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Apply to the Global innovation competition by AfricaHacks

Budding young African entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to make their business concept a reality in the 2020 AfricaHacks Global Hackathon. The 2020 AfricaHacks…

Nigerian startups apply for Startup North East Virtual Incubation programme

The Startup North-East Virtual Incubation Programme, designed to assist Nigerian entrepreneurs in building their technology-based startup that solves challenges associated with aid distribution and…

R26-million investment raised for Stellenbosch University spinout companies

Innovus, Stellenbosch University’s (SU) technology transfer team, has announced five new spinout companies that launched during the Covid-19 lockdown. The tech transfer team raised…

Western Cape launches tech ecosystem initiative

The Digital Economy unit at the Department of Economic Development and Tourism has collaborated with the Western Cape Government, City of Cape Town, Wesgro,…

AWIEF announces 2020 finalists for first-ever virtual awards

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has announced this year’s finalists in the 2020 AWIEF Awards. Twenty-four women have been selected as…

New Nigerian fintech to launch digital wallet platform

SeamPay, a new Nigerian fintech startup plans to launch an innovative service for its local users, a mobile wallet. The new mobile wallet will…

New initiative aims to grow African startups

Launched by Asia Africa Investment & Consulting Pte. Ltd. (AAIC) in collaboration with Rakuten Group, the AAIC-Rakuten Africa Innovation Project aims to promote the growth of African startups…

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…

14 African startups head to MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup Competition semi-finals

A total of 14 North African startups have been selected for the semi-finals of the 13th edition of the MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup…

UN Capital Development Fund names five Zambian startups selected for FinTech4U’s first cohort

The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) together with BongoHive Innovation and Technology Hub have announced the names of five Zambian fintechs selected for…

Here are six prizes, challenges African tech entrepreneurs can enter in Q1 2020

Last year African tech startups racked in over $6-million in winnings from startup competitions and challenges. Earlier this week Ghanaian agritech startup Okuafo Foundation…

LG’s New 100-Inch QNED TV Is a Game-Changer for Home Entertainment in South Africa

ASUS Taps Into South Africa’s AI Obsession With Smarter Devices

HONOR 400 and 400 Pro Redefine AI Smartphone Innovation for South African Users

SA SMBs are AI-Ready – ASUS Report Shows Local Businesses Are Already Seeing Real ROI

Ocellics Reinvents Fund Factsheets with Automation-Driven Platform for Investment Managers

AWIEF 2025 Awards Nominations Now Open

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

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves