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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…

BriteGaze joins Enza Capital in $1m Craydel pre-seed

Enza Capital led an early-stage investment round for Kenyan edtech start-up Craydel. The pre-seed round also attracted Reshaad Sha’s AI investment fund BriteGaze, along…

Applications for ReadyForWork Accelerator open

Stars From All Nations (SFAN), an education company that unlocks the potential of the youth has announced that applications for its ReadyforWork career accelerator. Applications…

African mobility fintech partners with e-logistics company

Sub-saharan mobility fintech Moove has partnered with Lori Systems, a leading e-logistics company in Africa as the fintech aims to move into the logistics industry. Moove partners…

Applications open for new SaaS-focused accelerator in Africa

A new accelerator programme targeted at digital B2B SaaS startups in East and West Africa has launched applications. The programme has been founded by…

4IRI and Cisco expand EDGE incubation hub network to Cape Town

Small business enabling platform Fourth Industrial Revolution Incubator (4IRI) together with the Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) and Cisco launched South Africa’s third EDGE…

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…

Nigerian healthtech expands into 11 cities across East and West Africa

Abuja-based healthtech startup Field Intelligence has announced that its expansion into 11 markets namely; Rivers, Edo, Kaduna, Kano, Enugu, Delta and Kwara States in Nigeria, and…

SA crypto startup launches block-chain powered freelance jobs marketplace

SAFCOIN, a local cryptocurrency tech startup has launched MobiJobs.Africa is the first blockchain-powered micro-jobs platform in Africa. SAFCOIN launches MobiJobs.Africa Neil Ferreira, CEO of…

Local fintech specialist launches girls in STEM programme

Johannesburg-based fintech specialist e4 has launched a Girls in STEM programme to help young girls in underprivileged areas with the educational support and insight…

New South African online school launches

Impaq, one of the country’s largest homeschooling providers has launched a new online school that caters to both English and Afrikaans speakers. Impaq has…

Nigerian startup Sabi reaches 150 000 small businesses, $1.2 billion in sales

Lagos-based startup Sabi has announced it has hit the milestone of over 150 000 small business users on its marketplace platform. Developed and operated…

Seedstars calls for startup entries to global Digital Democracy Challenge

Seedstars has called for entries into its global Digital Democracy Challenge, a hackathon that aims to find solutions to promote digital democracy. The challenge…

Ethical fintech Wahed Invest granted regulatory license in South Africa

Headquartered in New York, Wahed Inc, an ‘ethical and values driven’ investment platform has been given the go-ahead in South Africa. The fintech startup has reportedly…

Fintech Black Pay partners with Ithala Bank to fund KZN entrepreneurs, community

Fintech Black Pay and Durban-based Ithala SOC Limited have partnered to offer R250 million for township and rural development. The partnership will see the…

Applications open for Gauteng Accelerator Programme Innovation Competition

Applications for The Gauteng Accelerator Programme (GAP) Innovation Competition are officially open. Innovators, researchers and entrepreneurs who aim to rebuild the local economy with…

Report reveals local women entrepreneurs bridge digital divide in SME sector

The latest Mastercard MEA SME Confidence Index report has indicated that more women-owned businesses in South Africa adopted and integrated digital solutions into their…

Innovation Edge calls for pitches for SA ventures focused on positive parenting by fathers

Investor Innovation Edge has put out a call for pitches for ventures that have solutions that increase the positive involvement of fathers and father…

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