South Africa is experiencing extreme growth; from residential solar to iGaming, the country is evolving. As South Africans increasingly opt for internet gambling, the…
Egypt’s Sawari Ventures leads $4.5m Series-A round in Almentor.net
Dubai-based elearning platform Almentor.net, which has among its founders an Egyptian, has raised $4.5-million in a Series-A round led by Egyptian venture capital firm…
Business support, €20k up for grabs in fourth edition of AFD Digital Challenge
Are you part of a startup, association or research centre that is developing a digital solution that promotes the development of inclusive and sustainable…
Recognising innovative business excellence – the BCX Digital Innovation Awards [Sponsored]
The world is changing, and the way business is conducted in the digital era is changing with it. An accelerated increase in technological advancements…
Egyptian ride-hailing startup Hive that serves children nets $400k from investor
A Cairo-based ride-hailing startup Hive, which focuses on transporting children, has secured a $400 000 investment from an investor who was one of the…
Here are the 45 companies exhibiting at the Edutech Africa 2019 Startup Pavilion
In Johannesburg and interested in innovation in the edtech space and the education sector? Then you’ll want to check out the Startup Pavilion at…
Egyptian ecommerce platform ExpandCart accepted into Hong Kong accelerator Betatron
Cairo-based ecommerce platform ExpandCart has been accepted into the fifth cohort of Hong Kong accelerator Betatron. ExpandCart is the only African startup that was…
Seda selects 16 SA startups to attend Gitex 2019 in Dubai
Sixteen of some of SA’s most promising tech startups have joined startups from around the world to showcase their products and services this week…
UK calls on healthtech startups from Kenya, Nigeria, SA to apply for TeXchange programme
The UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has called on healthtech startups from Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa to apply for…
Team from Kenyan startup Copia among Endeavor’s latest entrepreneurs to join fold
Three entrepreneurs behind Kenyan consumer goods catalogue and delivery service Copia have been selected to join Endeavor, a non-profit organisation that supports high-impact entrepreneurs…
Cape Town startup SweepSouth raises over R50m in new funding round
UPDATE (20 December 2019: SweepSouth co-founder Aisha Pandor confirmed with Ventureburn today that the round was in fact valued at over R60-million and included…
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