F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
Tech startup site Disrupt Africa mum on how it collects data for $150 reports [Updated]
With the release of its sixth research publication last week, the founder of startup news site Disrupt Africa has again chosen to remain mum…
With corporates you gotta have patience of saint – Sensor Networks founder [Q&A]
Startups must have the patience of a saint when doing business with corporates. So, says Sensor Networks founder Mark Allewell, whose Cape Town startup last week announced that it…
Seedstars mulls expansion of co-working offering Seedspace in Nigeria [Q&A]
Seedstars, a Swiss-based organisation that supports startups in emerging markets, is looking to “analyse” the possibility of expanding its co-working offering Seedspace within Nigeria, Romulo Navarrete,…
How Moroccan entrepreneur chose SA to launch wearable security device Seon
When Moroccan entrepreneur Samia Haimoua and her three German co-founders of startup Seon were looking for a country to launch their wearable panic button, they chose South Africa…
Sensor Networks nets new funding round of R13-million to expand IoT products
Just months after securing funding from 4Di Capital, Cape Town based Internet of Things (IoT) platform Sensor Networks has secured a further round of…
Five years on SA man behind ‘$20bn Namibia gas field’ yet to sink test wells
Over five years since founding his energy company, a SA-born entrepreneur who claims that he can make millions of rands off using drones and…
Private equity fund Africinvest to launch VC fund targeting startups on continent
Tunisia-based private equity fund AfricInvest is busy raising funds to launch a €120-million fund to invest in innovative new ventures across the continent, a…
How Seedstars competition helped put these SA startups on the map
It’s been two years since SA startup Giraffe was crowned the 2016 Seedstars World winner, scoring equity investment of an undisclosed amount and putting the company…
Tap wisdom of others and have fun says Michael Jordaan in talk on leadership
Good leaders are those that are able to tap and best utilise the wisdom of those around them. So, says venture capitalist and former…
Uprise.Africa mulls 80 projects for equity crowdfunding, as Drifter raise hits R3m [Updated]
SA equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa is conducting due diligence work on 80 potential campaigns, the platform’s marketing officer Inge Prins revealed today. It follows…
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