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…
Kenyan agritech startup Apollo Agriculture raises $6m round
Kenyan agritech startup Apollo Agriculture has raised a $6-million Series-A investment round, led by Anthemis Exponential Ventures. A number of other investors also took…
Uprise.Africa did not breach our code finds African Crowdfunding Association
The African Crowdfunding Association (ACfA), an industry association for crowdfunding on the continent, says it is satisfied that SA equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa remains…
Naspers Foundry to invest R100m in SA’s Aerobotics
Tech giant Naspers has announced today that it will invest R100-million in SA aerial-data analytics startup Aerobotics, through its early-stage business funding initiative Naspers…
SA fintech Peach Payments nets new investment to help it expand into Africa
SA fintech Peach Payments has raised new investment to drive its expansion into Africa, in a round led by Umkhathi Wethu Ventures (UW Ventures),…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [20/05/2020]
SA ticketing platform Quicket has launched what it claims is South Africa’s ticketed streaming service, and a new fundraising platform. This, as the Institute of…
10 Best Forex Trading Apps reviewed and compared [Sponsored]
Due to hectic lifestyles in an ever-evolving world, traders are often not able to remain seated in front of their desktop terminals for prolonged…
New township and rural fund to start lending by 1 June
The R1-billion township and rural economy fund announced by the Black Business Council (BBC) and Ubank last week, is expected to start lending its…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [19/05/2020]
At least 75% of small businesses in South Africa will close down if the lockdown runs past 30 June, according to a new survey….
SA insurtech CompariSure lands investment
Cape Town based insurtech startup CompariSure announced today that it has secured venture capital (VC) funding from SA Umkhathi Wethu Ventures in partnership with…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [18/05/2020]
SA agritech startup Agrigate One is hoping its seamless trading platform can help farmers reach the market during the pandemic. This, as Indian food…
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