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Entries now open for Spring 2019 Westerwelle Young Founders Programme

The Westerwelle Foundation is looking for 25 entrepreneurs to join its Spring 2019 Westerwelle Young Founders Programme.

Prize of $10k up for grabs for two startups in Seedstars Health Challenge

Seedstars has partnered with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to identify innovative solutions to vaccine delivery and the malaria supply chain

Endeavor selects eight African entrepreneurs to join organisation

Endeavor, a non-profit organisation that supports high-impact entrepreneurs around the world, has selected eight African entrepreneurs to join the prestiguous organisation. The selection was…

Startups stand to win up to £15k in prizes in UK’s Accel Awards 2019

African entrepreneurs and startups stand to win £15 000 in prizes as well as a fully sponsored trip to London in the London Business…

Are these the four biggest SA tech acquisitions of 2018?

As 2018 comes to an end SA tech entrepreneurs can look back on a year of four big acquisitions. As usual, no one is…

SA fintech startup takes second place at Techcrunch Startup Battlefield Africa

Ahead of its expected launch to market next year, SA fintech startup Bettr last week scored a major victory — by being placed second at TechCrunch Startup…

Call from East African Swiss ambassador to startups to pitch disruptive solutions

The Seedstars Africa Summit took place today

Amavulandlela Fund launched for disabled entrepreneurs

A new fund, dubbed the Amavulandlela Fund, has recently been announced, focusing on supporting entrepreneurs with disabilities. The Amavulandlela Fund will be made up of…

Innoventures ends year on $1.6m high note

SME developer and accelerator Innoventures has announced the launch of their US$1.6-million fund, named Innoventures Fund 1. Innoventures’ CEO Hesham Wahby made the announcement…

Cognition.online launches tutor booking, paying platform for students

Edutech startup Cognition.online, which facilitates the booking and paying of tutor services in SA, has gone live. Cognition.online was also announced as the winner of…

Smorgasbord is the food startup incubator you’ve been waiting for

Coming into full force next year, Smorgasbord is an organisation dedicated to supporting and incubating food startups. Smorgasbord is dedicated to building and sustaining…

Kasha comes out tops at Seedstars Rwanda

Women’s health startup, Kasha has won the Rwandan round of the Seedstars World competition and will go on to represent the nation in the…

TEF Entrepreneurship Programme now accepting applications

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has announced that they will now be accepting their third round of applications from 1 January 2017. TEF is an entrepreneurship…

2016 ABAN Investor Masterclass Series set to conclude

The 2016 ABAN Investor Masterclass Series will see early-stage investors gathering in Cairo as well as Lagos next week to discuss and share best practices…

Three SA startups selected for international accelerator

Three SA startups have been accepted into the Startupbootcamp InsurTech startup accelerator, which will take place in London in 2017. The selection process took…

Who won big at EY SA World Entrepreneur Awards?

The EY SA World Entrepreneur Awards has concluded its 2016 running, with Super Group’s CEO, Peter Mountford, winning the award in the Master category. Broad-based supply…

Ducere Holdings on winning R1m in Green City Startup competition

Earlier this month, car-based startup Ducere Holdings took home the R1-million prize at the Green City Startup competition in Johannesburg. The company created the MISER Hydraulic…

Zebra Cabs: taxi service gets R300m injection

Minibus financing service, SA Taxi has secured a R300-million investment from Futuregrowth Asset Management, it announced this week. The funding will go toward financing the…

Three SA startups a step closer to international accelerator

Three local startups have been shortlisted for participation in an international acceleration programme. The three SA startups are competing to be one of ten startups to…

Innotech Fellows step up to plate for CT pitching day

The Innotech Fellows programme saw several entrepreneurs pitch their businesses at the Bandwidth Barn in Cape Town. The programme, which is a partnership between CiTi…

Here are the 12 startups pitching at Seedstars World in Rwanda

One of the world’s biggest pitching events, Seedstars World has announced the top 12 startups to pitch in Rwanda. The winner of the Rwandan event on…

Plan My Wedding secures investment at Shark Tank SA

Wedding platform startup Plan My Wedding has secured a R400 000 investment from Sharks Gil Oved (co-founder and CEO of the Creative Counsel) and Dawn Nathan Jones…

ATTACQ Retail Innovation winners revealed

Campus-based incubator LaunchLab, in partnership with ATTACQ, has announced the six winners of the Attacq Retail Innovation Entrepreneurs Challenge 2016. The winners were awarded a…

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

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