Barcelona was buzzing as Mobile World Congress 2025 wrapped up, showcasing groundbreaking innovations set to reshape the digital landscape. This year’s event wasn’t just…
Top startup web events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [22/06/2020]
On Thursday (25 June) Grovest takes a look at alternative assets. In conversation will be Grovest CEO Jeff Miller, Onchain Capital founder Ran Neuner,…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [22/06/2020]
In a ruling on Friday (19 June), The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria described as too vague, the Department of Small Business Development’s use…
VC4A calls on scale-ups to pitch for up to $10m at 2020 Venture Showcase Series A
African startup funding platform VC4A is calling for African scale-ups looking to raise between $500 000 and $10-million to sign up to its Venture…
SA animation studio Triggerfish to open office in Ireland
Triggerfish, the SA animation studio behind Netflix’s first Original animated TV series from Africa, plans to open its first international studio in Galway, Ireland….
TIA signs agreement to co-invest with black-owned VC WZ Capital
The Department of Science and Technology’s Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) has agreed to work with and offer matching funds with WZ Capital, a black-owned…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [19/06/2020]
Talks are in progress to overhaul South Africa’s Covid-19 loan guarantee scheme, which aims to support small firms, but has struggled with low take-up….
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [18/06/2020]
President Cyril Ramaphosa last night announced that level 3 lockdown restrictions would be further eased, allowing hotels, restaurants, cinemas and personal care services such…
Vinny Lingham’s Civic launches consumer-first digital wallet
US based SA entrepreneur Vinny Lingham’s startup Civic, has launched its Civic Wallet on the App Store and Google Play. Civic, a leading innovator…
Lori Systems, Twiga Foods included on WEF’s 100 New Technology Pioneers list
Kenyan tech startups Lori Systems and Twiga Foods have been included on the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) 2020 Technology Pioneers list which includes 100…
Egyptian edtech Zedny launches arabic learning platform after netting $1.2m
Egyptian edtech Zedny has launched its arabic learning and development platform after netting a pre-seed investment of $1.2-million. Dubai-based tech platform Magnitt reported in…
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