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Moroccan fund launches to help African startups

Morocco-based seed fund Outlierz, has launched and aims to provide smart capital to African startups. The organisation looks at startups with an MVP or…

Eduardo Saverin in $25m funding for insurance and wellness marketplace

Rosaline Koo made a huge bet with CXA. Not long after she started up the healthcare products marketplace, it acquired Singapore’s third-largest homegrown insurance…

Silvertree Capital acquires Nigeria’s TopCheck

Nigerian price comparison site, TopCheck, was recently acquired for an undisclosed amount by Silvertree Holdings, one of Africa’s leading internet platforms. The price comparison site…

TenaCiTi to enhance junior recruits for small businesses

The Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CiTi) in partnership with #CoCreateSA, an initiative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, have launched their second TenaCiTi programme….

Report: SA private equity comes out on top

According to the recent RisCura-SAVCA South African Private Equity Performance Report [download], private equity in SA yielded favourable returns over a 10-year period. The report…

Startup Grind hosts Yoco’s Katlego Maphai

Last month, Startup Grind kicked off the year by hosting Lean Iterator co-founders David Campey and Roger Norton. Their latest event, which took place on Monday night, saw…

New Economy Accelerator announces second cohort of entrepreneurs

New Economy Accelerator (NEA) has selected 12 entrepreneurs to join its 10-month readiness programme, which commences in February. The objective of the NEA is to…

Rocket Internet’s Easy Taxi drives into Nigeria with global expansion

Latin American taxi app today Easy Taxi announced its global expansion in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The company recently received an additional…

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…

Lenovo at MWC 2025: AI-Powered Laptops, Sustainable Concepts, and a Glimpse into the Future

Smart Tech: Turning the Tide on South Africa’s Water Crisis

Celebrating Innovation: Redmi Note 14 Post-Launch Event in South Africa

Verto Launches Global Business Award to Fuel African Startup Expansion

GITEX Africa: Shaping the Future of Tech and Positioning Africa as a Global Powerhous

Gozem Secures $30M Series B to Fuel Super App Expansion Across Francophone Africa

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

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Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Lucid CEO becomes strategic advisor

Golf 8.5 update with lots of Life

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