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C-Lab startups win big at CES 2022

C-Lab Inside: Four Projects From Samsung Employees To Debut Since 2016, Samsung has been exhibiting its C-Lab Inside projects at Eureka Park, the main…

Bfree raises $1.7m to expand operations

Nigerian ethical credit management FinTech start-up Bfree closed a successful pre-Series A funding round that will power its further expansion into Asia, Europe and…

Fresha raises over $52 million in Series C round

Fresha, a leading platform for beauty and wellness, has announced over $52 million in additional investment extending the company’s recent $100 million Series C…

Global Trends In Startup Sub-Sectors

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the world in various ways and created shifts in some technology startup sub-sectors. It revived several that were previously…

Floatpays wants to banish Januworry

Floatpays is a technology platform that enables on-demand access to pay, seamless savings and financial education to help build employee financial wellness for a…

Superside raises $30m to hire more South African talent

Fully remote startup, Superside, has announced a US$30 million (R485 800 500,00) Series A funding round co-led by Prosus Ventures and Lugard Road Capital,…

South African proptech startup expands to Australia

Founded by Gil Sperling and Daniel Levy, Flow is a South African proptech startup that automates rental and seller listings on Facebook, Instagram, and…

Applications for RE:SOLVE innovation challenge are open

Established by The Craft and Design Institute (CDI), a non-profit company and in partnership with the City of Cape Town, the RE:SOLVE challenge, an…

Edtech Ambani wins R1million prize at MTN Business App of the Year Awards

Local language edtech Ambani Africa has walked away with multiple top honours at the 2021 MTN Business App of the Year Awards. The app…

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…

Epson Survey Reveals Surge in Demand for Projectors as Home Cinema Trend Takes Off

Opera Mini Brings Free AI to South Africa, Tackling Data Costs and Boosting Digital Inclusion

HONOR X7c: Does This Budget Beast Deliver on Battery and That 108MP Camera?

Umvuzo Health Turns 21 with a Tech-Driven Medtech Model That’s Redefining Corporate Healthcare

Kazang Brings Card Payments to Spaza Shops, Driving Fintech-Fuelled Financial Inclusion

Flutterwave Launches Accelerate Workshop to Upskill Young Africans in Tech

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