On January 20, 2025, during President Donald Trump’s inauguration festivities at Washington D.C.’s Capital One Arena, Elon Musk made a hand gesture that ignited…
Sasfin aquires strategic stake in factoring finance fintech Payabill
SA bank Sasfin has acquired what it calls a “strategic” stake in Johannesburg based fintech startup Payabill. The announcement was made by Sasfin last…
SA startup Lula launches R2.5m Uprise.Africa crowdfunding campaign
SA mobility startup Lüla announced today that it will seek to raise R2.5-million in return for giving up an 8.5% equity stake, through local…
Egyptian trucking marketplace Trella raises $600k in pre-seed round
Cairo-based trucking marketplace Trella has raised $600 000 in a pre-seed round led by Egyptian venture capital (VC) firm Algebra Ventures. In a statement yesterday…
Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [24/2/2019]
One of this week’s top events to look out for is arguably Wednesday’s (27 February) workshop in Cape Town on business acceleration and access…
Future Females opens applications for three-month virtual incubator
Are you a female entrepreneur who believes they are ready to take the next big step in building a profitable dream business? Future Females,…
SA fintech JUMO selected to join second cohort of Google Launchpad Studio
Fresh off raising a whopping $64.5-million last year, fintech startup JUMO today announced its participation in the second session of Google’s Launchpad Studio. The startup’s…
Crypto exchange platform Coindirect raises €1m in round led by Concentric
Cryptocurrency exchange platform Coindirect today announced that it has raised €1-million in an investment round led by London-based investor Concentric. Coindirect, which is registered…
Here are the 50 regional finalists of the 2019 MEST Africa Challenge
MEST, the Pan-African training programme, seed fund, incubator and hub for tech entrepreneurs in Africa, has announced the 50 regional finalists of this year’s…
Biotech incubator OneBio opens applications to SA, Zim startups
Cape Town based biotech incubator OneBio has opened applications for its six-month incubation programme to South African and Zimbabwean startups. OneBio is an initiative…
Here are the SA finalists of the 2018-2019 Startupper of the Year challenge
French oil and gas giant Total has announced the names of the 13 SA finalists in the second edition of the company’s Startupper of…
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