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All sunshine for Mobisol after €14m in investments

Solar power company, Mobisol has acquired large investments from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), as well as from the Dutch development bank. The IFC has…

Startup with an education focus? This contest might be for you

The Jacobs Foundation’s TRECC initiative, in partnership with Seedstars World, has launched a new competition to find innovative startups with education-focused ideas and services. The competition…

Amavulandlela Fund launched for disabled entrepreneurs

A new fund, dubbed the Amavulandlela Fund, has recently been announced, focusing on supporting entrepreneurs with disabilities. The Amavulandlela Fund will be made up of…

Innoventures ends year on $1.6m high note

SME developer and accelerator Innoventures has announced the launch of their US$1.6-million fund, named Innoventures Fund 1. Innoventures’ CEO Hesham Wahby made the announcement…

Cognition.online launches tutor booking, paying platform for students

Edutech startup Cognition.online, which facilitates the booking and paying of tutor services in SA, has gone live. Cognition.online was also announced as the winner of…

Smorgasbord is the food startup incubator you’ve been waiting for

Coming into full force next year, Smorgasbord is an organisation dedicated to supporting and incubating food startups. Smorgasbord is dedicated to building and sustaining…

Kasha comes out tops at Seedstars Rwanda

Women’s health startup, Kasha has won the Rwandan round of the Seedstars World competition and will go on to represent the nation in the…

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Female tech founders in South Africa can win up to R1.9 million to scale their innovations

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REdimension Capital closes R250m property tech and sustainability fund

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Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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