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SBC AfriTech to host corporate-focused hackathon for startups in Joburg

Is your startup looking to run pilots or proof of concepts with the likes of Old Mutual, RCS, BNP Paribas Personal Finance, Nedbank and PwC…

Entrepreneurship, investor platform SoGal Foundation launches Johannesburg chapter

SoGal, a global platform for entrepreneurs and investors which aims to close the diversity gap in entrepreneurship and venture capital (VC), has launched a…

Here’s all you need to know about the Female Focused Fintech Prize

Early-stage fintech accelerator DFS Lab has partnered with Flourish Ventures to launch the Female Focused Fintech Prize (F3). The initiative aims to honour innovative digital financial products…

Dawn of Disruption board game teaches players about how to make money from AI

We all know or have an inkling of an idea of what artificial intelligence (AI) is, but do you know what your company or…

Google News Initiative Innovative Challenge to launch in Africa in June

Internet giant Google will launch its Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge in Africa in June. The initiative, which Google announced last year, is…

Apps for Africa competition winner to be provided with an app development package

Johannesburg-based digital business development agency NubiaNetwork will on Thursday (25 April) launch its Apps for Africa competition which will provide the winner with an…

Nominations for the second Southern Africa Startup Awards to open on 29 April

Nominations for the second edition of the Southern Africa Startup Awards will open on 29 April, the award’s parent organisation Setup A Startup has…

HeePD to launch coding academy for people living with disabilities

People with disabilities in Cape Town will be able to access free training in coding, with the expected launch next month of a local coding academy….

Innovator taps over R220 000 in support from CSIR grassroots programme

Nkosana Madi has been able to tap over R220 000 in training and support from a Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) programme that…

South Korea seeks to diversify its startup scene with its latest accelerator GAPS

The South Korean government has opened applications for 30 foreign startups to join its new Global Accelerator Program for Startups (GAPS). The application deadline is 31…

Q&A: Karoo Tech Hub hosting developer handling $1 billion a month in spend

A tech hub in South Africa’s Karoo has already attracted 20 to 30 people since launching nine months ago — including a team of developers who…

‘Percentage of women in tech sector has declined from 40% of professionals’

The percentage of women in the local IT sector has declined from a level of 40% of professionals in the 1980s claims Cape Town entrepreneur…

SA’s first equity crowdfunding platform to launch later this month

South Africa’s first equity crowdfunding platform will be unveiled by ThundaFund founder Patrick Schofield in a soft launch later this month, Schofield confirmed today….

These were 10 startups that competed in the SA finals of Seedstars World

Last month saw a sold out Seedstars South Africa final at the Standard Bank Auditorium in Rosebank, Johannesburg — with Cape Town startup EMGuidance…

Startupbootcamp InsurTech fasttracks head to Johannesburg, Cape Town

Europe’s leading accelerator programme Startupbootcamp is getting geared up to showcase South Africa’s entrepreneurial talent in the global market through the third series of Startupbootcamp InsurTech FastTrack…

XAfricaMart.com marketplace launches with a transaction fee of just 1.2%

Online B2B marketplace XAfricaMart.com was launched yesterday in Johannesburg, with its CEO Stephen Oehley claiming that the marketplace has one of the lowest transaction fees in…

Seedstars, Enel seeking energy entrepreneurs for Africa Energy Prize

Global startup competition Seedstars in collaboration with Enel Group, a global power company, have announced the creation of the Africa Energy Prize. The competition, which…

SA’s Rehive launches Shopify-type platform for fintech apps

South African fintech startup Rehive — which aims to become the Shopify for small companies to build their own fintech apps — has launched a new platform…

HAVAÍC to undertake a R5m capital raise for SA company Digital Cabinet

Cape Town venture capital (VC) company HAVAÍC today announced it would undertake a R5-million capital raise for local paperless cloud solutions company Digital Cabinet. The raise includes…

Meet EMGuidance, the SA finalist for Seedstars World competition

A Cape Town startup that developed an app to help doctors to source more reliable information on treatment guidelines and medication dosages among other things, has been chosen…

German accelerator opens global call for social ventures that empower women

Berlin-based accelerator F-LANE has opened a call to social ventures from across the world that utilise technology to empower women. In a press release today, the…

Three days left to apply for SA Innovation Summit’s pitching den, inventor’s garage

Startups and small businesses with high-growth potential have until midnight on Sunday (9 July) to apply to pitch at the SA Innovation Summit‘s Pitching Den competition…

SA might be in recession but opportunities are huge – Alphawave chairman

While South Africa slipped into a recession in the first quarter of this year, Stellenbosch investor and entrepreneur Frans Meyer says the opportunities for…

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

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