Africa

Convergence Partners announces $20m investment to stimulate tech in West Africa

Pan-African investment management firm Convergence Partners has announced an investment of US$20-million for a minority stake in Venture Garden Nigeria (VGN), a tech investment…

Seedstars World competition heads to Abidjan for its next leg

After its a successful round in Ghana, Seedstars World is heading towards Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. On 12 August, the competition looks to find the…

Seedstars World names church admin app Ghana’s best startup

Global seed-stage startup competition has been making its rounds across the African continent, giving exciting tech startups a chance to pitch on the global…

The Hope Factory Stakeholder Day celebrates entrepreneurs, funders

Non-profit enterprise development organisation The Hope Factory brought together funders, entrepreneurs and other stakeholders at its aptly named Stakeholder Day in Johannesburg, South Africa….

Tales from Nigeria: How African solutions are shaping the world

The article is written by Ross Baird — the executive director of Village Capital who joins digital pioneers Jean and Steve Case along with…

Transport industry app takes first place at Seedstars World Lagos

Nigerian transport industry app MyQ has been crowned the winner of Seedstars World Lagos recently. Out of the 12 startups that pitched at the competition,…

SweepSouth becomes first SA startup to join Silicon Valley’s 500 Startups programme

South African on-demand domestic cleaning startup SweepSouth has secured a spot in the renowned Silicon Valley-based accelerator programme, 500 Startups. Not only has SweepSouth…

Internfit hopes to address SA’s issue of youth unemployment

South Africa’s skills industry has been a hot topic of late. With an estimated 50% of citizens between the ages of 15 and 24…

Making millionaires: the developers who won big in Gyft’s Silicon Valley exit

“Gyft was mostly built out of Cape Town,” Vinny Lingham told the audience at a recent Silicon Cape event where a big funding announcement was…

Inspire Mastery: 5 reasons to become an entrepreneur

A successful entrepreneur knows how to master his or her environment. An idea can only take you so far. The skill lies in knowing…

Inspire Mastery: looking to the bright future of SA’s tech ecosystem

A successful entrepreneur knows how to master his or her environment. An idea can only take you so far. The skill lies in knowing…

SA startup hopes to raise $100k with innovative Wi-Fi enabled ‘whiteboard’

Whiteboards, pinboards and chalkboards are old-school. At least this is what WriteBoard Technologies — a South African startup that hopes to change the ways…

Inspire Mastery: The importance of collaboration in the SA tech space

A successful entrepreneur knows how to master his or her environment. An idea can only take you so far. The skill lies in knowing…

Kickstarter campaign wants to empower Nigerian farmers with tomato paste

This has to be one of the most interesting crowdfunding projects we’ve seen in Africa. Launched by social entrepreneurs Mira Mehta and Shane Kiernan,…

SA crowdsource design startup Springleap secures R4m+ Angel round

South African crowdsource design startup Springleap has just announced that it has secured a seed round of US$400 000 (R4.1-million) from a mix of…

Inspire Mastery: Having the right mindset is key for entrepreneurs in SA

A successful entrepreneur knows how to master his / her environment. An idea can only take you so far. The skill lies in knowing…

Tiphub hosts inaugural Diaspora Demo Pitch Competition

Tiphub, the mentorship-driven accelerator and business consultancy that develops and supports seed-stage technology and social impact ventures within the African diaspora, has announced its…

Global business e-registration portal hopes to boost startup growth in Africa

This is pretty awesome. Time and time again we have written about how business registration and red tape are some of the key obstacles…

Leading tech companies MTN, SAP, Microsoft provide support for Ampion Africa

Ampion Africa recently announced that leading global technology companies MTN, SAP and Microsoft had become its major sponsors, in a joint effort to help…

How can government support South Africa’s startup ecosystem?

South Africa’s National Development Plan hopes to see 11-million new jobs by 2030. That’s a hell of a lot considering the country currently sits…

Ernst & Young report paints positive future for Africa 2030

Ernst & Young (EY) has released a new report, titled Africa 2030: Realising the Possibilities, which argues that the continent is in fact showing…

Rwanda’s Think reveals 4 promising African startups for acceleration

Rwanda’s Think accelerator (brought to the world by mobile network operators Tigo and Millicom), earlier this year called for applications to fill its first…

Acer Rolls Out Student-Focused Tech in South Africa Ahead of New Term

South African Businesses Face Growing Legal Risks as AI Adoption Soars

MTN Pumps R300 Million into Gauteng to Strengthen Digital Infrastructure

Cape Town VC firm HAVAÍC secures $25m second close to power next wave of African tech startups

Binance Pay Unlocks Everyday Crypto Spending in South Africa

Memecoins Outperform All Crypto in 2025 But South Africans Should Tread Carefully

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

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TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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Africa

Convergence Partners announces $20m investment to stimulate tech in West Africa

Seedstars World competition heads to Abidjan for its next leg

Seedstars World names church admin app Ghana’s best startup

The Hope Factory Stakeholder Day celebrates entrepreneurs, funders

Tales from Nigeria: How African solutions are shaping the world

Transport industry app takes first place at Seedstars World Lagos

SweepSouth becomes first SA startup to join Silicon Valley’s 500 Startups programme

Internfit hopes to address SA’s issue of youth unemployment

Making millionaires: the developers who won big in Gyft’s Silicon Valley exit

Inspire Mastery: 5 reasons to become an entrepreneur

Inspire Mastery: looking to the bright future of SA’s tech ecosystem

SA startup hopes to raise $100k with innovative Wi-Fi enabled ‘whiteboard’

Inspire Mastery: The importance of collaboration in the SA tech space

Kickstarter campaign wants to empower Nigerian farmers with tomato paste

SA crowdsource design startup Springleap secures R4m+ Angel round

Inspire Mastery: Having the right mindset is key for entrepreneurs in SA

Tiphub hosts inaugural Diaspora Demo Pitch Competition

Global business e-registration portal hopes to boost startup growth in Africa

Leading tech companies MTN, SAP, Microsoft provide support for Ampion Africa

How can government support South Africa’s startup ecosystem?

Ernst & Young report paints positive future for Africa 2030

Rwanda’s Think reveals 4 promising African startups for acceleration

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