The U.S. government’s decision to ban TikTok, the immensely popular short-form video app owned by China’s ByteDance, has sent shockwaves through the tech industry,…
8 climatetech innovators shine at UN demo day
Three climatetech start-ups from Lebanon, Egypt and Yemen won $6 000 each following a Middle East and Africa-wide hackathon presented by the Youth Climate Innovation…
TymeBank acquires fintech SME funder Retail Capital
South Africa’s fastest growing digital bank, TymeBank, which is set to reach the six-million customer mark this month, announced that its acquisition of Retail…
Ashanti prince to open P3-USAS in Washington D.C.
Oheneba Yaw Otchere, a member of Ghana’s Ashanti royal family and Global Incorporated Group chief executive, will kick off the P3 United States-Africa Summit…
Seedstars launches programme for women-led startups
The Seedstars Enhancing Women Entrepreneurship in Africa (EWEA) programme is calling for women-led small to medium enterprises as well as community enablers and entrepreneurship…
Pitfalls to avoid for progression in a tech career
The progression journey within tech is fraught with challenges, argues Trevor Sumner, head of engineering at GPP. He says you start your career overwhelmed…
4Di Capital announces second close to new $25m seed fund
South African early-stage venture capital firm 4Di Capital has announced the second closing of its new $25 million seed fund created in partnership with…
The power of partnerships for tech startups
South Africa has been put on the map as a “big four” tech start-up ecosystem, with partnerships in the tech space skyrocketing in Africa…
86 start-up founders graduate from Alibaba programme
No less than 86 African start-up founders and entrepreneurs have successfully completed the Alibaba netpreneur training (ANT) programme presented by Alibaba Global Initiatives. This…
Microsoft on a mission to help African start-ups scale
“South Africa is well established as one of the top four start-up ecosystems on the continent, and is leading the way for successful exits…
$200m growth fund launched for investment vehicles
The Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund (MFAGF) – a “fund of funds” that works through African investment vehicles to support early-stage, growth-oriented SMEs on…
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