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…
DFS Lab to host Dar es Salaam bootcamp on Mojaloop platform
Fintech accelerator and investor Digital Financial Services Lab will in April host a bootcamp in Tanzania aimed at building on and improving Mojaloop.
UK govt’s Go Global Africa 2019 to support Kenyan, Nigerian, SA startups
The Go Global 2019 programme aims to support post minimum viable product (MVP) healthtech, fintech and agritech startups in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa that are solving local issues
MEST opens applications for 2019 MEST Africa Challenge
The 2019 MEST Africa Challenge is offering up to $50 000 in equity investments, as well as space at a MEST incubator
Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [13/1/2019]
Ever wondered what the differences between personal branding and business branding are? Join StartupGrind Pretoria tomorrow (15 January) as they explore this in a…
WhereIsMyTransport to take on India, Latin America after $1.85m investment
Cape Town based public transport data startup WhereIsMyTransport has secured a $1.85-million investment as part of of its Series-A round in a deal led by Mexico City-based corporate venture capital fund LiiL Ventures.
Applications open for Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme
Those selected for the programme stand to benefit from $5000 in seed capital, business training, mentorship as well as access to mentors and opportunities to network with other African entrepreneurs as well as the foundation’s global networks.
Here’s why you should consider attending this year’s Africa Tech Summit Kigali
With more than 100 expert speakers, over 400 corporate decision makers and 20 breakout sessions, this year’s Africa Tech Summit Kigali — which takes…
Eight SA startups to look out for in 2019
A number of tech startups hit the headlines this year. Ventureburn has picked eight that we think readers should follow closely in 2019. They…
These will be Africa’s biggest tech innovation city projects when completed
Can a tech innovation city or digital innovation precinct stimulate and encourage innovation? A number of African countries appear to think so and have…
JUMO’s $12.5m deal from UK investor, brings funding raised to $64.5m in 2018
In a further sign that fintech startup JUMO will again be a company to watch in 2019, the Mauritius-registered mobile financial services platform earlier…
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