Events

Get ready, Cape Town Startup Week 2019 is just days away

Capetonians get ready. Summer is almost upon us — and Cape Town Startup Week (CTSUW) is just days away. The initiative, primarily by Heavy…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [24/11/2019]

The year is almost over, but there are still plenty of events for those in Africa’s tech startup sector to attend. On Thursday (28…

Get ready for Egypt’s first insurtech hackathon which kicks off next week in Cairo

Are you ready for it? Egypt’s first insurtech hackathon, InsurHack, is set to kick off next Thursday (28 November) at the American University in…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [17/11/2019]

This week Africa’s tech startup community will join the world in celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), so look out for GEW themed events between…

We’re looking at holding event in Africa, reveals Web Summit founder

Web Summit, which claims to be one of the world’s biggest tech events, is looking at holding an event in Africa, the event’s founder…

Mauritius Africa Fintech Hub chosen to host Africa Fintech Festival 2020 [Updated]

UPDATE (10 March 2020): The Mauritius Africa FinTech Hub announced in an email today that because of the increasing threat of the coronavirus, it…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [10/11/2019]

Cape Town is a hive of activity this week with a bunch of tech and startup conferences and summits taking place in the city….

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [10/09/2018]

If you’re based in Cape Town go see the SA Innovation Summit which kicks off on Wednesday (12 September) and runs till Friday (14 September). The annual…

Cape Town set to host first SA Digital Health Conference this October

The first South African Digital Health Conference is set to take place next month in Cape Town. The conference — which is in an…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [03/09/2018]

If you run a tech startup, you will likely be aware of how information security has become an important aspect of everyday life. On…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [27/08/2018]

Tomorrow (28 August) the participants of the Rise Scalerator programme will share their journeys and how they hope to scale their startups at an…

Here’s what to expect at the 2018 SA Innovation Summit

The SA Innovation Summit is set to take place between 12 and 14 September in Cape Town under theme Africa, our time has come!…

AWS full day Cape Town event to feature pitching, deep dives, panel discussions

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced that it will host a full-day event for startup founders and technical staff. The event — which is…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [20/08/2018]

This week non-profit civic organisation Activate! will host what it claims to be Africa’s first Social Innovation Summit in Cape Town on Wednesday (22…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [13/08/2018]

Curious about alternative ways to raise money for your startup? If you’re in Joburg you might want to join FundEx 2018, a one-day conference…

‘African Fintech Unconference 2018 to provide platform for discussion’ [Updated]

The second annual African Fintech Unconference (AFU18) — set to take place next month — will provide an important platform for discussion and information…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [06/08/2018]

The biggest tech event taking place this week is the Netrepreneurs: The Rise of Africa’s Digital Lions special event organised by Alibaba Business School, Unctad and the Jack…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [30/07/2018]

As July draws to an end, the Department of Higher Education and Training is hosting the first of its nationwide Student Entrepreneurship Week events at…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [23/07/2018]

Johannesburg has its share of exciting tech startup events this week, starting with a fireside chat tomorrow (24 July) with GEM Group executive chairman…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [16/07/2018]

If you’re thinking of expanding your startup outside of South Africa, you’ll want to attend the Going Global workshop in Cape Town on Thursday (19 July)…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [9/07/2018]

MEST Africa is hosting two masterclasses this week in Cape Town. The first by MEST Lagos general manager Neku Atawodi will look at what…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [2/07/2018]

Startup Grind Cape Town kicks off the month with its annual winter startup party and a fireside chat with Augmentors co-founder Micheal Deon on…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [25/06/2018]

As June draws to an end, here are a few startup events happening across the continent this week that we think you should think…

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