Lenovo Southern Africa’s flagship event, Accelerate 2025, has just wrapped up in Johannesburg — and if the conversations are anything to go by, the…
SA insurtech Inclusivity Solutions nets $1.3m in second tranche of Series-A round [Updated]
Cape Town based insurtech startup Inclusivity Solutions has secured a $1.3-million investment in the second tranche of its Series-A round, the startup announced in…
Ghanaian startup mPharma raises $17m investment
Ghanaian healthtech startup mPharma has reportedly raised a $17-million investment. The Accra based medicine benefits and inventory manager, which was founded in 2013 by…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [27/05/2020]
A Cape Town based company known for its contributions to HIV drug-resistance testing, Hyrax Biosciences, has released a software tool to detect mutations in…
Sanofi announce names of 11 startups to pitch in AfricaTech Challenge
Global pharmaceutical company Sanofi has announced the names of 11 startups that will take part in an online pitch next month as part of…
Kenya’s Mesozi Group nets $350k for its MarketForce 360 retail platform
Kenyan tech company the Mesozi Group has landed a $350 000 investment to fund the expansion of its retail tech platform MarketForce 360. The investment came…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [26/05/2020]
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition said it plans to close down companies that fall foul of Covid-19 regulations when it comes to…
Final call for startups to enter Lagos Urban Innovation Challenge
Utopia, an organisation that helps foster and fund innovation in emerging market cities, has made a final call for startups to enter the Lagos…
African regulators are holding back growth of cryptocurrency on continent, finds report
While the rapid adoption of cryptocurrencies may be likely in Africa — given the continent’s high inflation rates, volatile currencies and underdeveloped banking —…
Top startup web events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [25/05/2020]
From today until Thursday (28 May) tune in for presentations from worldwide ecommerce experts at the eCommerce Virtual Summit. Among the speakers is Silvertree’s…
Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [25/05/2020]
The SA government will further ease lockdown regulations from 1 June, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in an address last night. This, as former M4JAM…
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