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Innovation Edge calls for pitches for SA ventures focused on positive parenting by fathers

Investor Innovation Edge has put out a call for pitches for ventures that have solutions that increase the positive involvement of fathers and father…

SAIS project puts out call for startups for investment programme

The ‘Scaling Digital Agriculture Innovations through Start-ups’ (SAIS) project has called for startups to apply for its Investment Readiness Programme. Applications for the programme…

Greenhouse Lab Founders-backed fintech accelerator cohort 2021 announced

Nigeria-based venture capital firm GreenHouse Capital’s flagship accelerator programme GreenHouse Lab has announced its cohort for 2021. Eight innovative African startups have been selected…

Cape Town startup turns fantasy football local with FantasyGo

What started as a discussion on a couch turned into an idea to launch a South African fantasy football platform by the founders of…

HiiL announces four South African legal startups set to join Justice Accelerator

The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) has announced four South African legal startups that will join the institute’s Justice Accelerator programme. The…

Local lithium-ion battery manufacturer I-G3N secures R20m investment

South African battery manufacturer I-G3N has secured R20 million in investment to help the company grow and promote renewable energy on the continent. The…

Moove raises $23 million in Series A funding round

Sub-Saharan mobility and vehicle finance company Moove has announced it has raised $23 million (R341 million) in a Series A funding round. The latest…

Future of Work Africa 2021 accelerator participants announced

Village Capital, with support from Moody’s Foundation and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has announced the 23 early-stage startups that have…

Engen Pitch & Polish returns after year-long hiatus

The Engen Pitch & Polish competition, in which entrepreneurs battle it out for prizes up to R1-million is back after a year-long hiatus. The …

Cape Town’s Township economy vital contributor to city’s economy

The City of Cape Town is running three incubator programmes in tonwship communities to assist individuals in accessing new employment opportunities and growing their…

AlphaCode awards R2-million and support to fintech startups

SA’s best up and coming fintech startups sweated it out at a virtual demo day yesterday where they had just five minutes each to…

Local SMEs stand the chance of winning R100 000 each

Old Mutual has launched a competition to help local SMEs get back on their feet. Ten SMEs stand the chance of winning R100 000…

Catapult: Inclusion Africa 2021 reveals selected startups

The 2021 edition of Catapult: Inclusion Africa has announced the 14 fintech startups that will take part in the bi-annual programme. The startups were…

Food Waste Innovation Challenge launches in SA

The Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship South Africa has partnered with the UNDP Accelerator Labs to launch the Food Waste Innovation Challenge. Ten entrepreneurs will…

Hack the Normal winning innovators announced

Hosted by Defy in partnership with ATÖLYE and supported by Defy’s sister company, Beko, Hack the Normal an online hackathon has announced the winning…

FNB and Sage partnership enables SMEs to securely automate business accounting

Local financial service provider FNB and Sage, a company that offers cloud business management solutions, have partnered to simplify the process of transferring financial…

Fintech specialist e4 builds computer centre for Soweto school

Fintech specialist e4 has built a computer centre at Diepdale Secondary School in Soweto to promote IT youth skills. The new centre was opened…

SA tech startup launches full-service funeral app

Johannesburg-based tech startup has launched Sendoff, a full-service funeral app that provides a service that assists users in managing and arranging funerals. Sendoff claims…

SA healthtech startup launches platform for African nurses

Johannesburg-based healthtech startup Patient Health (Pty) Ltd has launched Afrinurse, a new platform that supports and connects nurses across Africa. Healthtech startup launches innovative…

AfricArena Summit announces speakers and pitching startups

AfricArena has announced who will be appearing at its Southern Africa Summit later this month. The guest speakers names and startups that will be…

GirlCode partners with Amazon to upskill unemployed women

GirlCode South Africa has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to create a free joint learnership training programme targeted at 30 unemployed women for…

Djassi Africa launches innovative programme to empower African female entrepreneurs

Djassi Africa, a venture building company focused on African innovators, has launched a ground-breaking new programme that is tailored to empowering female entrepreneurs in…

South African edtech WeThinkCode launches Durban Campus

South African edtech startup WeThinkCode has opened a campus in Durban and is encouraging interested locals to apply for its maiden cohort software programme…

ASUS and AMD Launch AI-Driven Expert P Series PCs for South African SMBs

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