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Meet the five finalists of the 2019 MEST Africa Challenge who will pitch for $50k

MEST Africa has announced the names of the five startups that will pitch at the 2019 MEST Africa Challenge finals in June for a…

Mastercard Foundation Fund for Rural Prosperity names latest beneficiaries

The Mastercard Foundation Fund for Rural Prosperity (FRP) has announced the names of the five African firms that will each get a share of…

Sw7 Microsoft Partner Acceleration Programme to kick off next week in Jozi

Tech giant Microsoft has partnered with Joburg-based tech accelerator Sw7 for the Sw7 Microsoft Partner Acceleration Programme which kicks off in Johannesburg next Tuesday…

Sanral searching for innovators to work with on smart road solutions

Are you working on, or have you developed smart road solutions that could contribute to road safety? State-owned enterprise the SA National Roads Agency…

Seda ready to roll out township tech hubs announced by Ramaphosa

The Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) says it is ready to roll out a network of township digital hubs that President Cyril Ramaphosa announced…

Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative names three additional regional partners

The African Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) today announced the names of three additional regional partners it will work with on the $10-million Africa Netpreneur…

Dineplan bags first accolade at 2019 Cape Town Experiences Magazine Awards

Restaurant booking app Dineplan has won the Most Innovative Tech Solution in the Food and Beverage Industry category at this year’s Cape Town Experiences…

Nigerian accelerator opens applications for residencies to female entrepreneurs

Applications are now open for the 2017 She Leads Africa (SLA) accelerator, a three-month programme designed to identify, support and fund the next generation of…

Platform aims to advance SA artisans

Will Edgcumbe believes his new local artisanal e-commerce platform — Advance — is as much a business, as it is “something of a cause”. Yesterday marked the launch…

Applications open now for one-month Wits, MIT tech startups course

Wits University, in conjunction with MIT Sloan School of Management, has opened applications for teams interested in participating in the MIT Global Startup Labs…

‘I was so desperate to change my situation’ — founder of Lady Bonin

It was out of desperation that entrepreneur Jessica Bonin started her tea business — to escape dead-end work in the film industry. Bonin, the founder…

‘Nigeria’s high cost of doing business is holding back acquisition of startups’

Nigeria’s recession should have made the acquisitions of startups more affordable for foreign firms — but instead the creation companies and building of new products has…

‘Silicon Cape event to tackle lack of diversity in tech sector’

Cape tech group Silicon Cape plans to address the lack of diversity in the Cape tech sector – a sector dominated by white males…

Sweep South concludes Series-A round with Black Coffee for ‘seven-figure’ sum

One of SA’s biggest music icons DJ Black Coffee has invested in domestic hiring platform SweepSouth during its Series-A funding round. “We connected with…

New Silicon Cape head pledges to make sector’s ‘old boys’ club’ more inclusive

Silicon Cape’s new managing director says she plans to get the Cape’s tech scene — long tagged as an “old boys’ club”, with moneyed…

‘We tried to partner with investors that gelled with us’ — CarZar on $1.5m deal

Partnering with investors that complement them has helped SA tech startup and online car buying service CarZar.co.za land $1.5-million in funding from a Sweden-listed investment firm,…

Startups score $35 000 in Fincluders Middle East, North Africa challenge

Three startups have been awarded cash prizes totaling $35,000 at the Fincluders Startup Challenge Amman, organised by seed investment company Oasis 500 and Sanad, a Middle-East and North…

SA startups get ready: Seedstars World applications to open later this month

Applications to global competition for emerging markets Seedstars World will open to SA startups again when the initiative returns to South Africa later this month. Seedstars World will…

Zimbabwe government opens applications for $25-million tech fund

Zimbabwe’s telecoms regulator, Potraz, has launched a call for tech entrepreneurs and innovators to apply to a $25-million government tech fund. TechZim reported the launch on Wednesday,…

CCDI to back seven innovative Cape projects in second round of seed fund

A hydrogen-powered drone that releases lab-bred insects to wipe out pests, a medical device which uses a novel method to treat glaucoma and an…

Reserve Bank is looking to further unblock ecosystem challenges – Winde

The Reserve Bank is looking at further ways to unblock challenges that entrepreneurs face, Western Cape Minister of Economic Opportunities Alan Winde revealed today during…

Women have more advantage over men, says top SA female entrepreneur

Women in South Africa have more of an advantage over men when it comes to starting a business because of the large number of business…

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Purple Elephant Ventures Secures $4.5M Seed Round, Setting Record in Kenya’s Tourism-Tech Scene

Conservio raises $1M to expand sustainable travel

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Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

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