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…
We lost R200k to wrong developers, Shark Tank startup tells Fuckup Nights
They may have secured R400 000 from two investors on SA TV show Shark Tank last year, but Jason Newmark and Chelsea Evans learnt…
‘I couldn’t sleep for three years,’ Nigerian entrepreneur tells Fuckup Nights event
Nigerian entrepreneur Dayo Elegbe was feeling good. He’d worked with big names in the UK and his latest idea to give away a car…
SEC ban puts brakes on equity crowdfunding in Nigeria – report
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Nigeria’s ban on equity crowdfunding “is seriously slowing down” the introduction of crowdfunding in the country, says a…
‘Fintech startups in Middle East, North Africa raised $100m last decade’
Fintech startups in the Middle East and North Africa have raised $100-million over the last decade, yet 28% fail in their initial years, says…
University, science council spinoffs climbs to 45 startups, finds survey
The number of startups spun out of SA science councils and universities climbed from 29 to 45 between 2008 and 2014, following the implementation…
South Africa’s FSB to rule on crowdfunding by June 30
South Africa’s Financial Services Board (FSB) has set a date of 30 June by which it plans to rule on whether to craft specific rules…
IDC approves R17m deal to fund SA’s first 3D metal printer
The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has concluded an agreement with an SA startup that plans to launch the country’s first production-based 3D metal printer…
Exclusive: ‘Government won’t match private sector in R1.5bn SME fund’
The SA government has no immediate plans to match the R1.5-billion that 48 large companies have committed to the SA SME Fund, National Treasury…
Finfind initiative to link SA lenders with entrepreneurs seeking finance
SA banks and lenders may soon be able to use a finance-matching platform to source entrepreneurs looking for finance, if a new initiative piloted…
SA startup get\Worth to disrupt online car market
A Cape Town startup is looking to change the way customers buy and sell cars on the internet, by using machine learning and what…
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