South Africa’s smallest businesses are punching above their weight when it comes to job creation – but the system is still actively working against…
CcHub, Google to select 10 African deep tech startups for PitchDrive II initiative
Lagos-based innovation centre Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) and Google for Startups have partnered to take 10 top African hardware and deep tech startups on a…
SBC AfriTech to host corporate-focused hackathon for startups in Joburg
Is your startup looking to run pilots or proof of concepts with the likes of Old Mutual, RCS, BNP Paribas Personal Finance, Nedbank and PwC…
World Bank to invest $50m to help scale Egyptian early-stage investment network
The World Bank, as part of a $200-million project that aims to support small businesses and job creation for women and youth in Egypt, will…
Ghanaian startup KudiGO raises $450k in seed round led by Founders Factory Africa
Accra-based consumer retail solutions startup KudiGO has closed a $450 000 seed round led by Founders Factory Africa. KudiGO was founded in 2017 by CEO…
Here’s all you need to know about the Female Focused Fintech Prize
Early-stage fintech accelerator DFS Lab has partnered with Flourish Ventures to launch the Female Focused Fintech Prize (F3). The initiative aims to honour innovative digital financial products…
Google News Initiative Innovative Challenge to launch in Africa in June
Internet giant Google will launch its Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge in Africa in June. The initiative, which Google announced last year, is…
Apps for Africa competition winner to be provided with an app development package
Johannesburg-based digital business development agency NubiaNetwork will on Thursday (25 April) launch its Apps for Africa competition which will provide the winner with an…
Nominations for the second Southern Africa Startup Awards to open on 29 April
Nominations for the second edition of the Southern Africa Startup Awards will open on 29 April, the award’s parent organisation Setup A Startup has…
Swiss accelerator Kickstart calls on later-stage African startups to apply for 2019 programme
Zurich-based tech accelerator Kickstart has opened applications for programme, and has called on later-stage African startups to apply for its fourth cohort. Kickstart focuses…
Three SA startups among six firms selected to pitch at the Stanford Africa Business Forum
Three South African startups have been selected to pitch at the Stanford Africa Business Forum which kicks off this Saturday (20 April) in Stanford,…
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