Acer Africa has launched a refreshed portfolio of devices aimed at South African students, just in time for the new academic cycle. Designed for…
Pitfalls to avoid for progression in a tech career
The progression journey within tech is fraught with challenges, argues Trevor Sumner, head of engineering at GPP. He says you start your career overwhelmed…
4Di Capital announces second close to new $25m seed fund
South African early-stage venture capital firm 4Di Capital has announced the second closing of its new $25 million seed fund created in partnership with…
The power of partnerships for tech startups
South Africa has been put on the map as a “big four” tech start-up ecosystem, with partnerships in the tech space skyrocketing in Africa…
86 start-up founders graduate from Alibaba programme
No less than 86 African start-up founders and entrepreneurs have successfully completed the Alibaba netpreneur training (ANT) programme presented by Alibaba Global Initiatives. This…
Microsoft on a mission to help African start-ups scale
“South Africa is well established as one of the top four start-up ecosystems on the continent, and is leading the way for successful exits…
$200m growth fund launched for investment vehicles
The Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund (MFAGF) – a “fund of funds” that works through African investment vehicles to support early-stage, growth-oriented SMEs on…
Can Africa’s start-up sector keep up its record funding run?
Start-ups have become vital engines of change that can have an outsized impact on an economy, argues Thabiso Foto, chief financial officer at Founders…
ECEA to grow AI and tech industries investments in Egypt
The newly launched Egyptian-Chinese Entrepreneurs Association (ECEA) will target the expansion of AI an tech industry investments in Egypt, confirmed Amre Moussa, the former…
New Seedstars platform to grow emerging VC managers
Seedstars is set to drive over $500 million of new funding into emerging and diverse managers. They will create more than 10 000 new…
Global tech layoffs: ‘SA has no reason to fear’
If you’re seeing all the news about tech layoffs happening in the United States and you’re afraid that the same thing will happen in…
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