Startup news

Sea Monster wins prestigious global award

Cape Town-based, animation, gaming, and AR/VR company, Sea Monster scooped first place in the Data & Insight category at the renowned International Content Marketing…

Funding opportunities for sustainable African startups

Throughout the year multiple programmes, funds, and initiatives have launched to assist startups with capital investments and mentorships to ensure scalability in emerging markets,…

Egyptian equity firm announces first investment

An Egypt focused private equity firm, The Lorax Capital Partners Fund II (LCP), has announced its first investment, acquiring a minority stake in DSQ…

West African startup partners with Coris Bank International Togo

West African startup, Gozem has partnered with Coris Bank International Togo to allow its driver-partners to access low-interest loans towards the purchase of new…

Uganda startup launches first commercial electric tuk-tuks in East Africa

Sokowatch, an Uganda-based eCommerce platform has launched the first commercially used electric tuk-tuks in East Africa. The new tuk-tuks will be used towards its…

Local tech startup bridges language barriers in SA

A voice-enabled lingual communication application, AwezaMed has announced the conclusion of a three-year medical pilot with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The startup has created…

Going back to work today? Here are the regulations employers must know about

With South Africa now in Level 4 of its lockdown, employers overseeing employees that are returning to places of work today, must comply with…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [04/05/2020]

SA startup Trixta has launched a free web app that enables hospitals to get a leading indicator of how many Covid-19 cases they will…

France’s Bpifrance launches challenge to support startups looking to expand to Europe

French business accelerator Bpifrance has launched a challenge for African startups that plan to expand to Europe, and especially France. The challenge is aimed…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [30/04/2020]

SA employers are angry and frustrated with having to put up with the Unemployment Insurance Fund’s (UIF) ever changing directives to claim under its…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [29/04/2020]

SA fintech Yoco is set to retrench staff, due to the effect the Covid-19 pandemic is having on the business. Meanwhile, other tech companies…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [28/04/2020]

Grand Challenges Canada has included five African innovations among its 20 innovations which it will fund and support for 2020 that focus on the Covid-19…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [27/04/2020]

SA’s Trade and industry minister Ebrahim Patel says the government can’t lift restrictions to allow all ecommerce traders to operate, while not doing so…

GSMA opens applications for grants of up to £250k from its innovation fund

The GSM Association (GSMA) has opened applications for its Innovation Fund for Mobile Internet Adoption and Digital Inclusion and is offering equity-free grants of between…

Salary cuts, customers not paying, as Covid-19 begin to bite even VC-funded startups

The economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic is beginning to bite, with even South Africa’s venture capital (VC) funded tech startups feeling the pinch….

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [24/04/2020]

South Africa plans to ease its lockdown on 1 May, as it gradually begins to open up the country again. Not all businesses will…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [22/04/2020]

SA insurtech Yalu has reported a jump in retrenchment benefit queries as the Covid-19 pandemic begins to bite. The finding is in step with…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [21/04/2020]

SA fintech startup Yoco has launched a number of online payment solutions for merchants to manage their cash flow during the Covid-19 period. This,…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [20/04/2020]

SA startup Healthcent is making its healthtech platform, Signapps free for all users in public-sector hospitals over the duration of the Covid-19 period. This, while…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [17/04/2020]

The SA government has amended the country’s lockdown regulations to allow more businesses to operate during the lockdown. This, while UCook CEO David Torr (pictured…

Zayed Sustainability Prize opens applications to innovators with $3m in prize money

The Zayed Sustainability Prize is calling on African innovators who have solutions that address some of the world’s biggest sustainability challenges to enter its…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [16/04/2020]

Johannesburg based startup Airbuy wants to work with SA startups to build their online stores at no cost, by offering them virtual technical workshops…

Acer’s New Nitro AI Gaming Gear Is Here—But Is It Worth It for South Africans?

R19,000 for Bass? Sony Tests South Africa’s Audio Appetite

Tech Stocks Tank – Can SA Survive a Global Meltdown?

SA Business Confidence: Fintech Lula Sounds Alarm on SME Reality

Why MVNOs are gaining ground — and how Huge NXTGN is accelerating the shift

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

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

Tires and tariffs