South Africa’s smallest businesses are punching above their weight when it comes to job creation – but the system is still actively working against…
Kenyan insurtech Bluewave takes top honours at 2018 Seedstars Nairobi
Nairobi-based insurtech startup Bluewave Insurance Agency has come out tops at Seedstars Nairobi pitch event. At an event held on Friday (21 September), the startup out-pitched six other…
Edtech solution Schoolap lands Labes Key Seedstars Kinshasa 2018 win
Congolese software development startup Labes Key has been selected as the winner of the 2018 edition of the Seedstars Kinshasa pitch competition. The Kinshasa-based startup was…
Prodigy Finance raises over R14bn in new debt financing round
UK-based fintech Prodigy Finance — founded by SA entrepreneur Cameron Stevens — announced today that it has raised R14.39-billion in the last 12 months in debt…
Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [24/09/2018]
The biggest startup events taking place on the continent this week are in West Africa. The first is the Lagos Startup Week which since…
Financial inclusion never something you can declare victory over – Tugende CEO
Over the past decade the progress made within financial inclusion has emerged as one of Africa’s great success stories. According to the World Bank…
MEST launches Nairobi incubator and tech hub, its fourth in Africa
The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) has launched an incubator in Nairobi, Kenya. The incubator was officially opened at an event last night…
Share of $750k in grants up for grabs in open challenge on AI and news
Innovators from across the world can get a share of up to $750 000 in a new open challenge that covers the intersection of artificial intelligence…
Here’s who took home top honours at the SA Innovation Summit
Taz Technologies CEO Abdulaziz Mohamed has emerged the victor of the main pitching session at last week’s SA Innovation Summit. Mohammed (pictured above, right) beat 25 entrepreneurs to…
Here’s why Gitex Future Stars 2018 is set to be bigger, better [Sponsored]
With its debut last year, Gitex Future Stars established itself as one of the largest global startup events in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and South…
Here are the 40 finalists that were nominated for 2018 AWIEF Awards
The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (Awief) has announced the finalists of its 2018 Awief Awards. In all, 40 women founders and entrepreneurs from 12…
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