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Fintech unlocks digital potential of Krugerrands

South African Fintech Troygold allows Kruger rand owners to upload and digitise their physical assets and then use it for transactions and finances. Customers…

HyperionDev and UCT partner to teach lawyers to code

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are existential threats to the law profession. In 2016 a famous Deloitte report predicted that 114 000 legal jobs…

Ozow and Zapper partnership shows FinTech collaboration

Cash is over. If you aren’t going digital and contactless, you aren’t moving Mzansi’s rands. It’s this shift in behaviour – accelerated by the…

Global Wealth Group unlocks real estate opportunities with FinTech

In 2020 the global real estate market was valued at over $320 trillion, making property worth almost four times the global gross domestic product….

Stitch raises $21M in Spruce House led Series A

South African fintech API Stitch closed a $21 million Series A funding round that drew participation from The Spruce House Partnership, PayPal Ventures and…

Startup 90 accelerator reveals this year’s eight startups poised for success

Startup 90, one of many South African accelerators on a mission to find the startup recipe for success, has revealed its cohort of eight…

9 things entrepreneurs should really stop fussing over

Fellow entrepreneurs tell you what not to sweat over — from obsessing over social media followers to being a perfectionist! Paying attention to the…

Google SA invites women entrepreneurs for free workshop

International Women’s Day is just around the corner (8 March). To celebrate, Google South Africa is inviting women entrepreneurs to apply for a Digital…

MTN, UCT’s Graduate School of Business whip up R15m innovation deal

One of Africa’s top business schools, the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB), and major telecom MTN have announced a…

From Ottery to Vredenburg: these are the 12 Western Cape startups that just won R6.5-million

A dozen innovative startups have received R6.5-million from the Western Cape government to help build out their great ideas. Announced back in August 2014, the…

GoMetro launches Email My Boss button for commuters stuck on trains

The buzzing sound of murmuring voices in the train builds up to a mix of conversations. Often when the train gets stuck, you can,…

Jumia Nigeria’s former MD secures $850k funding from Interswitch for new venture

Pan-African integrated payment, processing and transaction switching company, Interswitch, has announced it has made an initial investment of US$850 000 in Africa Courier Express…

Soweto to host its first tech, digital conference in April

Soweto — Johannesburg, South Africa’s south western township — is about to host its first ever technology and digital conference. The Soweto Innovation Week…

Innotribe Startup Challenge expects cryptocurrency, payments to be big

Sub-Saharan Africa’s fintech scene is really exciting. From innovative lending solutions like peer-to-peer services like RainFin and Lendico to interesting payments companies like Nomanini…

Kenya’s BitPesa announces $1.1m investment led by Pantera Capital

Despite recent tales of Bitcoin’s demise, people still seem to be throwing money at startups focusing on the virtual currency, especially in the remittance space. Led…

IBM invests $61m to help Johannesburg tech hub grow

Johannesburg’s Braamfontein has been making steady moves into becoming the tech hub of Johannesburg, in fact, many see it as one already. The Johannesburg…

MEDO’s startup truck starts off in Cape Town to educate local entrepreneurs

It’s 2015, and MEDO (Micro Enterprise Development Organisation) is back with its mobile office for South African entrepreneurs. Called Treppie, its mobile truck sets…

SA university partners with Canadian, Indian institutes to boost startup growth

South Africa’s Wits University has just announced a partnership with Canada’s Ryerson University and the Bombay Stock Exchange Institute in India, in a mission…

SW7 accelerator opens applications for 2015 intakes

In mid 2014, we told you about SW7, the latest in a line of tech startup accelerators which don’t take equity from its participants….

Technovation app challenge is calling for all young innovative women

Supported by big names in the tech industry like Twitter, Google, MIT Media Lab and Andreessen Horowitz, Technovation is calling for young women in…

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Purple Elephant Ventures Secures $4.5M Seed Round, Setting Record in Kenya’s Tourism-Tech Scene

Conservio raises $1M to expand sustainable travel

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