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…
Naked betting on fairer, less costly insurance with chatbots and social cause initiative
Johannesburg-based startup Naked has been able to cut the cost of acquiring new clients to about half that of traditional direct insurance companies, using…
We’re betting on investing R250m in startups over next 3 to 5 years – HAVAÍC head
Venture capital (VC) company HAVAÍC is betting on an exciting next three to five years. This, after the Cape Town based VC deployed R40-million in…
HAVAÍC reveals its invested about $550k in SA biotech startup 3X4 Genetics
Cape Town based venture capital (VC) company HAVAÍC has invested “about $550 000” in genetic tests startup 3X4 Genetics, the VC’s CEO Ian Lessem…
SA email protection startup Sendmarc nets investment from Kalon Venture Partners
Sendmarc, a Johannesburg-based startup that offers email protection from phishing attacks and email spoofing, has landed an undisclosed amount in investment from SA venture…
Kalon Venture Partners tops up three portfolio investments, makes new deal
SA venture capital (VC) company Kalon Venture Partners last year committed fresh investments in three of its current portfolio companies and last month invested…
Tech startups likely to weather SA’s economic slowdown say venture capitalists
South Africa’s economic outlook is grim. With the prospect of further power blackouts looming and struggling state-owned entities on the brink of failure, the…
My parents said I was crazy to start a business, SweepSouth’s Aisha Pandor reveals in podcast
Save three years’ worth of salary. That’s what SweepSouth co-founder Aisha Pandor’s mother — the Minister of Foreign Affairs Naledi Pandor — advised her…
These SA startups will pitch for a spot in US social impact accelerator BonBillo’s cohort
Eight startups that attended a two-week bootcamp are hoping to win a chance to attend Boston-based social impact accelerator BonBillo‘s new accelerator cohort, when…
SA proptech Flow set to close new funding round at end of month, says CEO
Proptech startup Flow, which last year raised R20-million in a seed round, is set to close a second seed round at the end of…
Antler set to announce names of five startups that netted $100k from Nairobi programme
Antler, a global startup generator and early-stage venture capital fund, will next month announce the names of the five startups that each netted $100k…
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