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Mobiz gets $4m US expansion boost

A collection of investors including Futuregrowth, Allan Grey E-Squared Ventures, Launch Africa and HAVAÍC participated in a pre-series A funding round that raised $4…

1kx leads $5m funding round for NFTfi expansion

Innovative NFT-based marketplace NFTfi has secured $5 million in a funding round supported by day one investor 1kx and attracted Ashton Kutcher’s Sound Ventures…

VoxCroft Analytics get big investment from Knife Capital

Open-source intelligence company, VoxCroft Analytics, raised close to $2 million in Series-A funding from Knife Capital. This investment will speed up expansion of US…

Tencent leads $48m Ozow Series B funding round

Storied South African fintech company Ozow attracted TenCent, Endeavor Catalyst and Endeavor Harvest Fund in a series B funding round that totaled $48 million….

MultiChoice leads R62m AURA funding round

South Africa’s leading security and medical response marketplace AURA secured R62 million in a successful Series A funding round led by MultiChoice Group, Buffet…

InfraCo expands e-mobility interests with Zembo investment

Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company InfraCo Africa, together with a consortium including Dutch private equity firm DOB Equity and Toyota Tsusho’s VC facility Mobility 54, has signed…

Luno and Invenfin back Root insurance API in $3m seed round

Cape Town-based low-code insurance platform start-up Root closed a $3 million seed funding round to help expand its infrastructure build to support the digital…

Payment company Zip to acquire Johannesburg fintech Payflex

Australian payment company Zip has announced it will acquire South African Buy-Now Pay-Later (BNPL) fintech service PayFlex. The acquisition will see Zip grow the…

Cape Town healthtech Aviro secures funding

Cape Town-based healthtech Aviro Health has secured an undisclosed amount of funding in a pre-series A funding round led by ASISA ESD Fund (managed by Edge…

Cape Town gears up for 2021 SA Innovation Summit

Cape Town is getting ready to host the 2021 annual SA Innovation Summit, a three-day event that brings tech startups and investors together. The…

SA fintech launches new virtual card offering

Johannesburg-based fintech startup SOLmate has launched a new virtual card offering and the startup has undergone new branding with a fresh new name. SA…

Plans and findings of proposed SA startup act to be revealed

The plans and latest findings towards the creation and implementation of the proposed South African Startup Act will be revealed at an event hosted on 16…

Applications open for prestigious hackathon in SA

TADHack a globally-renowned hackathon event, which is being hosted in South Africa by MTN, has announced that applications are officially open. Applications are open for…

SA logistics startup supports breast cancer awareness initiative

Local logistics startup Pargo has announced its partnership and support of the Avon Justine iThemba Walkathon, an annual event dedicated to breast cancer awareness month. Pargo…

The City of Cape Town say it’s committed to supporting job growth

The City of Cape Town has announced that it is increasing its efforts to support the startup and enterprise sector to spur on job…

Startup partners with Telkom to launch translation platform for SA languages

Telkom has partnered with South African startup Enlabeler to launch an AI platform that translates speech into text and provides transcription services for local…

Winners of Inaugural AYuTe Africa Challenge secure $1.5-million

The winners of the AYuTe Africa Challenge, hosted and conducted by Heifer International, have been announced. The two winners were selected for their innovative…

Forge Academy launches prestigious 4IR internship programme

Forge Academy, a 4IR institution that focuses on training development and business incubation, has announced the launch of a prestigious 4IR internship for young…

City of Cape Town calls for Women in Business programme applicants

The City of Cape Town and Cape Innovation & Technology Initiative (CiTi) has put out a call for female entrepreneurs to apply for the…

Edtech platform launches university ranking service for SA students

StuDocu, a higher education edtech platform launched a university ranking service for South African students, and this has enabled these students to rank local…

Endeavor Nigeria unveils cohort for ScaleUp programme

Endeavor Nigeria has announced the selected entrepreneurs who will participate in its new ten-week Endeavour ScaleUp programme which aims to support the country’s high-impact business…

Applications for SU LaunchLab Hackathon 2021 are open

Stellenbosch University’s Launch Lab, an organisation that aims to accelerate high-impact businesses established by budding entrepreneurs, has announced that applications for its Hackathon are…

EO Cape Town launches Bootcamp to Boardroom programme for entrepreneurs

The Entrepreneur’s Organisation (EO) in Cape Town has launched a nine-month ‘Bootcamp to Boardroom’ programme to assist local startups. The free programme will offer…

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