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Fraud-accused Eran Eyal offers ‘reimbursement’ to media that remove articles

SA entrepreneur and former Springleap founder Eran Eyal, who faces fraud charges in the US, has issued several media houses with a lawyer’s letter,…

Mastercard Foundation’s $200m initiative to increase access to funding for Senegalese startups

Senegalese startups are set to benefit from increased access to funding through the Mastercard Foundation‘s $200-million Young Africa Works initiative. The foundation announced in…

SA drone startups, companies look overseas to shore up business

SA drone manufacturing companies startups are aiming to hit it big overseas — in both developing and emerging markets — with four such startups…

Getsmarter co-founder wants to educate 100 000 students by 2030 with new virtual school

After exiting his education platform GetSmarter for over $100-million to US company 2U in 2017, Rob Paddock is back with a new startup — an…

Property investment portal Yetu PIC wins Seedstars Kinshasa

Property investment platform Yetu PIC has been crowned the winner of this year’s Seedstars Kinshasa pitching event. London-based Yetu enables members of the Congolese…

Here are the 2019 Southern Africa Startup Awards SA chapter winners

The South African winners of the 2019 Southern Africa Startup Awards (SASAwards) have been announced. The awards form part of the annual Global Startup…

Here’s all you need to know about the 2018 Ecobank Fintech Challenge

Is your fintech startup ready to work with one of Africa’s biggest banks, one with operations across 36 countries on the continent? Then you…

Seda relaunches, mandates Sabtia to build more inclusive incubation system

Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) has relaunched the Southern African Business and Technology Incubation Association (Sabtia) and mandated the non-profit organisation to address challenges in…

Angolan capital’s traffic proves no headache for delivery startup Tupuca

Angola’s capital Luanda is notorious for some of the worst traffic on the continent. Now four entrepreneurs founders who run a food delivery startup in…

mSurvey raises $3.5m from TLcom Capital-led Series A round, eyes SA market

Nairobi-based mobile survey platform mSurvey has announced that it raised $3.5-million in Series A round led by venture capital firm TLcom Capital. mSurvey CEO…

Getting state support ‘waste of time, energy’ for biotech entrepreneur

Getting the government to back her biotech startup that produces an essential ingredient for HIV test kits has proved frustrating and often a “waste of time…

Rise Cape Town launches female tech entrepreneur initiative Rise Scalarator

Absa-owned fintech innovation hub Rise Cape Town has launched a new initiative dubbed Rise Scalarator, which aims to assist five female tech entrepreneurs from the Western Cape…

Interest in Zimbabwe’s tech startup scene picks up, but startups still struggling

Today Zimbabwe marks 38 years of independence from British colonial rule. This will be the first Independence Day the country has had under a…

Meet the 10 startups, scale-ups selected for Webber Wentzel’s Ignite incubator [Updated]

South African law firm Webber Wentzel has announced the selection of 10 startups and scale-ups to join its Ignite legal incubation programme. In a…

Seedstars winner AgroCenta secures third of $750 000 funding from US investor

Fresh off being named 2018 Seedstars Global winner, Ghanaian agritech startup AgroCenta is hoping to raise $750 000 in funding in a new seed round, and has raised…

Michael Jordaan backed startup Alto Africa reports 85% growth in 2017

Cape Town based tech company Alto Africa, which has investment from Michael Jordaan’s Montegray Capital, saw 85% growth in revenue in 2017, following a 50% growth in…

Is this platform API the game changer that will disrupt SA’s insurance industry?

A Cape Town-based fintech startup has launched an insurtech platform API that will enable developers to speed up development, prototyping and launching of digital insurance…

Zim crypto exchange Golix launches and activates country’s first Bitcoin ATM

Zimbabwean cryptocurrencies exchange Golix has launched and activated the country’s first ever Bitcoin ATM which will allow customers to buy and sell Bitcoin. Golix…

African agritech startup AgroCenta named 2018 Seedstars Global winner

Ghanaian startup AgroCenta has been crowned 2018 Seedstars Global Winner at an awards ceremony in Lausanne, Switzerland today, and walks away with $500 000 in equity investment….

CiTi to train 3000 IT professionals after securing R250m from BCX, Jobs Fund

The Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CiTi) today said it plans to train 3000 developers in the next three years through its CapaCiTi technology skills and job…

Vula Mobile’s new revenue model, plans to raise $500 000, help 100k patients

Medical referral startup Vula Mobile is working on the development of a new partnership-based commercial revenue model, with plans to raise $500 000 and assist a minimum…

Here are the 12 finalists who will pitch for 2018 Seedstars World prize, up to $1m

Cape Town healthtech startup EM Guidance is among 12 startups that has been selected by a panel to compete later today for the title of…

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