The U.S. government’s decision to ban TikTok, the immensely popular short-form video app owned by China’s ByteDance, has sent shockwaves through the tech industry,…
Rocket Internet’s Foodpanda receives $20-million worth of funding
The online food delivery space is heating and Rocket Internet’s latest pride and joy Foodpanda looks to be leading the way. The Berlin-based online…
BootstrapLabs and MAD Incubator launch BootstrapAccelerator Asia
Silicon Valley-based BootstrapLabs, and Malaysia-based MAD Incubator have partnered to create BootstrapAccelerator Asia, a Southeast Asia-focused tech startup accelerator with a Silicon Valley fast…
Location startup Waytag shortlisted for Global BlackBerry Achievement Awards
The Waytag location naming and sharing app for BlackBerry 10 is a finalist in this year’s BlackBerry Achievement Awards in the Mobile Innovation of…
iROKO-partnered gaming company Kuluya now valued at $2M
Hot off the back of its website redesign, online Nigerian gaming company Kuluya has raised another small seed-stage investment valuing the company at US$2-million….
International Girls in ICT day: breaking stereotypes, inspiring careers in tech
We’ve written our fair share in support of more women in tech, and we’ve been pleased to witness the emergence of new initiatives that…
Display tech: can Africa compete with the East? ‘Yes it can’ says PVision
African hardware startups are in the minority. Instead, as capital barriers are low, the continent is seeing a boom in online ventures. That doesn’t…
World’s largest startup accelerator testing programme launch in Cape Town
Having set up shop in Johannesburg earlier this year, the Founder Institute is now looking to expand to Cape Town. The Founder Institute is…
SAP finds innovation in Africa, announces Startup Forum winners
Enterprise companies are increasingly looking to startups for innovation. The SAP Startup Focus programme saw, eight finalists — selected from 50 across Africa —…
SA startup Paperight wins prestigious innovation award at London Book Fair
If you haven’t heard of Paperight, the network of independent copy shops that print books, it’s time to pay attention: the South African startup…
Mentorship Marketplace: matching entrepreneurs with business experts
African entrepreneurs are increasingly looking for mentorship. Locally, a study by the Silicon Cape initiative, revealed that access to business mentors was the second…
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