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Egypt fintech startup launches country’s first digital wallet

Egypt-based fintech startup, Raseedy has partnered with The Saudi Investment Bank (SAIB) and Mastercard to launch the country’s first independent licensed digital wallet. The…

SA accelerator programme open for early-stage startups

The South Africa Virtual 2020 programme is officially open for early-stage entrepreneurs to apply. Led by The Founder Institute, one of the world’s largest…

Forty-three African investors sign up for Angel Fair Africa

The eighth Angel Fair Africa (AFA), taking place on 5 November 2020 will be held virtually with 43 leading global investors from Africa, Europe,…

SA fintechs allow consumers to compare finances via POS terminals

Fincheck, a leading local fintech startup has partnered with Dashpay, a payment, and merchant solutions provider, to provide a variety of personal on-demand finance facilities…

Winners of the 2020 MTN Business App of the Year Awards announced

EasyEquities, an online platform in the investment sector has won the 2020 MTN Business App of the Year Awards along with first place in…

New local tech startup launches ‘Uber’ for driving lessons

Launched in September 2020, a new automotive-focused tech startup, Nubee is the first driving lessons booking app in Africa. The app allows locals to…

New initiative connects women-owned startups to Silicon Valley

A new bootcamp initiative has launched and aims to connect and empower women-owned startups in South Africa with the Silicon Valley. A four-day bootcamp…

Meet the startup behind the ANC Presidential Gala Dinner’s payment gateway system

With a seat at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s table billed at a whopping R600 000 and a platinum table for 10 people at R500 000, the…

CITI calls on Cape Town based female founders to apply to Women in Business programme

Are you a tech-savvy female entrepreneur? The Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CITI) has opened applications again for its Women in Business programme. The…

Enygma Ventures announces names of first 11 women entrepreneurs it will fund

US venture capital (VC) fund Enygma Ventures today announced the names of the 11 female entrepreneurs selected for its investor-ready programme. The 11 were selected…

FSAT Labs, Seda call on tech startups to apply for next acceleration programme

Cape Town based incubator and accelerator French South African Tech Labs (FSAT Labs) in partnership with the government’s Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) has…

Grant Brooke announces he’s stepped down from managing Twiga Foods

Grant Brooke, the co-founder of Kenyan startup Twiga Foods has announced that he has stepped down from managing the startup. Twiga Foods’ platform aggregates…

UK government’s Go Global Africa programme opens call for applications

Go Global Africa, a scheme run by the UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport through its International Tech Hub Network is calling…

UNDP calls on startups to participate in sustainable agriculture initiative Cultiv@te

The UNDP has called on innovative startups from around the world tackling challenges in agriculture to enter Cultiv@te, its new global innovation initiative for…

How SA brothers in their early 20s launched cash-advance fintech after lessons learnt in US

So eager were they to learn how to run a cash-advance business, that SA brothers Maxi, 22 and Sebastian Cohen, 24, started a merchant…

Top African startups are upbeat over plans for 2020 – here’s why

It might still be early days, but 2020 seems set to be a good year for African tech startups. This is the general sentiment…

Naked betting on fairer, less costly insurance with chatbots and social cause initiative

Johannesburg-based startup Naked has been able to cut the cost of acquiring new clients to about half that of traditional direct insurance companies, using…

Nigerian mobile payments firm Paga acquires software development company Apposit

Lagos-based mobile payments firm Paga has acquired US-based software development firm Apposit. Although it is based in the US, Apposit primarily operates from Addis…

Could AfriLab’s Capacity Building Programme be the biggest such initiative of its kind in Africa?

Last month, AfriLabs, a pan-African network of tech and innovation hubs, announced the launch of its AfriLabs Capacity Building Programme (ACBP). The 36-month initiative,…

Digital Lab Africa opens applications for its fourth acceleration programme

Digital Lab Africa (DLA) is calling on creatives and cultural entrepreneurs from Sub-Saharan African countries to apply for the fourth edition of its acceleration…

SA’s I’M IN Accelerator to provide startups in 2020 cohort with up to R1.5m in funding [Updated]

UPDATE 20 January 2019: Subsequent to this article being published, I’M IN Accelerator told Ventureburn that it will provide startups that are accepted into…

SA, Egyptian startups selected for Startupbootcamp FinTech Dubai 2020 cohort

South Africa’s SnapSlip and Egypt’s Fawaterak have been selected along with eight other startups for Startupbootcamp FinTech Dubai‘s 2020 cohort. The accelerator, which launched…

These SA startups will pitch for a spot in US social impact accelerator BonBillo’s cohort

Eight startups that attended a two-week bootcamp are hoping to win a chance to attend Boston-based social impact accelerator BonBillo‘s new accelerator cohort, when…

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