Google will be supporting this year’s South African electoral process to ensure fair play against misinformation and disinformation. While technology maintains a crucial role…
Here are the 2019 Southern Africa Startup Awards regional finalists
The 2019 Southern Africa Startup Awards (SASAwards) regional finalists have been announced. The awards form part of the annual Global Startup Awards which aim to spotlight…
Ivorian startup Lifiled named Seedstars Abidjan winner
Swiss emerging market startup competition Seedstars World has named Ivorian startup Lifiled the winner of this year’s Seedstars Abidjan pitching event. The startup offers…
Two African startups chosen for third cohort of MAN Impact Accelerator
Two African startups — Nigerian drone manufacturing startup Arone and Ugandan based solar-powered motorcycles provider Zembo — are among eight companies that have been chosen…
SA’s Pineapple wins R22.5m in US startup competition, reveals new funding round
Johannesburg-based insurtech startup Pineapple has won first prize and $1.5-million (R22-million) in VentureClash, a $5-million global venture challenge for early-stage companies, run by US-based Connecticut Innovations….