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…
Nigerian ISP startup Tizeti closes $3m Series A round led by 4DX Ventures
Lagos-based ISP startup Tizeti, and its Wifi.com.ng service, has closed a $3-million Series-A round led by 4DX Ventures. Tizeti builds and operates solar-powered towers while also…
These are the nine Senegalese startups set to pitch at Seedstars Dakar
Seedstars World, a leading startup competition for emerging markets, has announced the nine Senegalese startups that will pitch later this week at this year’s Seedstars Dakar pitch…
Three African startups make it into Katapult Accelerator’s third cohort
Oslo-based Katapult Accelerator has selected three African startups from Kenya, Egypt and Tunisia to join its third cohort, comprised of 12 startups from around…
AfricArena signs up AFD subsidiary Proparco as strategic partner, sponsor
Tech startup conference AfricArena has signed up Proparco — a development finance institution partly owned by the French Development Agency (AFD) — as a…
Cape Town set to host first SA Digital Health Conference this October
The first South African Digital Health Conference is set to take place next month in Cape Town. The conference — which is in an…
SA startup Wala wins $100k Zambezi Prize for Innovation in Financial Inclusion
SA fintech Wala has clinched the $100 000 grand prize in the 2018 Zambezi Prize for Innovation in Financial Inclusion. The prize is run by the Massachusetts Institute…
Kenya to host 2020 Next Einstein Forum Global Gathering in Nairobi
The Kenyan government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Next Einstein Forum (NEF) to host the 2020 edition of the NEF…
Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [03/09/2018]
If you run a tech startup, you will likely be aware of how information security has become an important aspect of everyday life. On…
Share of R150 000 in prizes up for grabs in SA Wine Industry Innovation Challenge
Innovative SA entrepreneurs with business, product or tech ideas which can support the wine and related industries in the country stand a chance to…
MAN Impact Accelerator opens applications for second cohort
MAN Truck and Bus has opened applications for the second cohort of its MAN Impact Accelerator and is calling on South African mobility, transport…
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