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New tech platform set to boost local business recovery

South Africa is the first region to benefit from a new mobile payment, customer loyalty, and rewards programme, with the launch of UBU International. …

Startup launches tool to ‘clean up’ government procurement processes

Local automation startup Autopilot has created a tool aimed at easing validation and authentication in the procurement process for local government. The procurement of…

Ventureburn launches its first-ever free webinar series

Ventureburn will be hosting our first-ever free webinar series with the first session taking place on 1 September 2020. Hosted in partnership with Kalon Venture…

Local tech startup launches innovative cover for wills

CliqTech, a South African tech startup has launched a unique product called SmartCover, an innovative service, that aims to cover all expenses and fees…

Eight basic tips to scale up a startup

Developing and creating a startup can be a daunting thought, with many entrepreneurs wondering where to start and how to expand their business model. …

Five tips for female tech entrepreneurs [Opinion]

A reported 23% of jobs in the field of information and communications technology (ICT) industry are held by women. With this in mind, three…

Semi-finalists for Africa’s Business Heroes Competition 2020

The Jack Ma Foundation’s search for Africa’s Business Heroes has announced the 20 semi-finalists who will progress onto the semi-final stage of Africa’s Business…

These are the nine Rwandan startups pitching today at Seedstars Kigali

Seedstars World, one of the world’s biggest competitions for emerging market tech startups, has announced the names of the nine startups that will pitch today…

Here are the nine Gambian startups pitching this afternoon at Seedstars Banjul

Emerging market startup competition Seedstars World has named the nine startups that will pitch at Seedstars Banjul. The event will kick off at 3pm…

HotelOnline merger will create Nordic frontend with an African engine – Håvar Bauck

Norwegian Håvar Bauck, the founder of Kenyan startup HotelOnline, has merged his startup’s Nordic activities with the Norwegian entity of Key Butler, a Nordic traveltech…

SA startups to get access to IT infrastructure, services with Silicon Cape, AWS partnership [Updated]

UPDATE (17 September): In an earlier version of this story we misstated that startups would be able to get free access to AWS services through the…

Alibaba to train 22 Rwandans in e-commerce training initiative

Chinese tech company Alibaba’s business school has announce that it will train 22 Rwanda students in a four-year undergraduate programme in international business and…

Here are the 12 startups selected for Google Launchpad Africa’s fourth class

Google has announced the names of the 12 startups selected for the fourth cohort of its Launchpad Africa accelerator based in Lagos. They include…

Here are the eight startups chosen for Akro Accelerator’s second cohort

Cape Town based venture builder Akro has announced the names of the eight startups selected for its second 20-week acceleration programme funded by the SA SME Fund. The…

DeepData, Cloudline come out tops in Season 3 of Santam Safety Ideas Challenge

Two Cape Town based startups, DeepData and Cloudline, have been crowned the winners of Season 3 of the Santam Safety Ideas Challenge. The challenge offers…

Vodacom announces over $150k investment in new Tanzanian accelerator

Vodacom Tanzania plans to invest over $150 000 in a new accelerator programme, which the telco launched yesterday in partnership with Tanzanian accelerator Smart Lab….

AfriTech XYZ programme to support 19 early-stage startups

Do It Now Now, a London-based company that connects African founders to experts and investors, is looking to support 19 early-stage startups through its nine-month AfriTech…

Village Capital selects nine startups for its Africa Agriculture 2019 programme

US venture capital firm Village Capital has selected nine startups from seven countries across the continent for its Africa Agriculture 2019 programme. The programme,…

TechTribe Accelerator to train at least 100 SADC ventures in first cohort

The TechTribe Accelerator (TTA) — a new virtual accelerator announced today that it will support at least 100 ventures from around the Southern African Development Community…

Angolan e-commerce platform Roque Online wins Seedstars Luanda

Angolan e-commerce platform Roque Online has been crowned the winner of this year’s Seedstars Luanda pitching event. The event took place on Friday (6…

Three African startups win residency in Nestlé accelerator

Nestlé has awarded three African startups a four-month residency in its new Nestlé research and development (R&D) accelerator for Sub-Saharan Africa after they won…

Here are the 10 Angolan startups pitching this afternoon at Seedstars Luanda

Seedstars World, one of the largest emerging market startup competitions, has selected 10 Angolan startups to pitch at this afternoon’s Seedstars Luanda pitch event. The event…

Meet the Seda Pitch and Perfect Season 4 finalists that will battle for R300k prize

The Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) has announced the names of 20 startups that will next week battle on another for the chance to…

Huawei’s All-Optical smart-home showcase unleashes a new era of home connectivity in Africa

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