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…
Egypt’s Garment IO lands $450k seed investment for clothing factory smart device
Egyptian startup Garment IO has landed $450 000 in seed funding from Egypt Ventures and 500 Startups via its 500 Falcons fund. The startup,…
Fintech JUMO secures $55m from new and existing investors [Updated]
UPDATE (3 March 2020): Subsequent to the publication of this story, JUMO told Ventureburn that of the $55-million, $30-million was in equity and $25-million…
GreenTec Capital Partners invests in Moroccan personnel sourcing platform
German investment firm GreenTec Capital Partners has invested an undisclosed amount in Moroccan tech startup Kwiks, a digital platform that specialises in rapid personnel sourcing….
Kenyan ecommerce startup Sokowatch raises $14m
Nairobi based B2B ecommerce platform Sokowatch has raised $14-million in a Series-A investment round. Sokowatch — which was founded in 2013 by CEO Daniel Yu…
SA incubator Injini names six edtech startups selected for fourth cohort
SA edtech incubatorr Injini has announced the names of six Afrjcan startups selected for its fourth cohort, which kicks off on 23 March. In an…
Namibia to get its own business angel investors network
The African Business Angel Network (ABAN), in partnership with Greentec Capital Africa Foundation, has announced that it will next week launch the Namibian Business…
Airbus BizLab, GIZ open applications for #Africa4Future programme
Airbus BizLab and GIZ, the German agency for international co-operation, has opened a call for African startups to apply to enter the third edition…
Applications for SAB’s Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards open
Applications for the SAB Foundation‘s 10th annual Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards are now open. Winning social innovators stand the chance of receiving…
Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [23/02/2020]
This Thursday (27 February) in Cape Town, Heavy Chef will feature three investors in the second of its two events on investors. Over in…
Four Cape Town startups land over R2.7m in Savant TIA grants for their innovative ideas
Four Cape Town based startups have collectively landed over R2.7-million in seed grants from the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), administered by Savant, a hardware tech…
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