South Africa’s smallest businesses are punching above their weight when it comes to job creation – but the system is still actively working against…
Gauteng’s Innovation Hub gets new head
Pieter Holl is the new CEO of Gauteng government’s Innovation Hub. Holl, who was officially appointed last month, replaces McLean Sibanda and was the…
Here are the five winners of the 2018 Ventureburn Tech Startup Survey
Ventureburn is proud to announce the five startup founders and startup employees who have been randomly selected as prize winners after completing the 2018 Ventureburn…
Sawari Ventures announces $35m first closing of $70m North Africa fund
Egyptian venture capital firm Sawari Ventures yesterday (9 December) announced a $35-million first closing of its $70-million Sawari Ventures North Africa Fund I (SVNFI)….
Endeavor SA to host International Selection Panel in Stellenbosch this week
A number of SA entrepreneurs are in the running to join the prestigious club of Endeavor that supports high-impact entrepreneurs around the world — with the non-profit’s…
Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [9/12/2018]
The two biggest startup events this week are Seedstars Africa Summit on Thursday (13 December) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield…
Egyptian healthtech Vezeeta does it again with $1-million raise from the IFC [Updated]
Egyptian healthtech startup Vezeeta has raised a new, $1-million investment from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of World Bank Group — less than…
Kobo360 lands $6-million equity investment from World Bank’s IFC
The IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has announced a $6-million equity investment in Nigerian tech startup Kobo360. The startup’s e-logistics platform helps…
Three Kenyan teams in running for $500k blockhain EOS Global Hackathon prize [Updated]
UPDATE: Block.one on Friday (7 December) awarded $500 000 to the final winner of its blockchain hackathon, GeneOS. GeneOS is a blockchain-enabled data ownership, marketplace, and secure…
IFC announces firms selected for The Next 100 African Startups Initiative
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank, has announced the winners of The Next 100 African Startup Initiative that will attend the Africa…
Cape Town firms dominate Heavy Chef’s list of SA’s most exciting startups of 2018
Five Cape Town based firms have been selected as Heavy Chef‘s “SA’s Top 5 Most Exciting Startups 2018” from over 1600 entries from around the country….
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