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Launchlab launches second season of 2018 LaunchLab Ideas Programme

South African early-stage startups looking to validate their concepts or improve their technology offering are in luck. Stellenbosch University business incubator Launchlab today launched the…

Seedstars World announces 10 startups set to pitch at Seedstars Kampala

Seedstars World, one of the leading startup competitions for emerging markets, has announced the 10 Ugandan startups set to pitch later this week at…

How a pickpocket inspired the founding of Ghana’s first data science academy

What would you do if a pickpocket stole an iPod Touch that took you months to save for? Seven years ago Ghanaian Jeph Acheampong…

Awief, Nedbank open applications for women’s Growth Accelerator Programme

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (Awief) is looking for 25 innovative early stage South African women entrepreneurs to take part in its…

Eazi.com co-founder plans to relocate to US following Pam Golding deal [Updated]

Cape Town entrepreneur Shaun Minnie won’t say how much he sold his property marketplace Eazi.com to Pam Golding for, but has revealed that he will relocate…

Nigerian online cake marketplace eyes expansion into Ghana, Kenya and SA

After having completed expansion into 23 of Nigeria’s 36 states earlier this week, WaraCake founder and CEO Ayilara Olatunde says he is now eyeing markets…

TIA calls on innovators to submit funding proposals for waste, water solutions

The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) is calling on startups and innovators to submit proposals that tackle ewaste and waste beneficiation, as well as Acid Mine Drainage,…

Startupbootcamp Insurance Accelerator gets support from JSE listed financial group

Global startup accelerator Startupbootcamp’s Insurance Accelerator programme is getting early investment support from South African financial services group MMI Holdings, which along with Lloyds…

Microsoft BizSpark Plus offers $120k Azure credits to startups, partners with Sw7

Tech companies dominate the startup scene, but it’s often difficult to get these businesses off the ground. Starting 1 July, Microsoft’s BizSpark Plus platform,…

SA’s fire detection startup Lumkani named finalist in Index Awards 2015

Lumkani, the South African startup behind the innovative fire detecting device, is a finalist in the globally renowned design competition Index: Award 2015. Lumkani…

BitHub launches to help incubate SA’s bitcoin startups

Cryptocurrency is a hot topic and the talking point on everyone’s lips. Bitcoin has existed for a few years but is starting to make its…

Ghana’s student app startup Flippy Campus is going to DEMO Africa 2015

Flippy Campus, a made-in-Ghana product that aims to improve students’ campus experience has become one of the first startups that will be pitching to…

Social hackathon to create solutions around early childhood development

With the help of technology experts, creatives, and early childhood development (ECD) practitioners, the ECD hackathon hopes to find solutions to problems encountered in…

Are carpooling services Nigeria’s next big thing?

In March, I spoke to the country manager of “the world’s sexiest startup“, Uber, on how the company is faring in Nigeria. Among other…

Pivot East 2015 announces mobile startup semi-finalists

Pivot East, an East African-based startups competition for tech companies, has announced its semi-finalists for this year’s competition. All entries were based on a…

Tax assistant TaxTim starts expansion plans with PwC Namibia partnership

South African online tax assistant TaxTim has helped more than 1.3 million local citizens do their taxes since it launched in 2011. With the help of…

Rental startup Ekaya gets ex-Naspers angel on board amid expansion

Specialising in finding and renting properties in Cape Town, Ekaya started beta testing its website last year. In a press release today, the company…

Seedstars World coins cinema booking site Moovi Mozambique’s top startup

Global seed-stage competition for startups Seedstars World has kicked off its African tour in Maputo, Mozambique this week where cinema booking site Moovi walk…

Startup competition Seedstars World 2015 to kick-off in Mozambique

Seedstars World is a global competition for startups, which aims to find smart startups that solve regional issues, or develop profitable products for global…

Ignitor wants to help create lean startups

Many startups focus on obtaining funding as soon as possible instead of trying to make their idea work first. Ignitor, a Johannesburg-based company, is…

Lagos StartupWeek hopes to become ‘next big thing’ in Africa’s tech ecosystem

Lagos is fast becoming a startup powerhouse in Africa. It’s not only the second fastest growing city in Africa, but the seventh internationally. In…

Kenya’s million dollar bitcoin startup BitPesa expands to Tanzania

Kenyan bitcoin startup BitPesa is expanding to neighbouring Tanzania about a year after it launched its mobile-friendly digital currency exchange. Since then, the innovative…

Shopstar celebrates anniversary with over 2600 online stores registered

South African ecommerce builder Shopstar is celebrating its second birthday. Since launching in May 2013, the company has achieved a variety of impressive milestones….

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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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