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…
Angel investing has seen ‘phenomenal growth’ in Africa says SABAN co-founder
Angel investing on the African continent has seen “phenomenal growth” in recent years, SA Business Angels Network (SABAN) co-founder Chris Campbell said today. He was speaking to…
With nine days to go Prosperiprop ICO has raised just $20 000 against $20m target
South African startup Prosperiprop may have been too optimistic when it launched its PROPEX initial coin offering (ICO) last month. With nine days to the…
FNB Business Innovation Awards entries for 2018 are now open
Endeavor South Africa today announced the launch of the FNB Business Innovation Awards entries for 2018. The awards are supported by Endeavor South Africa….
SA’s slowing economy, political volatility no concern for Swiss angel investors
South Africa’s current political volatility and the slowing economy is no concern for a group of six Swiss angel investors who have contributed to…
SA blockchain startup The Sun Exchange raises $1.6m to help fund planned ICO
UPDATE (7 September 2018): Kalon Venture Partners’s investment in The Sun Exchange was subsequently denied by the SA Revenue Service (Sars). See note at the foot…
Startups have 10 days left to complete Ventureburn survey, win iPhone 8, more
Startups have just over 10 days left to complete the second annual Startup Survey — the Ventureburn Tech Startup Survey powered by Telkom Futuremakers — and stand…
Will local startup Scoop A Cab really offer meter taxi drivers a way to take on Uber?
SA ride-hailing startup Scoop A Cab claims it will offer meter taxis a way to take on the likes of Uber and Taxify with their new app and in…
SA equity crowdfunding site Uprise.Africa reveals first three planned investments
A cab company, freelance listing app and African languages publishing project — these are three of the initial investments that Uprise.Africa, which hopes to become…
Meet 22-year-old who landed R1-million in seed funding for KnektMe app
At just 22-years-old, college dropout Carl Visagie is hoping that his social networking app KnektMe turns big, following R1-million in seed funding the startup received from…
Black-owned startup responds on Adapt IT buyback it made at 90% discount
The founder of black-owned startup Uyandiswa Amanda Dambuza says there is nothing untoward in a deal to buy back JSE-listed Adapt IT’s 49% stake in her…
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