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African techies can win $10k in LesothoPFMHackathon

Developers and techies from across Sub-Saharan Africa can now apply to win the grand prize of $10 000 in the Lesotho Public Financial Management hackathon….

Taking responsibility for using AI for good in Africa

Artificial intelligence is enriching various aspects of our business and private lives: it drives the business strategies, operations and marketing activities of our enterprises…

Recycling start-up exits the Edge Growth Action ESD Fund

A 100% black-owned recycling start-up, Mpilenhle Recycling in KwaZulu-Natal, has become another example of how growth support initiatives are integral to drive entrepreneurs to…

How small business funding has changed in 2022

Fintech company GroWise Capital, a specialist small business funder, has identified key changes in the funding industry the past year. These include application data,…

Apply now to join Accra-based MEST class of 2024

Applications are open for the 2024 cohort of the MEST training programme – a 12-month initiative physically hosted in Accra and designed to give…

Ghanaian edtech founder shines on New York billboard

The visionary founder of Ghanaian edtech social enterprise Stars From All Nations, Tom-Chris Emewulu, has been highlighted on New York Times Square among hand-picked…

Ozow and Zapper partnership shows FinTech collaboration

Cash is over. If you aren’t going digital and contactless, you aren’t moving Mzansi’s rands. It’s this shift in behaviour – accelerated by the…

Global Wealth Group unlocks real estate opportunities with FinTech

In 2020 the global real estate market was valued at over $320 trillion, making property worth almost four times the global gross domestic product….

Stitch raises $21M in Spruce House led Series A

South African fintech API Stitch closed a $21 million Series A funding round that drew participation from The Spruce House Partnership, PayPal Ventures and…

Google supports South African start-ups, SMMEs and NPOs to help economic recovery

Google for South Africa unpacked its support for startups, SMMEs and nonprofits in a bid to accelerate digital transformation and help South Africa’s economy…

CT edtech startup wants to reach 1M kids and solve Africa’s tech job skills crisis

Mindjoy, the Cape Town-based edtech startup that’s for kids, aims to help one million children discover their superpowers through coding. Founded by Gabi Immelman…

Follow-on investment gives Carscan license to disrupt.

Augmented reality start-up Carscan closed a successful follow-on funding round that drew over $1 million in capital investment from Kalon Venture Partners, Allan Gray…

Cybersecurity is the top business risk in 2022

Cyber security concerns top the global Allianz Risk Barometer for only the second time in the survey’s history. Responders in South Africa, its continental…

Crime soars in security marketplace Aura’s inaugural report

AURA, South Africa’s leading security and medical response marketplace has released its inaugural Crime Trend Report, providing new and unique insight into South Africa’s…

Kenyan fintech Ubawa secures $350K seed funding

Ubawa Technologies, 2021 African Start-up Awards Start-up of the Year winners for Kenya, has secured $350 000 in seed funding from Nigerian VC Platform…

AFEX opens second round of funding series to strengthen Nigeria’s agriculture sector

AFEX has announced the reopening of its $240m (₦100bn) Asset-Backed Commercial Paper (ABCP) to help stabilise Nigeria’s agriculture sector by offering Agro-processors low-cost financing to…

Crypto bucks rising financial crime trend

Reported fraud across the financial services industry in Africa has spiked, particularly in South Africa. However, while financial crime is on the rise, there…

South African fintech raises R47M funding in Series A

TallOrder, the South African fintech developer of cloud-based point of sale (POS) solutions for the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) market, has raised R47m…

Alpha Intelligence Capital leads $100M InstaDeep Series B

Tunisian artificial intelligence start-up InstaDeep announced that it raised $100 million and closed a successful Series B funding round led by Alpha Intelligence Capital…

Cybersecurity firm Performanta teams up with innovative EdTech NGO to grow skills

In a bid to promote skills that enable Africa’s digital future, South African founded cybersecurity firm Performanta has partnered with skills development NGO Infinite…

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