Startup news

Asimmetric, the South African networking startup, has announced a funding round from a group of high-profile Silicon Valley VCs. One of a handful of…

Barclays Africa has announced the 10 startups that will enter its Rise programme. The programme, run in partnership with TechStars, aims to provide mentorship…

Go to any startup event in South Africa and you’ll likely hear at least one conversation about everything that’s wrong with the local ecosystem….

A group of angel investors and venture capitalists have invested in Conte Magazine, a new platform for emerging creatives and artists. While no amounts…

There’s a clear, demonstrated effect of music on sales performance, with the right kind of tune helping stores significantly increase footfall and influence purchase…

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This is cool. South African media content startup Eduze has become the first around the globe to receive an investment from TED, the organisation…

Tax Tim, the online income tax calculator, has reportedly received investment from Exponential, the new innovation unit set up by JSE-listed financial services giant…

This is interesting. WeChat users signed up to microjobbing service M4JAM were on Monday greeted with a message telling them to cash out all…

MMI, the financial services group, has announced that it’s setting up a new unit to hunt out innovative entrepreneurs. The new unit, called Exponential,…

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