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…
SA co-working spaces firm Workshop 17 eyeing African expansion, but only from 2021
Workshop 17 CEO Paul Keursten has confirmed that the SA co-working spaces company has plans to expand to the rest of the continent —…
How to get your startup to appear in the media [Opinion]
It’s a new year and you’re probably big on getting your startup noticed. One way is to get media coverage. As a startup one…
10 reasons why 2019 was a hot year for Africa’s tech startup scene [Opinion]
Africa’s tech startup scene is doing quite okay. Actually, it’s pretty hot right now. Even the attack in January by terrorists on a Nairobi…
10 ways Africa’s fintech sector boomed in 2019
Fintech remains one of the hottest tech verticals in Africa. This year saw African fintech startups based on the continent raise over $53-million in…
Are these the 10 biggest deals by African tech startups in 2019?
Big money. That’s what African 86 tech startups raised this year. While not every startup wanted to disclose how much they raised, those that…
Are these SA’s 11 biggest disclosed VC deals in 2019? [Updated]
UPDATE (20 and 23 December): This article was updated to correctly state that SweepSouth’s R30-million raise from Naspers Foundry was part of a R60-million…
African tech startups can tap millions of dollars from new funds launched in 2019 [List]
While Africa’s venture capital (VC) sector remains small, there might be something to smile about for tech startups that operate on the continent. More…
12 SA tech entrepreneurs who made headlines in 2019
This year, you could say, was full of drama for SA tech startups. From a public spat between well-known SA businessmen, a SA doctor…
Egyptian online dental marketplace DentaCarts nets $450k investment
Egyptian online dental marketplace DentaCarts has raised $450 000 from AUC Angels, African health-care investor Asia Africa Investment & Consulting and 500 Startups. Earlier…
SA entrepreneur Eran Eyal convicted in US over fraudulent Shopin ICO, Springleap startup
SA entrepreneur and former Springleap and Shopin founder Eran Eyal has been convicted of fraud in a New York court. While he won’t serve…
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