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Good ideas are not conjured on video calls [Sponsored]

While the overnight shift to having teams work from home has been a surprisingly simple one to make for many companies, there are plenty…

Apply for the SFAN Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Budding student entrepreneurs are encouraged to apply for the SFAN Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Applications close on 25 September 2020. The award…

Applications for V&A Waterfront kitchen incubator opens

The V&A Waterfront’s, Makers Landing, a development created by the V&A Waterfront in partnership with the National Treasury’s Job Fund has opened applications for its…

The benefits of startups and SMEs as investees of Kalon Venture Partners

Ventureburn’s second webinar held in partnership with Kalon Venture Partners, a registered Section 12J Venture Capital Company will take place on 6 October at…

Job Booster Programme to upscale 50 entrepreneurs

Kuba, an online ecosystem for small business development has launched a new Job Booster Programme. The programme has selected 50 participating entrepreneurs for its…

New SA tech startup to shakeup events industry

A new tech startup and a first of its kind, GetVen, will launch in Gauteng and the Western Cape at the end of September…

SA tech startup partners with French Development Agency

South African tech startup, Kandua has partnered with the Agence Française de Développement (AFD ), the French public development finance body. The partnership will…

Startups better hurry if they want to apply for Wamda’s Dubai-based programme

North African entrepreneurs have until this Sunday (20 October) to apply for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) focused Wamda X grant-based fellowship…

TechTribe Accelerator to use roadshows to pick 100 startups from SADC region

Pretoria-based TechTribe Accelerator (TTA) has announced that it has embarked on a roadshow in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region to scout for…

Here are the eight startups pitching today at Seedstars Port Louis

Swiss emerging market startup competition Seedstars World has named the eight startups that will pitch today at Seedstars Port Louis in Mauritius. It is not…

GreenHouse Capital announces the names of the 10 startups in its 2019 Tech Accelerator

Lagos-based venture capital (VC) firm GreenHouse Capital has accepted 10 startups from Botswana, Ghana and Nigeria into its 2019 Tech Accelerator programme. The cohort,…

PayGate and Retail Capital join forces to launch new short-term finance offering [Sponsored]

Local Payment Service Provider, PayGate has partnered with Retail Capital to provide businesses with short-term working capital. The co-created Easy Advance will allow merchants…

Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative announces 10 finalists in running for share of $1m

Alibaba founder Jack Ma’s Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) has announced the top 10 finalists for its grand finale event which takes place in…

Dakar Network Angels calls on entrepreneurs to apply for new cohort

Dakar Network Angels (DNA) has called on tech entrepreneurs in Francophone Africa to apply for its DNA Cohort #3 programme — which aims to…

SA digital consultancy Enlight Strategic signs deal with Israeli startup Oribi

Enlight Strategic, the digital transformation consultancy founded by former Primedia Digital and Creative Spark (which previously owned Ventureburn) CEO Tanja Lategan, has announced that…

Up to $25k in funding up for grabs in global accounting, finance accelerator

The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA) and CPA.com are seeking applicants for their joint startup accelerator programme which focuses on accounting, finance…

Interest-free loans, investment on offer in Cell C Innovation Challenge

Are you a South African with an innovative business idea relevant to the information and communications technology (ICT) sector? Mobile network operator Cell C…

Silicon Durbs introduces paid memberships, programmes for startups

Silicon Durbs — a non-profit company that aims to promote Durban’s tech startup sector — has launched paid membership options and nine new support…

Inside the legal battle between Ran Neu-Ner vs Gil Oved, Romeo Kumalo

Former Vodacom executive Romeo Kumalo and one time Shark Tank presenter Gil Oved are at the centre of a legal battle, in which the…

Four Egyptian startups selected for Misk 500 accelerator

At least four Egyptian startups are among the 20 Middle East and North Africa (MENA) companies that have been accepted into the second cohort…

Cameroonian proptech startup Digital Renter wins Seedstars Douala

Cameroonian proptech platform Digital Renter has come out tops at this year’s Seedstars Douala pitching event. Digital Renter helps users advertise, search for and manage…

RiseUp acquires MENA online startup community StarterHub

RiseUp, a Cairo-based platform that connects startups to resources, has acquired Middle East and North Africa (MENA) focused online startup community StarterHub for an…

Here are the startups pitching today at Cameroon’s Seedstars Douala

Swiss emerging market startup competition Seedstars World has named the 11 startups that will pitch today at Seedstars Douala in Cameroon. It’s not clear…

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