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Here are the 10 Tanzanian startups pitching right now at Seedstars Zanzibar

Seedstars World, one of the world’s largest emerging market startup competitions, has selected 10 Tanzanian startups to pitch at today’s inaugural Seedstars Zanzibar event….

Number of regulatory sandbox licenses granted by Mauritius body to fintechs grows to nine

The number of startups and companies that have been granted regulatory sandbox licenses by Mauritius’s Economic Development Board (EDB) has grown to nine. This,…

Agritech competition to award 10 Ethiopian entrepreneurs with total of €35k in prizes

The recently launched Green Innovation and AgriTech Slam (GIAS) competition will support 10 Ethiopian agricultural entrepreneurs with its €35 000 prize pool. The competition is…

DOEN Land Restoration Prize winner to get $10k grant, access to Seedstars programme

Does your tech startup have innovative solutions in the land restoration and land degradation space? Applications have opened for the DOEN Land Restoration Prize…

Here’s all you need to know about AfricArena’s tech startup challenges [Updated]

Looking to win some funding, or think your startup has what it takes to collaborate with a corporate? Tech startup conference AfricArena has called…

As Brexit looms, UK government looks to support SA startups

SA tech startups can expect added business and trade support from the UK government as it seeks to boost links with other countries amid…

Akro Capital, Kingson Capital to send 10 winning startups to US bootcamp

Are you running a startup? Looking to be selected for a two-week bootcamp in the US? Durban based venture capital (VC) fund Kingson Capital and Cape…

Unicef looking to invest in blockchain startups, announces call for funding

Have you developed a functional, open-source blockchain prototype or do have one that you are willing to make open-source? The UN Children’s Fund (Unicef)…

NYDA top official denies plan to bankroll app for local entrepreneur’s new company

Mystery surrounds whether the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) is involved in bankrolling the development of mobile apps for a local serial entrepreneur who recently acquired a local…

Acsa, Tshimologong Precinct launch hackathon challenge on airport security

Have an idea for a disruptive security access solution? Airports Company of South Africa (Acsa) and Wits University’s Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct, have partnered to…

Call for submissions for $1m Al-Sumait Prize for African Development

One lucky African entrepreneur or innovator with a cutting edge health solution stands the chance to win up to $1-million in prize money, with the…

Uprise.Africa opens Storied to investors in possible first for crowdfunding in SA

Equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa has opened what could be possibly South Africa’s first live equity-crowdfunding campaign to investors, with the launch yesterday of Jacana Media’s Storied…

Developing a blockchain app is not that difficult, says man behind hackathon

Getting into blockchain app development is not as difficult as people make it out to be, as the resources to do so are available to everyone,…

Michael Jordaan blown away by all the good wishes on app-based Bank Zero

Former FNB head and venture capitalist Michael Jordaan says he’s “blown away by all the good wishes” on his announcement today of the planned…

Simodisa to integrate Venture Central site with other existing portals

SA entrepreneurship advocacy body Simodisa will in coming months begin integrating its Venture Central portal for entrepreneurs with other exisiting portals, the startup advocacy group’s…

EasyEquities postpones launch of equity crowdfunding campaign by two weeks

Investment platform EasyEquities has postponed the opening of the investment round of its first equity crowdfunding campaign of 10 Startupbootcamp Cape Town startups by two weeks….

Silicon Valley bound: Aerobotics team set to jet off to US for Launchpad Accelerator

Four members of South African aerial data analytics platform Aerobotics are set to take part in the fifth class of Google’s Launchpad Accelerator which…

$500 000 Challenge Fund aims to disrupt Benin’s tourism industry

Sèmè City, an emerging tech district in Benin, has launched a call for applications to the Challenge Fund, an initiative that aims to build a sustainable tourism industry in…

Norwegian accelerator Pangea seeking African startups for Kenya programme

Pangea Accelerator, an Oslo-based investment platform and accelerator programme, has opened applications to its recently launched accelerator in Nairobi, Kenya. Applications to the Pangea…

Uprise.Africa to launch first crowdfunding campaign this month says COO Schofield

Equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa is set to launch its first campaign later this month for a project aimed at funding the publication of more African literature,…

Start-Up Chile opens applications to accelerator programme, increases funding

Global accelerator Start-Up Chile has opened applications to its seven-month accelerator programme Start-Up Chile Seed. The accelerator made the announcement yesterday in a blog post…

Just under a day left to apply to London-based The Collective Global Accelerator

For some entrepreneurs, it’s more than just about generating revenue. There are some who get into it to make an impact and to change…

Applications to the Spark* South Africa 2018 Accelerator Programme now open

Spark* International, an initiative of Australian international development non-profit YGAP, has opened applications to its Spark* South Africa 2018 Accelerator Programme. The five-day programme…

Flow launches the world’s first and only shoppable audience marketplace

MTN MoMo’s R10-a-Day Smartphone Offer Aims to Bridge South Africa’s Digital Divide

Acer Rolls Out Student-Focused Tech in South Africa Ahead of New Term

Flow Unveils World’s First Shoppable Audience Marketplace – A Fintech-Led Revolution in Digital Targeting

Cape Town VC firm HAVAÍC secures $25m second close to power next wave of African tech startups

Binance Pay Unlocks Everyday Crypto Spending in South Africa

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

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