South Africa is experiencing extreme growth; from residential solar to iGaming, the country is evolving. As South Africans increasingly opt for internet gambling, the…
Market research startup iSpani Group wins R2.5m in 2019 Social Tech Startup Challenge
Cape Town based on-demand sales force and market research startup iSpani Group has won R2.5-million in seed funding at the Diageo Empowerment Trust SA…
SA wins over half of the prize categories at Southern Africa Startup Awards finals
SA companies and entrepreneurs have won 11 of the 19 categories at the finals of this year’s Southern Africa Startup Awards (SASAwards). The winners…
Heavy Chef announces finalists of SA’s Five Most Exciting Startups list
The Heavy Chef Foundation has announced the 12 finalists of its SA’s Top 5 Most Exciting Startups initiative ahead of an award ceremony that…
Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [1/12/2019]
This year’s Cape Town Startup Week (CTSUW) kicks off on Tuesday (3 December) and will run until next Thursday (5 December) with 16 confirmed…
Fourth cohort of Launchpad Africa raised $4.3m, created over 300 jobs, says Google
Google this week hosted its first Google Startup Week in Lagos and demo day for the fourth class of its Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa,…
Edtech startup Why Toyz wins Seedstars Johannesburg
Edtech startup Why Toyz has been named the winner of this year’s Seedstars Johannesburg pitching event. The Johannesburg-based startup was founded last year by…
Kenyan ecommerce firm Copia raises $26m for expansion across Africa
Nairobi-based consumer goods catalogue and delivery service Copia has raised a $26-million Series-B equity round led by UK-based impact investing initiative LGT Lightstone. Copia made…
These are the nine startups pitching today at Seedstars Johannesburg
Swiss emerging market startup competition Seedstars World has named the nine startups that will pitch today at Seedstars Johannesburg. The event will be held at…
Solution Space selects nine startups to join its Venture Exploitation Programme
The UCT Graduate School of Business’ Solution Space has selected nine startups to join its 12-week Venture Exploitation Programme. The programme, which is currently…
Egyptian advertising platform Adzily raises $12.2m
Egyptian indoor advertising platform Adzily has raised a $12.2-million investment from Saudi investment firm Tharawat Holding Company. Adzily uses a network of digital display…
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