Lenovo Southern Africa’s flagship event, Accelerate 2025, has just wrapped up in Johannesburg — and if the conversations are anything to go by, the…
Sun Exchange secures $3m investment, closes $4m round
SA blockchain-based solar panel micro-leasing marketplace Sun Exchange has raised a $3-million (R50-million) investment from ARPF, a Mauritian private equity fund which is advised by…
SA is Africa’s top startup ecosystem reveals ranking
South Africa may still have the highest ranked startup ecosystem for an African country, but it has fallen one place to 52 out of…
MEST announces the names of the 2020 Africa Challenge country finalists
The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) has announced the names of its country finalists for its 2020 MEST Africa Challenge. MEST made the…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [09/06/2020]
The Covid-19 pandemic is set to plunge the world into the worst recession since the Second World War, the World Bank announced yesterday. This, as…
Egyptian mental health platform Shezlong nets investment
Egyptian startup Shezlong has raised a new round of investment, from Asia Africa Investment Consulting (AAIC), angel investor Mohamed El Khamissy and Cairo-based angel…
Top startup web events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [08/06/2020] [Updated]
Tomorrow (9 June) Heavy Chef will host former Nigerian president Olusegun Obansanjo who will discuss how Africa can respond to the pandemic. This, while…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [08/06/2020]
In South Africa, fintech Yoco’s Small Business Recovery Monitor has revealed that the average turnover of small firms was up nine percent in the…
Impact Angel Network makes follow-on investment in Ethiopian food delivery startup
Members of US impact investment firm Renew Strategies‘s Impact Angel Network (IAN) have made a third investment in Roadrunner Technology Solutions, a partner of…
SA’s Pineapple, Tautona.AI make Sønr and Insurance Post’s Insurtech 100 list
SA intelligent automation company Tautona.AI and insurtech Pineapple have been included on UK digital transformation platform Sønr and UK publication Insurance Post‘s prestigious 2020…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [05/06/2020]
The Harambeans Prosperity Fund aims to provide $1-million in a mix of equity and debt funding to African networks affected by the economic downturn…
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