Startup news

SBC AfriTech announces names of 22 startups shortlisted for selection days

Startupbootcamp (SBC) AfriTech has announced the names of the 22 tech startups selected to attend its final selection days which are set to take…

Oze, Snode Technologies, WayaWaya each win $50k at MEST Africa Challenge final

Three African startups — Ghana’s Oze, Kenya’s WayaWaya and SA’s Snode Technologies — have each won $50 000 in equity investments at the MEST…

Norwegian Håvar Bauck behind Cloud9xp merger in Kenya

Norwegian entrepreneur Håvar Bauck — who earlier this year hit the news over his dealings with controversial Polish tech entrepreneur Marek Zmyslowski — is behind…

GSMA fund to offer £220k grants to up to eight agritech solutions

The GSM Association (GSMA) is looking to offer up to eight grants of £220 000 each for agritech businesses. GSMA says the grants — which…

Ghanaian startup Trukrtech wins one million naira in TechCircle’s Pitch2Win

Ghanaian startup Truckrtech has emerged as the winner of one-million naira ($2700) in equity-free funding at the 2019 edition of TechCircle’s Pitch2Win competition. The…

DataProphet wins AIconics Award for Best Innovation in Deep Learning [Updated]

Cape Town-based machine learning startup DataProphet has won the AIconics Award for Best Innovation in Deep Learning, at an awards ceremony held last night (11 June)…

Here are the first 20 startups set to exhibit at the Africa Rail Startup Pavilion

Conference organiser Terrapinn has announced the names of the first 20 startups that have each scored free exhibition space valued at R25 000 a…

OfferZen expands offering, now includes designers and data scientists

Job platform OfferZen has announced the addition of more areas of expertise in its offering. Founded by brothers Malan and Philip Joubert in 2015, the…

A look at #cocreate2ACCELERATE 2017: deals, partnerships and pilot projects

The 2017 edition of #cocreate2ACCELERATE 2017 came to an end in September. Dutch Consulate representative Romy van Baarsen describes the programme as being a “movement…

2U concludes $103m deal to acquire SA startup GetSmarter

US listed company 2U has concluded the acquisition of edtech startup GetSmarter for $103-million. GetSmarter’s acquisition by 2U was announced in May. In a press release…

Here are the five startups shortlisted for the Accenture Innovation Index Awards

Business consultancy firm Accenture has announced the finalists of the 2017 Accenture Innovation Awards. At least five of the selected finalists are startups. The startups…

10 spots up for grabs for the 2018 San Francisco Entrepreneur Delegation

Heavy Chef, Startup Safari and Startup Grind have partnered to send 10 South African entrepreneurs to San Francisco for the annual Startup Grind Global Conference…

Gifted Mom wins Seedstars Douala, will represent Cameroon at Seedstars Summit

Healthtech startup Gifted Mom was last week selected as the winner of Seedstars Douala, It will now represent Cameroon at the Seedstars Summit in…

Q&A: HackR House founder on why he invested entire savings on project

How passionate are you about your business? How far would you go to create a minimum viable product (MVP)? Would you, say, invest all…

Libryo secures $1-million seed round, eyes expansion

Cape Town and London-based legal platform Libryo has secured a $1-million seed round which it aims to use towards expansion. A press release sent to…

Less than two days left to apply to join MAN Truck and Bus Impact Accelerator

South African startups in the transport and logistics sector have until Sunday (1 October) to apply to join the join the six-month long MAN Truck…

SA equity crowdfunding site Uprise.Africa reveals first three planned investments

A cab company, freelance listing app and African languages publishing project — these are three of the initial investments that Uprise.Africa, which hopes to become…

SpliceWorks platform goes live, aims to match tech startups with corporates

Entrepreneurs looking to sell their tech solutions to corporates can register to join a recently launched online platform. Launched last week by BCX, a Telkom owned company, SpliceWorks aims…

Applications open for second cohort of Techstars Anywhere Accelerator

Global entrepreneur network Techstars has opened applications for a series of accelerators situated worldwide, including its virtual Techstars Anywhere Accelerator programme. Interested applicants have…

Seedstars World launches call for applications from Angolan startups

Seedstars World has launched a call for Angolan startups to apply to take part in the global seed-stage startup competition. Applications are open until next Thursday…

Illuminum Greenhouses wins Airbus BizLab E. Africa pitch event

Kenyan agritech startup Illuminum Greenhouses was yesterday selected as the winner of global aerospace accelerator Airbus Bizlab‘s AEROmobility inaugural pitching event for East Africa….

Potential in African tech ecosystem, we will be back – Airbus BizLab head

Airbus Bizlab head Bruno Gutierres told Ventureburn that his trip to Africa is an “observation survey” to confirm what potential there was in Africa. On Thursday…

French South African Tech Labs opens calls for applications to second cohort

Cape Town-based incubator and accelerator French South African Tech Labs (FSAT Labs) has opened calls for applications to its second class of entrepreneurs, with…

Acer’s New Nitro AI Gaming Gear Is Here—But Is It Worth It for South Africans?

R19,000 for Bass? Sony Tests South Africa’s Audio Appetite

Tech Stocks Tank – Can SA Survive a Global Meltdown?

SA Business Confidence: Fintech Lula Sounds Alarm on SME Reality

Why MVNOs are gaining ground — and how Huge NXTGN is accelerating the shift

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

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV

L2 charging and the power of dwell time

Tires and tariffs