Events

Cape Town’s #Cocreate Design Festival to explore role of 4IR in SA’s creative industries

What effect will the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) have on South Africa’s creative industry? This is the key question that this year’s #Cocreate Design…

Zindi calls on students to enter machine-learning hackathon UmojaHack Africa

Data science competition platform Zindi is calling on students to enter next month’s first ever pan-African inter-university machine-learning hackathon. Set to take place on…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [02/02/2020]

This week the Africa Tech Summit Kigali kicks off in Rwanda’s capital on Wednesday (5 February). About 600 delegates are expected to attend the…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [26/01/2020]

For those in the Cape this week, join Future Females Winelands in Paarl tomorrow (28 January) as the organisation shares stories of inspiring entrepreneurs who…

Here’s all you need to know about Seedstars Summit 2020

Swiss-based emerging market startup community and investor Seedstars announced earlier this month that it will hold its global Seedstars Summit 2020 between 30 March…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [19/01/2020]

For those in Johannesburg this week, Startup Grind Johannesburg will host MamelodiBiz and Kasi Hosting CEO and founder Monde Zuma for a business development…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [12/01/2020]

Startups, the new year has begun, so why not get started learning some new tips and getting new contacts. In Cape Town this Friday, check…

Cape Town Startup Week 2018 to celebrate city’s ‘vibrant’ tech scene [Updated]

Over the last decade Cape Town has grown to become arguably Africa’s tech startup capital. To celebrate this the city’s leading tech organisations yesterday (8 November) unveiled Cape Town…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [5/11/2018] [Updated]

This week sees the fourth Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) kick off in Cape Town on Thursday (8 November). The theme of this…

Global venture capitalist Kamran Elahian to keynote Angel Fair Africa in Maputo

Iranian-American serial entrepreneur and global venture capitalist Kamran Elahian is set to present the keynote speech for the sixth edition of Angel Fair Africa, which takes…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [29/10/2018]

On Tuesday (30 October) Outsourced CFO will host the second edition of its Founders and Finance Series in Cape Town. Learn about what to look out for…

First speakers confirmed for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa

Nigeria’s former communication technology minister Omobola Johnson and Singularity Investments principal investment officer Lexi Novitske are among the first speakers confirmed for this year’s TechCrunch Startup Battlefield…

Here’s how to qualify for 10% discount on Seedstars Africa Summit tickets

Seedstars World, one of the largest startup competitions for emerging markets, will host the fourth edition of its annual Seedstars Africa Summit in Dar es…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [22/10/2018]

This week Startup Grind Johannesburg will host Retroviral founder Mike Sharman as he tackles the do’s and don’ts of a perfect pitch on Tuesday (23…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [15/10/2018]

The biggest tech startup event taking place on the continent this week is DEMO Africa 2018. It’s happening in Casablanca this Thursday and Friday…

Four events, activities to look out for at GITEX Future Stars 2018 [Sponsored]

This year’s edition of Gitex Future Stars is jam-packed with activities, workshops and conferences. Arguably one of the largest global startup events in the Middle…

Kenya to host International Open Data Conference in 2020

Kenya is preparing to host a major tech summit, following an announcement just days ago that the sixth International Open Data Conference (IODC) will be held in…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [8/10/2018]

This coming week, Johannesburg will host the 12J Indaba which takes place on Wednesday (10 October). Investment professionals will discuss best practice and key challenges that the sector currently…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [1/10/2018]

Startup Grind Cape Town will kick start October by hosting Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (Awief) CEO Irene Ochem this Wednesday (3 October). If you’re…

Outlierz Ventures to represent Morocco at MENA TechCrunch Startup Battlefield

Casablanca-based African focused seed investment fund Outlierz Ventures is set to represent Morocco at the Middle East and North Africa’s (MENA) first TechCrunch Startup Battlefield. Outlierz Ventures founder…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [24/09/2018]

The biggest startup events taking place on the continent this week are in West Africa. The first is the Lagos Startup Week which since…

Here’s why Gitex Future Stars 2018 is set to be bigger, better [Sponsored]

With its debut last year, Gitex Future Stars established itself as one of the largest global startup events in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and South…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [17/09/2018]

What is the true meaning of financial inclusion and is innovation really making a difference? If you’re in Joburg you’ll want to attend an…

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