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Knife Capital launches second 12J Venture Capital Fund

Cape Town-based venture capital (VC) company Knife Capital has announced the launch of its second Section 12J Venture Capital fund for new investors to…

Catalyst Fund announces eighth fintech cohort

Six African fintech startups have been selected to participate in a prestigious accelerator programme facilitated by the Catalyst Fund. Six African fintech startups have…

Local Tourism Equity Fund worth R1.2-billion launches

The Department of Tourism has created the Tourism Equity Fund (TEF) to provide financial support to black-owned tourism enterprises. Valued at R1.2-billion, the fund…

SA startup wins Global Startup Award

Workshop17, a local workspace solutions provider and proudly South African startup, has scooped the prestigious Global Startup Award for Best Coworking space. Workshop17 wins…

SA fintech increases SMME funding limit to R2-million

Lulalend, one of the country’s leading B2B digital SMME lenders has, increased the amount of funding it is able to offer to R2-million. Lulalend…

SA tech startup launches free online courses for jobseekers

Local automated recruitment platform, Giraffe has launched several free online courses that are tailored to improving the skills of job seekers to enhance their…

COBRA and SMEgo partner to help SMEs find funding

Covid-19 Business Rescue Assistance and SMEgo have partnered to connect small and medium business owners with a wide range of funding options to keep…

Part two: All you need to know about Section 12J

Ventureburn will be kicking off its first webinar series at the start of September 2020. Held in partnership with Kalon Venture Partners, a registered…

Township tech startups accelerator launches

Budding township-savvy entrepreneurs are encouraged to apply to a new accelerator program. Established by Akro Accelerate (Pty) Ltd in partnership with Imvelo Ventures (Pty)…

FRAGG investment extends accelerator call for growth-stage impact SMEs in West Africa [Sponsored]

Nigeria-based impact accelerator, FRAGG Impact Growth Accelerator Programme (FIGAP), is calling on for-profit impact SMEs at growth stage across West Africa to apply for…

SA fintech selected for prestigious accelerator programme

SME Snapshot has been selected for the esteemed 2020 Grindstone Accelerator program which is targeted at technology businesses with high potential. SME Snapshot has been selected for…

Intel ‘Youth In AI ePavilion’ to promote inclusion of youth-focused companies

Intel is set to promote the inclusion of African youth in Artificial Intelligence (AI) through the ‘Intel Youth in AI ePavilion’ at AI Expo…

Part one: All you need to know about Section 12J

Ventureburn will be kicking off its first webinar series at the start of September 2020. Held in partnership with Kalon Venture Partners, a registered…

Catching Covid-19 at work: new COIDA directive issued

The Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) recently issued a revised Directive on Compensation for Workplace-acquired Novel Corona Virus Disease (Directive). The Department of…

Fem-In-Tech Development regional training sessions announced

The Fem-In-Tech Development Programme established by The Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda), in collaboration with the SA Innovation Summit (SAIS) has announced its online…

V&A Waterfront launches incubator for foodpreneurs and SMMEs

Makers Landing, a development created by the V&A Waterfront in partnership with the National Treasury’s Job Fund, will function as an incubator for local…

New programme launches to assist female-owned tech businesses

Ya Basadi, meaning ‘for women’ in Setswana is a new acceleration programme aimed at supporting established female-owned businesses to transition into a technology-enabled company…

SA TV and Film relief fund worth R8.3-million opens

A film and television relief fund worth R8.3-million has been established by Netflix in partnership with the South African Screen Federation (SASFED) and supported by…

Award-winning tech startup launches courses for entrepreneurs

Kuba Technologies has launched online courses catering to those facing retrenchment, with innovative business ideas and for Township entrepreneurs negatively impacted by the pandemic….

New remote-learning African ed-tech platform launches

Wingu, a new ed-tech platform has launched with help from The University of Pretoria’s (UP) TuksNovation incubator. The University of Pretoria has seen another…

Twelve female founded tech startups selected for elite mentorship program

Twelve African female-founded tech startups have been selected for the inaugural The Future is Female Mentorship Program. Launching earlier this year, the program was…

Winners of Lagos Urban Innovation Challenge announced

Utopia has announced the winners of the first-ever Lagos Urban Innovation Challenge, an innovation competition aimed at finding solutions that can help solve critical urban issues…

Starting a business in a crisis [Opinion]

Sandras Phiri, CEO of Startup Circles.ai shares his tips on how to launch a business during a crisis. An article by BBC has indicated that…

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