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…
SA entrepreneur Eran Eyal charged with fraud in the US over startup Springleap
SA entrepreneur and former CEO of Springleap Eran Eyal, who currently resides in the Brooklyn in the US, has been charged with fraud. The…
Nigerian payments startup Paystack raises $8m in Series A round led by Stripe
Nigerian payments startup Paystack has raised $8-million in a Series A funding round led by US payments company Stripe. US tech publication Tech Crunch…
Here are this year’s MTN Women in ICT Partnership for Change Awards finalists
Telco giant MTN has announced the nominees of this year’s MTN Women in ICT – Partnership for Change Awards. The awards aim to recognise, honour…
Get voting on your choice of finalists for the Southern Africa Startup Awards
After receiving 3211 nominations the organisers of the inaugural Southern Africa Startup Awards have revealed the names of the startups and entrepreneurs that have made it…
ADB, FAO commit to raise $100m to boost agricultural sector in Africa
The African Development Bank (ADB) and the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have pledged to raise $100-million over five years to support joint activities…
SAP Next-Gen, Startupbootcamp AfriTech partner for Epic SDG Water Challenge
SAP Next-Gen and Startupbootcamp (SBC) AfriTech have partnered to launch the Epic SDG Water Challenge, an initiative which seeks to tap startup innovation to accelerate…
SA startups Pineapple, Preeva win place in Google’s Launchpad Accelerator Africa
SA startups Pineapple and Preeva will join nine other companies in Lagos soon, with the announcement today by Google of the second class of Launchpad Accelerator Africa. Pineapple last…
Fintech startup Agro Supply reaps top honours at Seedstars Kampala
Ugandan mobile micro savings platform Agro Supply has been selected as the winner of this year’s Seedstars Kampala pitch event. Agro Supply’s platform enables smallholder farmers…
Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [27/08/2018]
Tomorrow (28 August) the participants of the Rise Scalerator programme will share their journeys and how they hope to scale their startups at an…
Village Capital taps 15 African tech hubs for VilCap Communities Africa initiative
US-based venture capital firm Village Capital has announced the 15 incubators, accelerators and seed funds that it has selected for its VilCap Communities Africa programme. The…
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