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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…

Closing the gender gap for women in technology

It seems the South African digital sector hasn’t quite grasped the age-old law of supply and demand. Technology companies are scrambling for capable women…

Africa’s start-up glory a major confident booster for Africans

A recent wave of technology innovation coming out of Africa is changing how Africans view the continent. This is according to a new report…

SAVCA to honour businesses who thrived with investment

Portfolio companies, private equity and venture capital funds have until Monday, 15 August to enter the 2022 SAVCA Industry Awards hosted by the Southern…

These are FNB’s 2016 Business Innovation Awards finalists

FNB has announced the finalists of its 2016 Business Innovation Awards, supported by Endeavor. The finalists are competing for an all-expenses-paid trip to attend…

Here are the 11 startups that’ll compete at Seedstars World Soweto

Seedstars World, the Swiss-based emerging markets entrepreneurial conglomerate, on Tuesday announced the 11 startups that’ll be competing in the Soweto leg of its South…

Standard Bank Incubator, StartupGrind partner up to help SA startups think global

This is interesting. Standard Bank just upped the ante when it comes to big banks getting involved in the local startup space with the…

Here are the 8 startups that’ll be competing at Seedstars Durban

When people talk about the South African startup scene, they tend to mention Cape Town and, more recently, Johannesburg. Ask them about Durban and…

Snapt bags R15m for international expansion

South African startup Snapt has raised a R15-million in capital to fund its international expansion. Led by entrepreneurial veteran Dave Blakey, Snapt provides secure…

10 startups set to make waves at Cannes Lions

The line between digital agencies and startups has been blurring for some time now. Since we first wrote about it back in 2013, it’s…

LaunchLab announces Ideas Programme winners

Earlier this month, the Nedbank Stellenbosch University LaunchLab concluded its latest Ideas Programme with a pitching competition for the eleven aspiring entrepreneurs. On Thursday,…

Ghanaian medical startup wins MTN Entrepreneurship Challenge

MedRX, a Ghanaian startup which aims to connect patients, doctors, and other healthcare professionals, has claimed top spot at the inaugural MTN Entrepreneurship Challenge….

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [30/05/2016]

Looking to get into the South African startup scene or scratch up on some of your skills? Well, you’ve come to the right place….

Call for nominations: Digital All Stars’ 30 Entrepreneurs under 40 [closed]

There are a lot of amazing entrepreneurs in SA doing fantastic things. For Ventureburn’s next Digital All Stars piece, we will be focusing on…

Crowdsourcing newcomer gets R2m cash injection

Delvv.io, a new player in the South African startup space, has raised funding of R2-million to accelerate its efforts at using the crowd for…

Medical startup TechnoVera takes #Hack.Jozi crown

Medical startup TechnoVera on Thursday took top honours at the 2016 #Hack.Jozi competition, walking away with R1-million in funding. The startup beat out some…

Investors are hungrier than ever for African startups

There’s never been a better time to be an African startup looking for investment, with the amount of invested capital in the continent more…

Digital coupon startup SnapnSave hits 130k downloads

Digital coupon startup SnapnSave this week announced that its apps have been downloaded more than 130 000 times. According to a press release sent…

M4JAM promises big comeback under new ownership

M4JAM, the much-hyped micro-jobbing startup, caused serious consternation in March when it sent out a message to its users telling them to cash out…

Bureaux Black: take a look at Cape Town’s new high-end co-working space

Cape Town has its fair share of co-working spaces, catering to the city’s startups, freelancers, and anyone else who needs a bit of flexibility…

TCL South Africa Unveils 2025 Mini LED TV Range with Wide Viewing Angles

RIP Skype Microsoft Pulls the Plug on a Digital Pioneer

SITA pushes back as Home Affairs eyes IT exit

EmpowaEntrepreneurs 2025 Targets Africa’s High-Growth Founders and Investors

French No-Code Pioneer Tinkso Secures Strategic Investment from SA Entrepreneur Henk Pretorius

IBM Think 2025: Enterprise Gen AI Moves Beyond the Hype

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Slate Truck is an outrageously sensible pickup

Red Bull wings for Lucid – not Tesla

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV