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SA’s JUMO, Retail Capital, Mauritius-based 4G Capital honoured at Global SME Finance Forum Awards [Updated]

UPDATE (16 October): We forgot to include another African company, SA fintech Retail Capital, which was placed second in the for its innovation in…

Business support, €20k up for grabs in fourth edition of AFD Digital Challenge

Are you part of a startup, association or research centre that is developing a digital solution that promotes the development of inclusive and sustainable…

How we had to start over after shareholder stole startup from us – Entry Ninja co-founder

The founders of SA startup Entry Ninja may have sold their business for millions of rands to Computicket two years ago, but only after…

Egyptian ecommerce platform ExpandCart accepted into Hong Kong accelerator Betatron

Cairo-based ecommerce platform ExpandCart has been accepted into the fifth cohort of Hong Kong accelerator Betatron. ExpandCart is the only African startup that was…

Tunisian esports platform Seemba wins Seedstars Tunis

Tunisian esports platform Seemba has been named the winner of this year’s Seedstars Tunis pitching event. Seemba helps developers monetise their games through an…

Kapa Biosystems case in which taxpayers shortchanged by millions of rands heads for arbitration

The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) is seeking to recover millions of dollars from investors after the recent completion by a task team of a…

Seda selects 16 SA startups to attend Gitex 2019 in Dubai

Sixteen of some of SA’s most promising tech startups have joined startups from around the world to showcase their products and services this week…

Five SA biotech companies to watch in 2018 [Digital All Stars]

Digital All Stars is a series of articles which aims to celebrate the best of South African digital. The articles, which will appear on Memeburn and Ventureburn,…

Seedstars launches call for African tech startups to enter pitching competition

One of the world’s largest emerging market competitions for tech startups Seedstars World today opened applications to tech startups in Sub-Saharan Africa to apply for…

‘Visa Everywhere Initiative opened us up to local innovation’ [Sponsored]

Access to local innovation — this has been a key driver of the Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI), where the global payments processor has spent the…

China Africa Tech Initiative events aimed at building investor awareness

A year-old initiative which aims to introduce Chinese investors to African tech startups is currently focused on building awareness by running a series of events…

SBC Africa in final call for applications for Cape Town accelerator [Sponsored]

The team from Startupbootcamp Africa (SBC) are edging to the close of their 2018 FastTrack tour which saw them, along with their sponsors, criss-crossing…

Sanofi announces the 10 African startups set to pitch at VivaTech

Global biopharmaceutical firm and Viva Technology partner Sanofi has announced the 10 African startups selected as finalists in its Sanofi Afric@Tech initiative. The finalists are set to…

Joburg incubator is still in operation says Standard Bank official

Standard Bank head of enterprise development Mfanufikile Motha today said the bank has re-configured its Johannesburg-based incubator to align it with the bank’s broader entrepreneur…

New mapping tool like Strava for public transport planners says GoMetro founder

Cape Town mobility startup GoMetro yesterday launched a new self-service application for transport planners to better map and plan transport routes. The startup will partner with…

Kenya’s Selina Wamucii to use $100k grant to add 2000 farmers, enter Europe

Kenyan agritech platform Selina Wamucii plans to use a $100 000 grant it received from a Dubai-based innovation and partnership programme to improve its mobile platform,…

Africa startups, investors to connect at London tech summit today

The third Africa Tech Summit London — which aims to connect the African tech startups with European investors is set to kick off today. The annual…

Duo behind R1.5m Silulo Business Incubator to launch new centre in Joburg

Two Cape Town entrepreneurs behind the recently launched R1.5-million Mitchells Plain-based Silulo Business Incubator — brothers Luvuyo Rani and Lonwabo Rani — plan to launch…

Applications open for 2018 Westerwelle Young Founders programme

Berlin based non-profit the Westerwelle Foundation has opened applications for its Autumn 2018 Westerwelle Young Founders Programme. Entries close on 25 June. The initiative is…

Tech startup site Disrupt Africa mum on how it collects data for $150 reports [Updated]

With the release of its sixth research publication last week, the founder of startup news site Disrupt Africa has again chosen to remain mum…

MEST Africa announces four regional winners that will pitch in $50k challenge

Seed fund and incubator MEST Africa has announced the four regional winners of its inaugural MEST Africa Challenge. The pitch competition will see the winners…

Logistics services marketplace Optimalogistic wins Seedstars Tunis

Logistics services marketplace Optimalogistic has been crowned the best startup in Tunisia after it won the Seedstars Tunis pitch event. Optimalogistic was one of eight startups…

Here are the 8 startups pitching at the Seedstars Tunis pitch event

Eight of Tunisia’s best startups will today duke it out in front of an investment panel in the country’s capital at the Seedstars Tunis pitch event….

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