HONOR X9c: A Game-Changer for South African Smartphone Innovation HONOR has once again raised the bar in the mid-range smartphone market with the launch…
Swiss innovation platform Kickstart opens applications for a new cohort
Zurich based innovation platform Kickstart has opened applications for its fifth iteration of its annual B2B scale-up programme aimed at late-stage start-ups interested in…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [10/04/2020]
In Nigeria seven startups have qualified for seed funding after coming out tops in a Covid-19 challenge run by Ventures Platform, Venture Garden Group…
Three African startups selected for Google for Startups Accelerator on SDGs
Google has selected three African startups for its Google for Startups Accelerator on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) — Flare, mDoc and Solar Freeze….
GreenTec Capital invests in Kenyan logistics startup Amitruck
German investment firm GreenTec Capital has invested in Kenyan logistics startup Amitruck. The announcement was made in a statement on Tuesday (7 April). The investor…
Enygma Ventures invests R8.25m in SA online preschool Play Sense
SA startup Play Sense has secured R8.25-million from US venture capital (VC) fund Enygma Ventures to enable it to grow its online in-home pre-school offering….
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [09/04/2020]
Ghanaian healthtech mPharma plans to equip and re-purpose private labs into Covid-19 testing centres. The startups is one of many on the continent that…
Villgro Kenya calls on startups with Covid-19 innovations to apply for funding, support
Impact investor Villgro Kenya has called on African startups with innovations that could help in treating, testing, monitoring or other aspects of the Covid-19 outbreak…
SA’s Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group launches innovation hub
South Africa’s financial regulators have launched the Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group (IFWG) Innovation Hub to respond to changes in the financial sector driven by…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [08/04/2020]
Johannesburg-based startup Epione.net launched epione.net in Zimbabwe today. The offering, already available in South Africa, is an online pre-screening symptom checker that connects stakeholders…
Jack Ma’s Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative open for applications for 2020 edition
The Jack Ma Foundation has launched the second edition of its “Africa’s Business Heroes” (ABH) prize competition, which is organised by the Africa Netpreneur…
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