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Applications for the 2025 Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship are open

Following the outstanding achievements of the previous two cohorts, Injini has opened applications for the 2025 iteration of the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship. Growth-stage,…

Hloolo launch to address overcoming the funding gap for green SMEs

South Africa boasts a vibrant financial sector, yet green SMEs, those championing sustainability and circular economy, often struggle to access the funding they need…

Injini Think Tank Releases Volume 2 of its African EdTech Insights Report

Injini is proud to announce the release of its African EdTech Insights Report: Volume 2, “Exploring Interdependencies in the EdTech Ecosystem for Sustainable Impact.”…

PowerUP, the Clean Cooking Startup, Sparks a Revolution Across Africa

In a significant milestone, PowerUP, the Uganda-based electric cooking start-up, announces the successful initial close of its seed round. Delta40, the Nairobi-based venture studio…

Roboost Secures $3 Million Investment for MENA Expansion

In a pivotal move to reshape the future of delivery management, Roboost, the AI-powered logistics startup, has successfully closed a $3 million investment round…

Endeavor Catalyst’s 300th Investment Marks a Decade of Global Impact in Entrepreneurship

Endeavor Catalyst at 300: A Decade of Global Impact in Entrepreneurship Celebrating a remarkable milestone of 300 investments after 11 years and allocating $500…

Empowering SMEs in 2024: The Digital Revolution

In the dynamic landscape of 2024, the triumph of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) lies in embracing digital transformation as an essential strategy. Digitalization…

Transforming Compliance for Regulated SMEs: A Game-Changing Alliance between StackGo and iDenfy

Witness the dawn of a new era in compliance solutions as iDenfy, the Lithuania-based RegTech innovator, joins forces with StackGo, the renowned Australian software…

Africa XYZ’s Vision 2030 Fund I: Empowering 300 Million Youths for a Brighter Tomorrow

The Unemployment Crisis in Africa Africa XYZ, a UK and Rwanda-based Pan-African technology company, addresses the pressing issue of unemployment in Africa through its…

Bridging the Communication Gap: EasyComm Revolutionizes Workplace Connectivity in Africa

In the dynamic world of student mental health, Cody Gordon, CEO of CG Technology Group, gained recognition in Forbes Africa’s 30 under 30…

How SME’s have the answer to the economic question

While South Africa battles with the highest unemployment rate in the world according to the World Bank, the latest stats show that the unemployment…

GoMetro secures £9 million funding to revolutionise fleet management for electric vehicles

GoMetro, a South African tech company specialising in fleet management, has secured £9 million in Series A funding to accelerate its mission of digitising…

€10k lifeline for SA start-ups in Irish Tech Challenge

South African start-ups can now apply to receive up to €10 000 (about R200 000) in funding in a local edition of the Irish Tech…

Gable raises $16m for remote collaboration

Gable, a start-up that assists distributed companies in managing office space for their workforce, has secured $16 million in funding led by SemperVirens and…

Car Subscription Startup Planet42 Raises $100 Million to Address Transport Inequality

Planet42, a South African car subscription startup, has raised $100 million in combined equity and debt funding to address transport inequality by putting cars…

E Squared funds agribusiness with a strong focus on food security

In December 2022, impact investor E Squared Investments participated in a follow-on funding round with Nambu Group, an insect protein company founded by Allan…

Synatic Secures $2.5 Million in Seed Extension Funding

Local data automation and integration startup, Synatic, has secured an additional $2.5 million (+- R42 million) in a seed extension funding round led by…

Zilch’s Philip Belamant Discusses How Fintech Investors’ Evolving Priorities Have Changed the Playing Field

Sponsored by Easylink Studio As technology is increasingly integrated into many industries’ operations, financial technology, better know as fintech firms, are frequently at the…

Why start-ups with flat organisational structures often fail

A United States-based management professor, Ronnie Lee, has a word of warning for aspiring entrepreneurs who envision an egalitarian workplace where there are no…

SA software start-up unveils global commercial photo system

A South African software company that has captured more than 60 million smiles globally since 2009, has launched the world’s first industry specific, cloud-based…

Africa’s top student housing site bags The Delta investment

An award-winning student accommodation marketplace, DigsConnect.com, has just scored investment from Africa’s leading venture builder, The Delta, as part of a new funding round….

OceanHub Africa accelerator invites ocean-minded start-ups

African-based start-ups have until Sunday, 22 May 2022 to apply to an eight-month acceleration programme presented by OceanHub Africa. The third cohort will seek…

Futuregrowth bags one of SA’s largest seed funding rounds

In one of the largest seed funding rounds in South Africa’s history, Futuregrowth was the lead investor in Inseco, a start-up company using black…

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