Lenovo Southern Africa’s flagship event, Accelerate 2025, has just wrapped up in Johannesburg — and if the conversations are anything to go by, the…
Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [01/03/2020]
This Thursday (5 March) Startup Grind Cape Town will this week host Arno Smit, founder of Stockholm based FundedByMe. The tech firm has helped…
Final call for sustainable mobility startups to apply to Movin’On challenge
Do you have an innovative solution for sustainable mobility? Movin’On Startup Challenge is looking for you. The organisers of the third edition are looking…
Cote D’Ivoire startup Afrikrea lands €1m investment
Ivorian tech startup Afrikrea has secured €1-million in investment from its existing investor Saviu, a French venture builder and venture capital (VC) fund, as…
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…
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