bursaries, learnerships and other sponsorship opportunities. This, while GreenFingers Mobile has…
Venture for Africa launches fellowship to link global talent with startups on continent
Newly launched global fellowship programme Venture for Africa has announced it has opened applications for its inaugural cohort, the Venture for Africa C19 Remote…
Don’t play to win, play to survive, argues venture capitalist [Q&A]
In these tough times, entrepreneurs must execute a mind shift from “playing to win” to “playing not to lose”, as the key to the…
Money transfer group Mukuru acquires fintech Zoona’s assets in Malawi
Mukuru, one of the largest international money operators and remittance companies in Africa, has confirmed that it has acquired Zoona’s operational assets in Malawi…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [06/05/2020]
Stellenbosch startup Vollar has developed Concorona, a chatbot that incentivises users to track their symptoms through a daily check-up. Meanwhile, SA’s finance minister Tito…
Black entrepreneurs stand a chance to with R500k in TechAccel Programme
Johannesburg’s Tshimologong Precinct and IBM have opened applications for their three-month long TechAccel Programme, which aims to assist black tech entrepreneurs. The startup with the…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [05/05/2020]
SA money transfer fintech Mama Money has raised R250 000 in an internal fund for its field agents This, while LinkdPro, a SA digital platform…
TIA enters into co-investing agreements with Dazzle, Jozi Angels
The Department of Science and Technology’s Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) has agreed to work with and offer matching funds with two local angel investors,…
Top startup web events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [04/05/2020] [Updated]
Today Startup Grind Pretoria will host a free webinar that looks at the state of entrepreneurship support organisations in South Africa. This, while on…
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