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Kairos Society is looking for 50 startups to showcase at the NYSE

Applications are open for the Kairos 50 (K50) New York Stock Exchange startup event. It will take place at the Kairos Society Global Summit…

Ventureburn wants to know about your tech startup

Ventureburn is dedicated to featuring and writing news about startups in emerging markets. In fact, it’s our passion to inform our readers about new startups,…

Call for nominations: Digital All Stars’ top green startups

There are an incredible amount of startups in SA who are tackling natural resources, harnessing power, or even changing the way cars work. For Ventureburn’s next…

OPIC to finance Unreasonable Capital with US$5-million

The US government’s Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has announced their support of Unreasonable Capital, to the tune of US$5-million. Unreasonable is a venture capital…

2017 applications now open for Street Business School

The Street Business School, a Johannesburg-based institution for entrepreneurs, is taking applications for 2017. Ten students are selected for the programme per annum. Their…

RainFin adds new R100m Business-to-Retail loans to its product offering

Fintech startup, RainFin has added crowdfunding and lending options to its platform in the form of Business-to-Retail loans. Amounts of up to R10-million will be…

Swedish startup accelerator programme is looking for global applicants

Swedish-based Fast Track Malmö is looking for startups from around the world to participate in its startup accelerator. It will be based in Malmö, Sweden…

African Utility Week hackathon — make a difference to Africa’s electricity woes

Electricity shortages is the single biggest challenge African entrepreneurs face. That’s according to the Omidyar Network’s sublimely comprehensive Accelerating Entrepreneurship in Africa report. What…

Pricecheck gets a nod in this year’s BlackBerry Achievement Awards

Mobile comparison shopping App PriceCheck has been nominated as one of three finalists for the app of the year category in this year’s BlackBerry…

Zando threatens legal action against Ventureburn over Koser claim

South African online retailer Zando has threatened legal action against Ventureburn, a subsidiary of Burn Media, via its attorneys Webber Wentzel, following an article…

JSE-listed Sekunjalo cuts into mobile with stake in World Wide Creative

Hot off the signing desk, digital marketing agency World Wide Creative (WWC) has announced that Saratoga, a subsidiary of JSE-listed Sekunjalo Investments Limited, now…

RLabs raises R10-million for Youth Innovation Programme

Reconstructed Living Lab (RLabs) has announced that it has received R10-million in funds from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and other partners…

Kenya’s M-Shwari crosses Ksh1 billion in mobile banking transactions a month

Recent estimates put adoption for M-Pesa, Kenya’s wildly successul mobile payment service for the unbanked, at 17 million users. The service that allows users…

As it readies its $109m venture fund, Japan’s Docomo invests in 500 Startups

Japanese telco NTT Docomo announced today that the company is ready to open the 10 billion yen (US$109-million) venture fund that it teased back in October….

Bummed there is no Twitter on Mxit? Don’t fret now you have Tweetr

As a platform, Mxit seems to be evolving. In the last year it has expanded the user experience by opening up its API and…

8 mobile ventures get $2.4 million from Knight Foundation

The Knight Foundation has announced the latest winners of its news challenge. The media innovation challenge is aimed at getting startups to build applications…

Pastel enters the personal finance game

Pastel My Money is joining the likes of Moneysmart, 22seven and Nedbank in an all out barroom brawl for personal finance management supremacy. Softline…

World of Avatar cuts funding to Boom.fm amid Mxit layoffs [Update]

Online social music startup Boom.fm is set to close down after its funding was withdrawn by investment incubator hybrid World of Avatar. In an…

SA’s Innovation agency approves R100m for venture capital fund

Tech is the future and fostering innovation is in vogue. South Africa’s Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) is in agreement. According to a Business Day…

Zando gets €20 million investment boost from Summit Partners

International growth equity investor Summit Partners is set to invest €20 million in South African online retail giant Zando. This shows a huge vote…

Signed, sealed and delivered: the Mxit/Motribe deal

Mxit has officially inked the deal to buy social network builder Motribe. We reported a few weeks ago that the deal was in its…

mPowa beats Square to Africa in multi-million dollar deal with FNB

This is big. Square competitor mPowa will launch its payments device in South Africa after inking a multi-million dollar deal with banking giant FNB….

Wait. Simon Cowell and will.i.am are on the hunt for the next Steve Jobs?

Simon Cowell is looking for the next big tech entrepreneur. Why am I not surprised? The music producer and former American Idol judge has…

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

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Lucid CEO becomes strategic advisor

Golf 8.5 update with lots of Life

Tariffs trump US new car affordability needs