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Legaltech platform Sheria Kiganjani wins Seedstars Dar es Salaam

Tanzanian legaltech platform Sheria Kiganjani has been crowned the winner of this year’s Seedstars Dar es Salaam pitching event. The startup (its name means…

SA’s Reserve Bank launches competition for fintechs from around the world

The SA Reserve Bank (Sarb) has launched a competition aimed at fintech firms that are developing innovative solutions to the challenges within the financial…

Healthtech platform Hospitalia wins Seedstars Cairo

Integrated healthcare platform Hospitalia has been crowned the winner of this year’s Seedstars Cairo pitching competition. The Seedstars Cairo pitch took place yesterday (22…

Here are the 12 startups that will pitch at today’s Seedstars Dar es Salaam

Want to catch some of Tanzania’s best early-stage startups in action? You’ll want to make your way to Seedspace Dar es Salaam tomorrow where…

Here are the 11 startups that MEST invested a total of $1.1m in

MEST Africa has invested $100 000 seed rounds in each of the 11 startups formed by the graduates that participated in its 2019 cohort. The…

Gugulethu entrepreneurs issue Nedbank with new summons but drop R280m bid [Updated]

UPDATE (23 August 2019): In a statement yesterday in response to the new summons issued by the two Gugulethu entrepreneurs, Nedbank again denied that…

MAN Impact Accelerator calls on startups to apply for next cohort

The MAN Impact Accelerator has opened applications for its third cohort. The accelerator — which works with startups in the field of mobility, transport…

Finance minister Gigaba announces R2.1bn fund for startups

Finance minister Malusi Gigaba announced at today’s 2018 Budget Speech that the government will set aside R2.1-billion for startups. “Work is being done to provide…

How is MyGrowthFund’s Top40 mentorship programme faring? We talk to participants

It’s been a couple of months since venture capitalist Vusi Thembekwayo announced the 40 high-growth entrepreneurs who had been selected to join the MyGrowthFund Top40…

East African startups have two days left to apply for High 5s Startup Challenge

East African startups from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and Ethiopia have two days left to apply for the High 5s Startup Challenge. Applications for…

Startupbootcamp kicks off FastTracks in Cape Town

High-growth accelerator Startupbootcamp Cape Town yesterday launched the 2018 Startupbootcamp annual FastTrack World Tour in the city. The tour will now head to Johannesburg on Wednesday…

7 insights we learnt about disruption on the continent at Africa Tech Summit

Disruptive tech in Africa is “accelerating and picking up speed” and there is a need for people to change their mindsets to keep up….

EmptyTrips in insurance play with launch of SureFOX offering

Johannesburg-based online trip exchange platform EmptyTrips has collaborated with Nacora Insurance Brokers to launch SureFOX, an instant on-demand cargo insurance offering. SureFOX allows cargo…

Silicon Cape appoints new leadership and operations team

Silicon Cape has appointed a new leadership and operations team that will be led by Kerry Petrie as interim general manager and Tumi Boitumelo…

TinyLoop wins H2O Hackathon, bags R20 000 grand prize

TinyLoop has been announced as the winner of the H20 Hackathon which was held last weekend (9 and 10 February) by accelerator Startupbootcamp Cape…

Two-day Africa Tech Summit now under-away in Kigali

The Africa Tech Summit Kigali is now under-away after kicking off this morning in the Rwandan capital. The summit aims to explore the major…

South Africans have under three days left to apply for MEST 2019

South African applicants looking to join MEST Africa’s one-year entrepreneurial training programme have until Thursday (15 February) to apply. The graduate-level programme — which…

Vehicle Energy Harvesting System inventor wins SA Chivas Venture IV

Engineer and inventor Clement Mokoenene on Friday (9 February) won the South African leg of the Chivas Venture IV competition, walking away with R350…

Here’s why Kenyan startup BitPesa bought Spanish remittance platform

Nairobi-based fintech startup BitPesa has acquired a Spanish international money transfer service TransferZero. The blockchain payments platform made the announcement on its Twitter account last week…

Silicon Cape: Ellen Fischat and Alexandra Fraser resign

Ellen Fischat has stepped down as managing director of Silicon Cape, while another long standing member of the organisation’s leadership team, director and board member…

Endeavor continues expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa as it launches in Nigeria

Endeavor, a non-profit organisation that supports high-impact entrepreneurs around the world, has launched a new office in Lagos, Nigeria. The organisation announced the launch…

Startupbootcamp to kick off global FastTrack World Tour in Cape Town

Innovation accelerator Startupbootcamp Cape Town will kick off the 2018 Startupbootcamp (SBC) FastTrack World Tour in Cape Town on 19 February and has opened applications…

Sanofi In Africa Challenges: Global pharma calls for African health solutions

Global pharmaceutical company Sanofi is calling on African innovators within the medical and healthcare sectors to enter the Sanofi In Africa Challenges. The Sanofi in…

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