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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…

Sefa approved R1.4-billion worth of loans

South Africa’s Small Enterprise Finance Agency (sefa) has announced that it approved R1.4-billion in loans for the financial year of 2019/2020 and reportedly assisted…

New programme launched to accelerate impact-driven tech companies in Africa

The leading technology innovation center in Africa, Co-creation Hub (CcHUB) has launched the CcHUB Syndicate. The Syndicate is an investment vehicle that aims to encourage…

New free programme to launch for SA entrepreneurs

A new free programme, The Global Young Innovators Programme, targetted at young innovators and entrepreneurs in South Africa and the UK has officially opened for…

Pan African Fintech Accelerator programme open for fintech startups

The Pan African Fintech Accelerator programme, funded by the SANAD Fund for MSME, in partnership with MEST Africa and Impact Lab, has opened applications for its six-month virtual…

Programme launched to strengthen tech ecosystem in Western Cape

The Western Cape Government’s Digital Economy Unit within the Department of Economic Development and Tourism has launched the region’s first programme dedicated to strengthening…

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…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [15/04/2020]

A Cape Town based healthtech Ingress Healthcare has raised a R6-million investment for a platform that distributes spare consulting rooms in hospitals and clinics…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [14/04/2020]

Has Covid-19 put a brake on funding? Tech companies in Africa have raised over $343-million so far this year, which is 27% higher than…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [13/04/2020]

A team of Cape Town innovators are looking to design and produce ventilators to help those who fall ill from Covid-19. They’ve raised R50…

Swiss innovation platform Kickstart opens applications for a new cohort

Zurich based innovation platform Kickstart has opened applications for its fifth iteration of its annual B2B scale-up programme aimed at late-stage start-ups interested in…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [10/04/2020]

In Nigeria seven startups have qualified for seed funding after coming out tops in a Covid-19 challenge run by Ventures Platform, Venture Garden Group…

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Verto Launches Global Business Award to Fuel African Startup Expansion

GITEX Africa: Shaping the Future of Tech and Positioning Africa as a Global Powerhous

Gozem Secures $30M Series B to Fuel Super App Expansion Across Francophone Africa

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Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Lucid CEO becomes strategic advisor

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