Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic fantasy; it’s a colossal economic force, projected to balloon into a $4.8 trillion market. That’s the…
Airbus opens call to startups for second edition of its Africa4Future accelerator
Got a tech solution that can help address a problem with the aerospace sector? Aircraft manufacturer Airbus has launched the second edition of its Africa4Future initiative…
Bank Zero to begin beta testing in the first quarter of 2019
Venture capitalist and former FNB CEO Michael Jordaan’s new app-based Bank Zero plans to begin beta testing in the first quarter of 2019, before launching to…
Collaborative medicine platform Rema wins Seedstars Abidjan 2018
Healthtech startup Réseau d’Échange entre Médecins d’Afrique (Rema) has been selected as the winner of this year’s Seedstars Abidjan pitch event. The pitch was held…
Faced with a small VC scene, Ugandan founders dig deep to bootstrap startups
For Ugandan entrepreneur Brian Matsiko, raising funding for his fresh food delivery platform has been far from easy. It’s taken him six years to…