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Fintechs democratise access to financial services in Africa

Founders Factory Africa’s chief financial officer, Thabiso Foto, highlights the significant role that fintech has played in improving access to financial services across Africa…

Ukheshe vows to take collaborative approach to East Africa

Ukheshe, a leading fintech enablement partner, is taking a collaborative approach to its expansion strategy in East Africa. Anthony Karingi, the company’s vice president…

swiftVEE launches PrysWys to cut SA farmers’ input costs

South African livestock trading pioneers, swiftVEE, have launched PrysWys, an app designed to reduce the input costs for farmers. PrysWys, available on the Apple…

PowerSchool Partners with OneConnect to Expand Customer Base in Africa

PowerSchool, a leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education in North America, has announced its first channel partner in Africa, OneConnect. OneConnect, an…

Naspers shuts down Foundry: A setback for SA start-ups?

The announcement by Naspers to shut down its R1.4 billion South Africa-focused technology investment fund, Foundry, has sent shockwaves throughout the African tech start-up…

Nairobi founder wins top award for empowering slum women

Elizabeth Mwangi, founder of Gwiji, a Kenyan start-up that economically empowers women from the slums of Nairobi, has won the Aurora Tech Award 2023….

Dragonfly V: The future of hydrogen drones takes flight

A Cape Town-based technology start-up, FlyH2 Aerospace, has announced the successful maiden flights of its hydrogen-electric Dragonfly V drone, which is designed for commercial…

DigiFemmes invites Côte d’Ivoire women-led start-ups

Women entrepreneurs in Côte d’Ivoire, on the south-eastern coast of West Africa, can now apply to join DigiFemmes Entrepreneurs, a technical assistance programme empowering…

UN launches open call for climate tech innovators in Africa

Young African innovators creating climate technology solutions are invited to join a three-day launchpad where the best projects will be invited to a further…

SA logistics start-up makes courier services more accessible

The face of retail changed forever during the Covid-19 pandemic. Such was the explosion for home deliveries in South Africa that e-commerce more than…

Games, stories key to exploring Metaverse opportunities

Immersive technology, persistent virtual worlds and Web 3.0. These three elements, believe Sea Monster chief executive Glen Gillis, define the essence of the Metaverse,…

Innovation Hub celebrates 57 CoachLab start-up founders

Following months of intensive learning and personal coaching, 57 entrepreneurs from across South Africa graduated from the 2021 CoachLab Entrepreneurship Programme. The ceremony was…

Agritech disruptor AgriKool vows to increase farmer profits

Amid ever-rising food prices, interest rate hikes, fuel increases and changed weather patterns, a South African agritech start-up, AgriKool, hopes to bring down the…

Agritech start-up raises R1.7m in seed funding round

PixelBlue, the parent company of South African agritech start-up Homefarm, says it raised R1.7 million (about $104 000) in seed funding to enable consumers,…

Tech investment key to creating sustainable change in SA

As one of Africa’s “big four” start-up ecosystems, South Africa is an undisputed tech innovation leader. Paula Mokwena, chief executive of local venture capital…

Launch Africa ignites $2.5m Skrmiish seed round

Cape Town-based Launch Africa has made its first ever investment into a gaming-tech venture with Skrmiish, the world’s first mobile play-to-earn app. This, as…

Tripesa to digitise tourism MSMEs following pre-seed round

The Ugandan tourism-tech start-up Tripesa has closed a pre-seed round with participation from Eric Osiakwan, Future Africa, Consonance Investment Managers and LTNT Investments to…

Africa’s only Metaverse venue bags Swiss VC funding

Billed as Africa’s first and only Metaverse venue, SodaWorld has secured initial global investment form a prestigious Swiss venture capital firm. The technology start-up enables…

DataProphet closes $10m series A round led by Knife Capital

South Africa-founded DataProphet has completed a $10 million series A funding round. This, says insiders, sets the AI-as-a-Service (AIaaS) platform on its way to…

Droppa goes global following series A funding round

Droppa, a South African logistics start-up, closed its series A investment round with SkyNet Worldwide Express. The relationship, though, was not formed in a…

From zero to hero: Zimele backs 500 rural start-ups

Mining giant Anglo American has vowed to turn more than 500 South African start-ups in rural communities into sustainable and successful companies. This will…

African languages AI picked for Grindstone accelerator

Billed as Africa’s first conversational AI, Botlhale AI is among the 25 high-growth start-ups that were hand-picked for a year-long programme by Grindstone, a…

AfricArena announces more top speakers for Tunisia summit

With organisers announcing more high-profile speakers, the official countdown has begun for AfricArena’s upcoming North Africa summit hosted in Tunis, the capital, and the…

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