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…
Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [25/06/2018]
As June draws to an end, here are a few startup events happening across the continent this week that we think you should think…
All you need to know about Merck Accelerator’s Cape Town programme
Southern African startups involved in innovation around healthcare, life sciences, or performance materials have less than a month to apply for Germany-based Merck Accelerator‘s Cape Town…
Want funding for your fintech? Try the Wells Fargo Startup Accelerator
If your fintech startup is looking for funding, you might want to apply to the Wells Fargo Startup Accelerator. The six-month virtual accelerator programme is open…
VC4A in search for eight high-growth startups to showcase at investor summit
Venture Capital For Africa (VC4A) is calling on disruptive African scale-ups that are looking to raise Series A funding of between $250 000 and $5-million…
Third annual MEST Africa Summit now underway in Cape Town
The third annual MEST Africa Summit is now underway in Cape Town. The conference, which kicked off last night, will see investors, corporates and…
As selection date nears 22 shortlisted for Startupbootcamp Cape Town accelerator
Startupbootcamp (SBC) Africa has announced the names of the top 22 startups selected to attend selections days for the organisation’s Cape Town accelerator. This…
Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [18/06/2018]
This week’s highlight is the MEST Africa Summit which kicks off today (18 June) with a drinks reception at MEST’s Incubator in Cape Town….
This is how Ventureburn will celebrate African tech startups this World Cup
The 2018 Fifa World Cup kicks off today. This year’s tournament stands out from previous editions as for the first time video assistant referees will use…
Ugandan behind malaria test kit wins Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
Uganda software engineer Brian Gitta has been crowned the winner of the £25 000 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation for his Matibabu malaria test kit that enables…
Here’s a breakdown of top 130 applicants for 2018 Startupbootcamp Cape Town
Startupbootcamp (SBC) Africa has narrowed down the list of the over 1000 applications it received for its upcoming Startupbootcamp Cape Town accelerator to 130…
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