Lenovo Southern Africa’s flagship event, Accelerate 2025, has just wrapped up in Johannesburg — and if the conversations are anything to go by, the…
The Africa Mobility Initiative calls on startups to apply for accelerator
The Africa Mobility Initiative is calling on startups with solutions that seek to mitigate the continent’s mobility challenges to apply for an accelerator. The…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [24/03/2020]
With the coronavirus (Covid-19) headlining news all over the world, Ventureburn has launched the first edition of a daily roundup on the virus and…
Kenyan fintech Pezesha wins Best Catapulter Award at LHoFT
Kenyan fintech startup Pezesha earlier this month took home the Best Catapulter Award at the conclusion of the Catapult: Inclusion Africa fintech bootcamp hosted by…
SA’s Recomed reports record number of medical bookings following Covid-19 onset
Medical bookings platform Recomed last week saw its highest volume week on record, the startup’s CEO and founder Sheraan Amod revealed yesterday. The platform,…
Applications open for 2020 MEST Africa Challenge
MEST — the pan-African training programme, seed fund, incubator and hub for tech entrepreneurs in Africa — has opened applications for the 2020 MEST…
Department to set up fund to help SA small businesses affected by coronavirus [Updated]
UPDATE (30 March 2020): The Department of Small Business Development on Saturday (28 March) said in a statement that it had published guidelines for application for the Debt Relief…
UmojaHack Africa, continent’s first virtual inter-university AI hackathon set for tomorrow
Data science competition platform Zindi will tomorrow host what it calls the “first-ever virtual inter-university artificial intelligence (AI) hackathon for students across Africa”. The UmojaHack…
GIZ’s Agricultural Innovation Fund looking to award up €50k in support to startups
Through its Agricultural Innovation Fund, the GIZ, the German agency for international co-operation, is looking to award up to €50 000 to three winners…
Egyptian fitness startup ElCoach raises seed investment
Egyptian fitness startup ElCoach has raised an undisclosed six-figure dollar amount in seed funding. In an article yesterday by tech publication MenaBytes, the startup…
Design Innovation Seed Fund open for applications from Western Cape innovators
The Craft and Design Institute (CDI) has opened its latest call for applications for its Design Innovation Seed Fund (DISF). Designers, inventors, entrepreneurs and product…
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