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UK government pledges £10m to Catalyst Fund to invest in fintechs

The UK government has pledged £10-million of UK Aid support towards the Catalyst Fund, which will be utilised to invest in fintechs across a…

SA’s uYilo Electric Mobility Programme in call for startups to apply for grants of up to R1m

Are you developing a technology that can advance the electric mobility industry in South Africa, held back only by the right funding? You can…

Adii Pienaar sells Conversio in reported over R100m deal to major US company

SA entrepreneur Adii Pienaar, who helped launch WooThemes before it was acquired by Automattic for a reported over $30-million, has announced that his latest…

Teheca, an app that connects expecting mothers to nurses wins Seedstars Kampala

Teheca, an app that connects new and expecting mothers to nurses for in home checkup, has come out tops at Seedstars Kampala in Uganda. Teheca…

Meet the winners of SAB Foundation’s 2019 social innovation, disability empowerment awards

Cape Town recycling service Regenize has been named the winner of this year’s SAB Foundation Social Innovation Awards. This, while OptiShunt — an implantable…

Here are the nine startups pitching today at Seedstars Kampala

Seedstars World, the Swiss emerging market startup competition, has named the nine startups that will pitch today at Seedstars Kampala in Uganda. It is…

Mauritian edtech Eco-Warriors wins Seedstars Port Louis

Mauritian edtech startup Eco-Warriors has been named the winner of yesterday’s Seedstars Port Louis pitching event. The startup, which is a subsidiary of holding…

Look who qualifies for critical skills work permit in South Africa now

The starting point when bringing in a foreign specialist into your business is the Critical Skills List, which notes the professions where Home Affairs…

Unicef to provide drone startups with up to $100k zero-equity funding

Are you running a drone startup and are looking for funding? Unicef, through its Innovation Fund, is looking to make up to $100 000…

Rental startup GetHosted, rewards app Loyal1 win Jozi leg of DEMO Africa tour

Space rental startup GetHosted and end-to-end rewards application Loyal1 have been selected as the winners of the Johannesburg leg of the DEMO Africa tour….

Meet the African entrepreneurs who took part in Jack Ma’s eFounders Fellowship

Just days after attending a 11-day training programme run by Alibaba founder Jack Ma, Chadian tech entrepreneur Andreas Koumato says he’s learnt to look at his…

Zimbabwean agritech startup Rera crowned winner at Seedstars Harare

Harare-based startup Rera — which has developed an online platform that helps users run their own poultry farm — has come out tops at the 2018 edition of Seedstars…

Endeavor SA welcomes former Outsurance CEO as new board member

Endeavor South Africa, an organisation that promotes high-impact entrepreneurship, today announced the appointment of Ernst Gouws, the former CEO of Outsurance Insurance Company, to…

Here are the 8 startups that will pitch at Seedstars Casablanca this Friday

Their football team may have been knocked out of the World Cup at the group stage, but in just days Moroccans can look forward…

Meet the nine startups pitching at Seedstars Harare

Seedstars World, the startup competition for emerging markets, has selected nine startups that will pitch at Seedstars Harare 2018 this Friday (29 June). The nine…

Seedstars, Omidyar Network to launch Seedspace in Dar es Salaam

Seedstars, the Swiss-based organisation that supports startups in emerging markets, has announced that it will next month — in partnership with philanthropic investment firm…

Two Kenyan startups make it into WEF’s 2018 Technology Pioneers Cohort

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has named two Kenyan fintech startups, BitPesa and CarePay, as part of its 2018 Technology Pioneers cohort. BitPesa and CarePay are the…

All you need to know about Merck Accelerator’s Cape Town programme

Southern African startups involved in innovation around healthcare, life sciences, or performance materials have less than a month to apply for Germany-based Merck Accelerator‘s Cape Town…

Want funding for your fintech? Try the Wells Fargo Startup Accelerator

If your fintech startup is looking for funding, you might want to apply to the Wells Fargo Startup Accelerator. The six-month virtual accelerator programme is open…

Cloud accounting platform Accounteer wins $50k MEST Africa Challenge

Nigerian cloud accounting platform Accounteer was yesterday selected as the winner of the inaugural $50 000 MEST Africa Challenge. The pitch competition was held yesterday…

‘Rating platform Hi5 bagging 20 to 40 new clients a month after R2.5m funding’

Four months after securing R2.5-million in seed funding from Cape Town-based investment fund Getihu, Hi5 CEO and founder Gary Willmott claims the startup is adding an…

As selection date nears 22 shortlisted for Startupbootcamp Cape Town accelerator

Startupbootcamp (SBC) Africa has announced the names of the top 22 startups selected to attend selections days for the organisation’s Cape Town accelerator. This…

This is how Ventureburn will celebrate African tech startups this World Cup

The 2018 Fifa World Cup kicks off today. This year’s tournament stands out from previous editions as for the first time video assistant referees will use…

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