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Enter fintech innovation hackathon to win R100 000 in cash

Ozow, a South African digital payment tech startup has partnered with AfricaArena to host a digital hackathon. The hackathon is aimed at encouraging tech startups…

Nigerian tech startup acquired by US fintech

Nigerian fintech startup, Paystack, has recently been acquired by an American fintech to establish a convenient payment system in Africa. The startup assists with…

SA security startup selected to join African Early Stage Investment Summit

A South African security startup, AURA, has been chosen to be part of the African Early Stage Investment Summit (AESIS) and the Venture Showcase. This year the events…

Nigerian startup to launch import and export deliveries

Nigerian trade and tech startup, MVXChange has launched a new product offering titled MVXTransit, expanding its range of services for small African businesses. The…

Cape Town-based tech startup receives prestigious international award

An award-winning AI manufacturing local tech startup, DataProphet, has won the 2020 European Prescriptive for Autonomous Manufacturing Technology Innovation Leadership Award by Frost & Sullivan, an…

Siya Kolisi to join Africa tech startup festival

The Springbok Rugby Captain, Siya Kolisi, will be speaking at this year’s Africa Tech Festival. The event will be held virtually this year and…

Global Startup Awards expands throughout Africa

The Global Startup Awards (GSA) has continued its expansion across the African continent. The GSA has expanded into South, North, East, and West African territories. The…

SA biometric authentication startup Iidentifii claims to be market leader in Africa

Statistics released by the Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS) in September show a 99% increase this year over 2018 in the number of…

Solution Space selects nine startups to join its Venture Exploitation Programme

The UCT Graduate School of Business’ Solution Space has selected nine startups to join its 12-week Venture Exploitation Programme. The programme, which is currently…

Seed grant of R50k among prizes on offer at YEEP Africa Ideas & Pitch Challenge bootcamp

The Youth Enterprise Exchange Programme (YEEP) Africa’s YEEP Ideas & Pitch Challenge bootcamp kicks off this Friday (29 November) in Johannesburg. One aspiring entrepreneur…

Norway’s TCapital acquires SA meal kit company Daily Dish

TCapital, a Norwegian private equity group has announced it has acquired Daily Dish, a meal kit delivery startup based in Cape Town. TCapital founder…

Meet Dr Reza, the man behind SA’s first vertical business jet [Q&A]

He plans to spend $500-million to develop SA’s first vertical business jet and is currently trying to raise R20-million from members of the public….

Startupbootcamp FinTech Cairo applications close next month

Fintech accelerator Startupbootcamp FinTech Cairo has called on Egyptian early-stage startups to apply to join its next cohort. Applications for Startupbootcamp FinTech Cairo’s second…

Seedstars announces finalists of the DOEN Land Restoration Prize

Seedstars has announced Ethiopia’s Zafree Papers, South Africa’s GreenFingers Mobile and Ivory Coasts’s Lono as the finalists of its DOEN Land Restoration Prize. The…

AfriLabs appoints new board at 2019 annual gathering

AfriLabs, a network for technology hubs and innovation centres, has announced that it has appointed a new board. The announcement was made at its…

Digital commerce startup Vectra wins Seedstars Cape Town

*Correction: Subsequent to the publication of the article, Vectra founder Wynand Geldenhuys informed Ventureburn that the company is in fact a digital commerce startup…

Despite challenges, Africa is attractive for expat founders, says Jobartis man [Q&A]

Africa, with its vast number of business opportunities and low competition, holds great possibilities for foreign tech entrepreneurs, says Adrian Vinuales, the Spanish co-founder…

Africa’s tech startup sector on brink of significant growth, concludes VC4A from summit

The growing number of startups securing major financial commitments sets the stage for an entirely new era of growth in the African venture capital…

No easy task deciding whether your AI innovation can be patented or not [Opinion]

There’s been a lot of hoo-ha recently about whether an artificial intelligence (AI) system can be listed as an inventor on a patent application….

Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2020 shortlist announced

The UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) yesterday in Cape Town announced the names of 16 engineers and entrepreneurs who have been shortlisted for…

Here’s who’s pitching this afternoon at Seedstars Cape Town

Swiss emerging market startup competition Seedstars World has named the nine startups that will pitch today at Seedstars Cape Town. The event will kick off…

Five SA startups to pitch for share of R5m funding in 2019 Social Tech Startup Challenge

Five SA startups will next Thursday (28 November) pitch for a share of R5-million in seed funding at the finals of the Social Tech…

Here’s what startups had to say about SBC AfriTech’s 2019 programme

Ten African startups are ready to grow their business offerings, after graduating from Startupbootcamp Afritech’s (SBC Afritech) latest cohort. This year’s programme concluded with a…

TCL South Africa Unveils 2025 Mini LED TV Range with Wide Viewing Angles

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SITA pushes back as Home Affairs eyes IT exit

EmpowaEntrepreneurs 2025 Targets Africa’s High-Growth Founders and Investors

French No-Code Pioneer Tinkso Secures Strategic Investment from SA Entrepreneur Henk Pretorius

IBM Think 2025: Enterprise Gen AI Moves Beyond the Hype

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

Slate Truck is an outrageously sensible pickup

Red Bull wings for Lucid – not Tesla

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV