South Africa’s smallest businesses are punching above their weight when it comes to job creation – but the system is still actively working against…
Grindstone Accelerator launches call to startups for first Gauteng cohort [Updated]
Venture capital (VC) company Knife Capital has joined forces with the SA SME Fund and Deloitte to launch the next iteration of its Grindstone…
Asset finance firm PEG Africa raises $25m for West Africa solar expansion
Pay-as-you-go solar company PEG Africa has raised a $25-million Series-C round which it plans to use for off-grid solar expansion in Ivory Coast, Ghana…
Nigerian fintech startup Amplify acquired by OneFi for undisclosed amount [Updated]
Payments solutions startup Amplify has been acquired by Nigerian finance company OneFi for an as yet undisclosed amount. In a statement announcing the acquisition…
Here are the African startups that pitched at Y Combinator’s Winter 2019 Demo Day
At least seven African startups were among the 189 companies that participated at Y Combinator‘s Winter 2019 Demo Day on Monday and Tuesday this…
IBM opens nominations for black tech firms with its Techscale programme
Established black owned tech companies in the financial services, healthcare and telecommunications sectors can get help from IBM to grow their business — with…
Here are the 12 startups selected for Google Launchpad Africa’s third class
Google has revealed the names of the 12 startups selected for the third cohort of its Launchpad Africa accelerator, based in Lagos. They include…
Women tech entrepreneurs sought as nominations open for 2019 Awief Awards [Updated]
UPDATE (27 May 2019): This story was updated after the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (Awief) today extended its deadline for nominations for…
SA student accommodation marketplace DigsConnect raises R12m in funding
Cape Town based student accommodation marketplace DigsConnect has raised R12-million in investment from undisclosed investors, according to a report today by tech news site…
GreenTec Capital launches foundation to promote investment in African ventures
Frankfurt based venture capital (VC) firm GreenTec Capital Partners yesterday announced the launch of the GreenTec Capital Africa Foundation, a non-profit organisation that will…
The South African trade and the impact on foreign investments [Sponsored]
This is how South Africa looks like in the eyes of the foreign investor. To increase overseas funding to South African startups and corporations,…
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