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South African steps up at top Silicon Valley VC firm

South African-born Roelof Botha has been promoted to one of the three stewards of Sequoia Capital. Botha joins the stewardship along with current partners Doug…

Investment company Arise launches to accelerate banking

Arise, a new investment company focused on the banking sector, has launched. It is the brainchild of international institutions, Norfund, FMO, and Rabobank, which collectively…

Local blockchain-based AR game nears funding goal

A new Blockchain-based augmented reality (AR) mobile game, made in South Africa, looks well on its way to meeting its crowdfunding target. Michael Deon…

Kickstart your startup with Swiss accelerator

Swiss technology accelerator Kickstart Accelerator, an initiative of digitalswitzerland, has opened applications for its second international startup accelerator. The accelerator is inviting startups from around the world…

Sasfin Bank, Xero to provide direct bank feeds for SMEs

Financial service group, Sasfin Bank has partnered with online accounting software provider, Xero to aid SMEs through SA’s first direct bank feed. Any Sasfin…

m.Labs partners with major hubs across East-Africa

Startup accelerator m.Labs has announced a partnership with major tech hubs that support SMEs within the digital and ICT sectors across East Africa. The partnership is…

Techstars 2017: an accelerator by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs

The Barclays SA acceleration programme, Techstars, has opened applications to up-and-coming entrepreneurs looking to scale their innovative startups in Africa and abroad. The 13-week programme…

Wits University to conclude MIT tech entrepreneur incubation programme

As we reported last month, the Johannesburg Centre of Software Engineering (JCSE) at Wits University is responsible for TechinBraam — a new tech hub…

Restaurant finder app Zomato finally serves up Cape Town

Today Zomato launched its restaurant discovery service in Cape Town, a crucial step to expand and gain better reach in South Africa for a…

OnePixel says we need more ‘apps for Africa’

OnePixel chief operating officer Nicholas Rixon gives us a lowdown of his interpretation on the mobile tech scene in Africa. Focusing on smartphone applications,…

FlipOver.org wants to ‘flip social challenges’ through crowdsourcing

Today Flipover.org has announced its partnership with Indonesia’s largest non-profit youth organization Karang Taruna. The aim in this partnership is to connect Indonesia’s local…

Rocket Internet raises $500-million, has big plans for emerging markets

Rocket Internet is one of the key startup backers in the world. With currently over 75 ventures across the globe, it is also popular…

Dashboard launches Pinpoint for innovative market research in Africa

Market research and strategy company Dashboard has partnered with advertising and media expert Dave Kelly in an effort to launch Pinpoint. Using available technology,…

Orange launches new money transfer service in Africa

Orange telecom recently launched a new money transfer service to compete with an already competitive industry. The Orange Money International Money Transfer takes advantage…

MEDO offers ‘trip-of-a-life-time’ to ICT entrepreneurs

Between MEDO(Micro Enterprise Development Organisation) and BT (British Telecom) Global Services, 11 entrepreneurial businesses have the opportunity to get training as well as exposure…

Microsoft 4Afrika included in Obama’s Washington Fellowship programme

During US president Barack Obama’s visit to South Africa last weekend, he announced the Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. This fellowship is the…

Exclusive: Uber, the $50m smartphone-based private driver startup rolls into SA

A job post on LinkedIn suggests that everyone’s favourite private driver/car service, Uber, may finally be making its way to South Africa. According to…

Jobs portal SEEK pumps $20-million into Private Property’s classifieds empire

Australian jobs portal SEEK has invested US$25-million (R205.53-million) in One Africa Media (OAM), previously named Private Property Holdings. The deal will help the South…

Marc Andreessen: Silicon Valley is too hard to recreate

Known for co-founding Netscape and the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, Marc Andreessen recently made his thoughts clear on what seems to be a…

KupiKupon and Celltick partner to bring mobile coupons to Eastern Europe

Mobile-initiated commerce site Celltick has announced a partnership with KupiKupon— a service that provides daily deals to people in Eastern Europe. This partnership is…

OnFarm Systems gains funding from Invested Development

Invested Development recently invested in OnFarm Systems, an agriculture technology startup that aims to combine software and hardware to provide a platform of information…

Santam’s ‘Business Legal’ insurance could solve SMMEs’ compliance issues

Staying legally compliant is notoriously easier for larger companies than it is for small, medium and micro-sized enterprises (SMMEs), especially in a country like…

Huawei’s All-Optical smart-home showcase unleashes a new era of home connectivity in Africa

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