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…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [03/06/2020]
The Department of Employment and Labour says the Unemployment Insurance Fund’s (UIF) Covid-19 Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (Ters) is making good progress on its…
UCT GSB Solution Space selects 10 startups for Venture Exploitation Programme
The University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business’s (UCT GSB) Solution Space has selected 10 startups to join its 12-week Venture Exploitation Programme,…
Nigerian startup Jamborow raises $400k for blockchain-based fintech platform
Nigerian startup Jamborow has reportedly raised $400 000 from its shareholders to expand its blockchain-based B2B fintech platform. Tech publication Techmoran reported in an…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [02/06/2020]
South Africa’s National Treasury has revised down expected job losses, due to the impact of Covid-19 — from three to seven million, to between…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [01/06/2020]
With millions of South Africans set to return today to work after lockdown rules were further eased, Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has announced that…
Top startup web events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [01/06/2020]
Tomorrow (2 June) Rain CEO Willem Roos will speak on 5G and its future in South Africa in a webinar hosted by LaunchLab and…
Awief opens nominations for its 2020 awards
UPDATE (7 July 2020): The entry deadline for Awief Awards 2020 has been extended to 20 July 2020. The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [29/05/2020]
Stellenbosch based startup Teambix is offering companies a new way of making extra revenue during the difficult time of the Covid-19 pandemic. This, while…
SA founded water drone startup Ranmarine Technology lands Series-A investment
Netherland-based startup RanMarine Technology, founded by South African Richard Hardiman, has netted a Series-A investment from European investor Boundary Holding. The startup has designed…
Sandras Phiri bids farewell to Startup Grind Cape Town
Entrepreneur Sandras Phiri has announced that he has stepped down as chapter head of Startup Grind Cape Town. Guillaume De Smedt, who is the…
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