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New incubation programme launches for tech startups in Nigeria

Ventures Platform Hub‘s social impact group, the Ventures Platform Foundation has launched a new incubation programme that is targeted at startups utilising tech to establish accountability…

Enygma Ventures extends funding application date

US-based venture capital firm, Enygma Ventures has extended the funding application to 15 January 2021. Applications close on 15 January 2021 Female applicants located…

Facebook claims Apple’s new iOS 14 policy will harm small businesses

According to social media platform giant, Facebook, Apple’s newly released iOS 14 policy will harm small businesses due to the implementation of the AppTrackingTransparency…

City of Cape Town offers local businesses support

The City of Cape Town is offering local businesses various forms of support as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to take its toll on the…

Local tech startup launches platform to assist businesses

Launching in the height of the national lockdown in March 2020, Eloh App functions to provide a one-stop platform for locals to access a…

Global online speed networking event for entrepreneurs

Taking place on 22 January and hosted by Explore ProTech Entrepreneurial Haven, the fifth Global Online Speed Networking Event provides entrepreneurs with a unique…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [22/06/2020]

In a ruling on Friday (19 June), The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria described as too vague, the Department of Small Business Development’s use…

Eating-out app Feastfox launches new platform in Seattle, after SA co-founder relocates to US

The SA co-founder of eating-out app Feastfox has relocated to the US and last week launched a new web-based platform to provide restaurant recommendations…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [19/06/2020]

Talks are in progress to overhaul South Africa’s Covid-19 loan guarantee scheme, which aims to support small firms, but has struggled with low take-up….

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [18/06/2020]

President Cyril Ramaphosa last night announced that level 3 lockdown restrictions would be further eased, allowing hotels, restaurants, cinemas and personal care services such…

Lori Systems, Twiga Foods included on WEF’s 100 New Technology Pioneers list

Kenyan tech startups Lori Systems and Twiga Foods have been included on the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) 2020 Technology Pioneers list which includes 100…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [17/06/2020]

The SA government plans to allow more sectors of the economy to open under the level 3 lockdown restrictions. This, as Startupbootcamp and UK-South…

Sanofi announces five winners of AfricaTech Healthcare Challenge

Global pharmaceutical company Sanofi has announced the five winners of its AfricaTech Challenge, following an online finals which took place last week. It follows a…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [15/06/2020]

Investments in East African based tech firms have plummeted as the Covid-19 pandemic has taken hold, a new report has revealed. This, as Cape…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [12/06/2020]

UPDATE (12 June 2020): Insupply founder Tamir Shklaz told Ventureburn subsequent to the publication of this roundup that while Techstars’ Yossi Hasson and ParcelNinja’s…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [11/06/2020]

Cape Town based non-profit Reconstructed Living Labs (RLabs) plans to support 40 000 youth, and their families, through its Zlto app. The app rewards…

How agritech can save SA’s smallholder farmers [Sponsored]

South Africa’s agricultural sector is dualistic, characterised by a highly commercial sector running parallel to a smallholder sector of two million dominated by black…

Applications open for HiiL Innovating Justice Challenge 2020

The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) Southern Africa is looking for startups that are developing sustainable, scalable solutions to pressing justice needs…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [10/06/2020]

A number of small businesses in South Africa’s ICT sector are struggling to secure coronavirus relief funding and financial aid from the government. This,…

SA startups called on to apply for Annual Investment Meeting Virtual Pitch Competition

Applications are now open for SA high-growth startups to apply to the Annual Investment Meeting Virtual Pitch Competition. The winner of a local virtual…

Orange Digital Ventures launches seed challenge to invest €500k in seven startups

Seven startups from Africa and the Middle East will be able to land investment of between €50 000 and €150 000 through a new…

Convicted fraudster Eran Eyal deported to Israel

SA entrepreneur and Springleap and Shopin founder Eran Eyal who was convicted in December of defrauding investors of millions of dollars, has been deported…

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