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…
Knife Capital launches fourth edition of Grindstone Accelerator programme
Cape Town based venture capital firm Knife Capital has launched the fourth edition of its Grindstone Accelerator programme in partnership with Johannesburg-based management consultancy Thinkroom….
Sun Exchange, Powerhive to provide energy access for 175 000 Kenyans
Cape Town based solar micro-leasing marketplace Sun Exchange has partnered with US-based rural mini-grid solutions provider Powerhive to use the crypto-economy to fund energy access for…
Wearables startup MyLifeline wins R200k in 2018 Santam Safety Ideas Challenge
Herman Bester, the co-founder of Stellenbosch-based wearables startup MyLifeline, has emerged the victor of the second season of the Santam Safety Ideas Challenge, walking away with…
33 African startups make it into 2018 Innovating Justice Challenge finals
A total of 33 African justice innovators and legaltech startups have made it into the final round of the 2018 edition of the Hague…
Entries to one of Nigeria’s first female-focused tech accelerators close Friday
African women-led tech startups looking to apply to join GreenHouse Capital — one of Nigeria’s first-female focused tech accelerators — have just under three…
Seedstars World announces the nine startups set to pitch at Seedstars Kigali
Seedstars World, one of the largest startup competitions for emerging markets, has announced the nine startups that will pitch at Seedstars Kigali in the…
Ghanaian agritech startup CowTribe crowned winner at Seedstars Accra
Ghanaian agritech startup CowTribe has been selected as the winner of the Seedstars Accra. Seedstars World, one of the biggest startup competitions for emerging…
DEMO Africa innovation tour: Here are the Cape Town, Douala winners
DEMO Africa has selected four startups from South Africa and Cameroon that will pitch at its launchpad in Morocco this October at DEMO Africa…
Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [16/07/2018]
If you’re thinking of expanding your startup outside of South Africa, you’ll want to attend the Going Global workshop in Cape Town on Thursday (19 July)…
Here’s how startups that assist African women can tap $250k in funding
Think you startup has the potential to “dramatically improve” the lives of women and girls in Africa? Then you could stand a chance to…
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