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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…

Here are the 10 startups that will pitch for one million naira at Impact Hub today

One Nigerian startup will get the chance to win one million naira ($2700) in equity-free funding in a pitch competition to be held at 2pm…

AfriLabs adds 27 new hubs in six African countries

AfriLabs, a pan-African network of technology and innovation centres, has announced that it has added 27 new hubs in six countries — namely Botswana,…

SA’s Travelstart to acquire Club Travel Group

Fresh from last month having announced a partnership with global private markets investment firm HarbourVest, SA travel booking company Travelstart yesterday revealed it would acquire the Club Travel…

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…

Here are the 11 startups pitching at Seedstars Douala 2017

The Seedstars World team this week heads off to Douala for the Cameroon leg of its world tour, where 11 of Cameroon’s most promising…

Fintech startup MaTontine wins Seedstars Dakar, a shot at $1-million in funding

Senegalese fintech startup MaTontine was last week crowned winner of Seedstars Dakar, giving it the opportunity to represent the country at the Seedstars Summit in Switzerland…

Startup Cargonaught off to France after winning Airbus BizLab AEROmobility pitch

Cape Town-based airship startup Cargonaught has won the Airbus BizLab AEROmobility pitching competition. The startup beat six other startups to clinch an all expenses…

Black-owned startup responds on Adapt IT buyback it made at 90% discount

The founder of black-owned startup Uyandiswa Amanda Dambuza says there is nothing untoward in a deal to buy back JSE-listed Adapt IT’s 49% stake in her…

Questions raised as Adapt IT sells stake in black startup for ‘90% discount’

Three years after it bought a 49% stake in black-owned project management consultancy Uyandiswa and built the firm up to an almost R100-million a year…

Standard Bank partners with INV Fintech accelerator, here’s how you can apply

With the deadline for the next cohort just a week away, global fintech accelerator INV Fintech has announced that Standard Bank has joined its programme as a partner….

Visa sees major competition as cash, not fintech startups, says digital director

With cash making up 94% of financial transactions in Africa there is a plenty of opportunity for the fintech sector on the continent — says John Conlon,…

Click2Sure launches its global aspirations at InsureTech Connect in Las Vegas

Cape Town insurtech startup Click2Sure announced yesterday that it has been invited to attend next month’s Insure Tech Connect, one of the world’s largest insurtech…

SA drone startup Aerobotics clinches Digital Insurer European 2017 award

Cape Town-based drone and data analytics startup Aerobotics has clinched The Digital Insurer (TDI) European 2017 Startup Insurtech Award. Aerobotics was yesterday one of four finalists…

Edtech incubator Injini selects 8 startups from across Africa for first cohort

African incubator Injini — which claims to be the continent’s first ever edtech incubator — has selected eight startups from Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa and South…

Here’s how Africa Chivas Regal winner EmptyTrips will disrupt logistics sector

Barely a year old, Johannesburg based online trip exchange platform EmptyTrips has been having a good year. The startup won the Africa Chivas Regal…

Microsoft 4Afrika teams up with Tony Elumelu Foundation to help IT firms

Microsoft, through its 4Afrika Initiative, has collaborated with the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) to provide entrepreneurs in the foundation’s entrepreneurship programme with technology-based tools, resources and…

Who is Israeli angel investor company behind success of SA’s Zapper?

In under four years South African mobile payments platform Zapper has grown to operate in 12 markets, employing over 300 people. It sounds like a…

Here are the 40 entrepreneurs that will take part in Vusi Thembekwayo initiative

Venture capitalist Vusi Thembekwayo has selected South Africa’s #Top40 entrepreneurs who will undergo an 18-month mentorship programme. The programme is hosted by Thembekwayo’s MyGrowthFund, which…

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

South African Businesses Face Growing Legal Risks as AI Adoption Soars

MTN Pumps R300 Million into Gauteng to Strengthen Digital Infrastructure

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

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