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Jozi fintech startup Franc Group wins Seedstars Johannesburg 2018

Jozi-based self-insurance platform Franc Group has been selected as the winner of last Friday’s Seedstars Johannesburg pitch event. The fintech startup was founded in…

AfriLabs partners with Francophone innovation hub network Jokkolabs

AfriLabs — a pan-African network of tech innovation hubs — has announced that it is adding 12 new hubs to its network and extending…

Nine African fintech startups selected for Catapult: Inclusion Africa bootcamp

The Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT) Foundation has announced the 14 fintech startups — nine of them from Africa — that have been…

AFD seeks startups with solutions that boost women to apply to digital challenge

French development bank AFD and innovation platform Digital Africa are seeking African tech startups that help boost women — be it in the economic, social, cultural or political sphere —…

How Naspers could help find SA’s next great tech startups [Opinion]

Former Naspers CEO Koos Bekker has always been vocal about the lack of good tech entrepreneurs in South Africa. It’s a statement that makes…

Cisco launches R10m business incubator in Pretoria, plans further centres

IT multinational Cisco today (1 November) launched a R10-million incubation centre in Pretoria aimed at helping small businesses and startups speed up entry into the market….

‘Excited’ co-founder’s legal firm is among 12 African startups in HiiL accelerator

Being selected for the Hague-based HiiL Justice Accelerator has been the “most exciting” moment in his career for Epoq Legal COO Emile Gerber. The SA legaltech startup —…

Landmark Barclays Africa accelerator programme concludes

Ten companies have showed off their wares as part of the first ever Barclays Africa accelerator programme. The programme, hosted by the Barclays Rise…

Tradesman platform IDWork crowned Seedstars World SA winner [update]

Update: added comment from Sayo Folawiyo The South African leg of the Seedstars World competition has finally come to a close, with IDWork crowned the overall SA…

10 startups the New Economy Accelerator thinks are seriously investable

The New Economy Accelerator, launched in 2015, has announced the graduation of its first cohort of entrepreneurs. The graduating startups, it says, are focused…

#Brexit: Berlin to shoot past London as Euro startup capital?

Britain’s plans to leave the European Union (EU) will be good news for Germany’s startup scene, a major German venture capital provider said. According to…

iKhokha merchants can now get cash advances

Mobile app and card-reader startup iKhokha on Monday announced that merchants using its devices and platforms can now get cash advances to help grow…

Andela receives US$24-million investment from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

During a round of Series B funding, coding startup programme Andela, received US$24-million (+R360-million) from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI). The funding was announced…

Seedstars crowns 3 winners at Soweto startup pitching event

International startup programme Seedstars, announced Umoyair, Sortd, and Riovic as winners of its Soweto pitching event. The event took place on 11 June at eKasiLABS Garankuwa, Tshwane. The…

SA-based Snapt expands after nabbing $1m in funding

South African tech company Snapt is expanding after it secured almost US$1-million from local investment firm Convergence Partners. The company, which provides “high-end virtualised and cloud-based…

Ride sharing platform GoMyWay reaches one-year milestone, shares customer experiences

Nigerian ride-sharing startup, GoMyWay, celebrated its one-year birthday of operation on 10 June. The company connects passengers to car-owners who are using the same…

FNB crowns WiGroup CEO as winner of 2016 Innovation Awards

SA banking institution FNB named WiGroup founder and CEO, Bevan Ducasse, as the winner of its FNB Business Innovation Awards for 2016. As Ducasse’s prize,…

Seedstars names 3 winners at Durban pitching event

On 8 June, international startup programme, Seedstars, named Guardian Angel, Vitls, and You, Baby & I as winners of the Durban pitching event. Eight…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [06/06/2016]

Looking to get into the South African startup scene or scratch up on some of your skills? Well, you’ve come to the right place….

Seedstars crowns 3 winners at Cape Town pitching event

International startup programme, Seedstars, named Pargo, Wumdrop, and Crew Pencil as winners of its Cape Town pitching event. The event was held at Workshop 17 at the V&A…

Here are the 10 Cape Town startups pitching at Seedstars World

It’s that time again when international startup competition Seedstars World starts its pitching rounds. The first event is taking place on 27 May in…

Property Fox saves customer R93 000 on first property sale

Real estate startup Property Fox has saved a client R93 000 on their first sale. This comes after the company launched just three weeks ago. According…

iKhokha PoS gets Game distribution deal

It’s been a while since we heard anything from iKhokha, one of the many startups trying to bring point-of-sale (PoS) devices to the mass…

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