South Africa is experiencing extreme growth; from residential solar to iGaming, the country is evolving. As South Africans increasingly opt for internet gambling, the…
Seed grant of R50k among prizes on offer at YEEP Africa Ideas & Pitch Challenge bootcamp
The Youth Enterprise Exchange Programme (YEEP) Africa’s YEEP Ideas & Pitch Challenge bootcamp kicks off this Friday (29 November) in Johannesburg. One aspiring entrepreneur…
Get ready, Cape Town Startup Week 2019 is just days away
Capetonians get ready. Summer is almost upon us — and Cape Town Startup Week (CTSUW) is just days away. The initiative, primarily by Heavy…
SA proptech HouseMe closes ‘multimillion rand’ round [Updated]
Cape Town based proptech startup HouseMe has closed a third round of multimillion-rand funding — valued at between “R10-million to R20-million”, the startup’s CEO…
Nigerian edtech startup uLesson closes over $3m seed round led by TLcom Capital
Nigerian edtech learning platform uLesson has closed a $3.1-million seed round led by London headquartered TLcom Capital. The startup was launched earlier this year…
Startupbootcamp FinTech Cairo applications close next month
Fintech accelerator Startupbootcamp FinTech Cairo has called on Egyptian early-stage startups to apply to join its next cohort. Applications for Startupbootcamp FinTech Cairo’s second…
Seedstars announces finalists of the DOEN Land Restoration Prize
Seedstars has announced Ethiopia’s Zafree Papers, South Africa’s GreenFingers Mobile and Ivory Coasts’s Lono as the finalists of its DOEN Land Restoration Prize. The…
AfriLabs appoints new board at 2019 annual gathering
AfriLabs, a network for technology hubs and innovation centres, has announced that it has appointed a new board. The announcement was made at its…
Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [24/11/2019]
The year is almost over, but there are still plenty of events for those in Africa’s tech startup sector to attend. On Thursday (28…
Digital commerce startup Vectra wins Seedstars Cape Town
*Correction: Subsequent to the publication of the article, Vectra founder Wynand Geldenhuys informed Ventureburn that the company is in fact a digital commerce startup…
Viktoria Business Angels Network, Pangea co-invest $200k in Kenya’s ManPro
Viktoria Business Angels Network (Vban) and Pangea Accelerator have together invested $200 000 in Kenyan startup ManPro. ManPro has developed a construction management system…
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