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88mph breaks silence, announces investment in flight booking app

Investment company 88mph, has announced its investment in Ahoy, a flight booking and management app for small businesses. The announcement came via a post on…

Entrepreneurs to compete for Agripreneur of the Year title

The Global Agripreneurs Summit will see innovative ‘agripreneurs’ compete at the third Future Agro Challenge (FAC) Global Championships during the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC). The competition…

Endeavor SA’s high-impact entrepreneurs affecting job creation

The entrepreneurial initiative, Endeavor SA, has recently concluded a study showing how its high-impact entrepreneurs affect job creation within the country. “Our results show…

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…

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…

EDGE Campus launches Qurio, plans to disrupt education

EDGE Campus, the Stellenbosch-based education software startup, has just announced the launch of Qurio— a free mobile and web product designed to help simplify…

Adfu partners with social network Yookos to extend reach in Africa

Adfu, online marketing company situated in Johannesburg, has recently partnered with Yookos which is the popular Africa-born social network site. The partnership aims to…

The Barn enterprise development programmes entries close today

Applications for the Bandwidth Barn entrepreneurial course programmes are closing today. The Barn focuses on providing an ecosystem to support both start-up and growth…

Teen science wizz represents Africa at Google Science Fair

The Google Science Fair claims to be the biggest online science fair in the world. It’s tagline “90 ways to change the world,” represents…

2go finally launches mobile app on Google Play

Social networking company, 2go has just launched an app for Android. 2go is currently the largest social network in Nigeria and is making its…

Malaysian startup iMoney seeks to expand after securing US$500 000

Malaysian startup iMoney has received US$500 000 in funding from Asia Venture Group (AVG). iMoney is a financial advisory and banking service comparison app…

Avaya programme set to make your SME ‘The Next BIG’

The communication and collaboration provider Avaya is one of the global leaders in its field of expertise. With this programme, Avaya is focusing its…

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