Africa’s booming tech scene has no shortage of unicorn dreams and startup success stories. But behind every breakout company is often a network of…
CiTi adds three new board members to back move to expand support initiatives
The Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CiTi) has announced the appointment of three additional directors to its board to support the organisation as it expands its…
Agritech startup Bandim Online wins Seedstars Bissau
Bissau-Guinean agritech startup Bandim Online has been selected ahead of four other startups as the winner of last Saturday’s Seedstars Bissau pitch event. In all, five startups…
Opinion platform WenaData comes out tops at Seedstars Maputo
Opinion platform WenaData has emerged as the winner of this year’s edition of Seedstars Maputo. The platform, which launched last December, aims to make it…
Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [1/10/2018]
Startup Grind Cape Town will kick start October by hosting Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (Awief) CEO Irene Ochem this Wednesday (3 October). If you’re…
Here are the five SA innovators tapped for All Africa Business Leaders Awards
Five SA innovators behind some of the country’s most innovative startups and social enterprises have been named as finalists of the eighth All Africa…
Here are the five startups set to pitch at tomorrow’s Seedstars Bissau event
Seedstars World, one of the world’s largest startup competitions, has announced the five Bissau-Guinean startups that will pitch at tomorrow’s Seedstars Bissau pitch event. Judges set to…
L’Oréal makes undisclosed investment into Partech Africa fund
French cosmetics giant L’Oréal has made an undisclosed investment into Paris-based global venture capital firm Partech‘s Africa fund. In a statement last Friday (21 September), L’Oréal executive…
African innovation scores wins at 2018 MIT Solve Global Challenge finals
At least nine African-based startups and projects have been selected to join the 2018 MIT Solver class after scoring wins at last week’s MIT Solve…
Zambian tech hub Bongo Hive announces Launch Accelerator’s eighth cohort
Lusaka-based tech and innovation hub Bongo Hive has announced the nine startups that it selected to join the eighth cohort of its six-month long Launch…
SA startup Kandua announces partnership with French retailer Leroy Merlin
Johannesburg-based artisan marketplace Kandua has announced that it has launched a partnership with French home improvement retailer Leroy Merlin to provide the retailer’s customers with…
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