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Former Springbok Bryan Habana’s app scores big

World Cup-winning Springbok star, Bryan Habana, has announced the first two months of traction achieved with his award-winning creative team‘s MatchKit, an innovative platform that…

Part two: All you need to know about Section 12J

Ventureburn will be kicking off its first webinar series at the start of September 2020. Held in partnership with Kalon Venture Partners, a registered…

Township tech startups accelerator launches

Budding township-savvy entrepreneurs are encouraged to apply to a new accelerator program. Established by Akro Accelerate (Pty) Ltd in partnership with Imvelo Ventures (Pty)…

FRAGG investment extends accelerator call for growth-stage impact SMEs in West Africa [Sponsored]

Nigeria-based impact accelerator, FRAGG Impact Growth Accelerator Programme (FIGAP), is calling on for-profit impact SMEs at growth stage across West Africa to apply for…

SA fintech selected for prestigious accelerator programme

SME Snapshot has been selected for the esteemed 2020 Grindstone Accelerator program which is targeted at technology businesses with high potential. SME Snapshot has been selected for…

Intel ‘Youth In AI ePavilion’ to promote inclusion of youth-focused companies

Intel is set to promote the inclusion of African youth in Artificial Intelligence (AI) through the ‘Intel Youth in AI ePavilion’ at AI Expo…

Part one: All you need to know about Section 12J

Ventureburn will be kicking off its first webinar series at the start of September 2020. Held in partnership with Kalon Venture Partners, a registered…

MAN Impact Accelerator calls on startups to apply for next cohort

The MAN Impact Accelerator has opened applications for its third cohort. The accelerator — which works with startups in the field of mobility, transport…

Here are the eight Senegalese startups pitching today at Seedstars Dakar

Seedstars World, one of the largest emerging market startup competitions, has selected eight Senegalese startups to pitch at today’s Seedstars Dakar pitch event. The…

Google to focus on AI startups for next Launchpad Accelerator Africa cohorts

Google is looking for African artificial intelligence (AI) startups to taken on for coming Launchpad Accelerator Africa cohorts, the tech giant’s head of startup…

Four startups from Zanzibar event win chance to pitch at Seedstars Dar es Salaam

Seedstars World, one of the largest emerging market startup competitions, has selected four Tanzanian startups as the winners of last week’s Seedstars Zanzibar pitch event….

Applications open for Africa Blockchain Developer Programme

Applications have opened for the three-month Africa Blockchain Developer Programme. The programme is an initiative of the Africa Blockchain Alliance in partnership with ConsenSys Academy, the…

Egypt’s RiseUp acquires tech publication MenaBytes

RiseUp, a Cairo-based platform that connects startups to resources, has acquired Middle East and North Africa (MENA) focused tech publication MenaBytes. RiseUp said in…

Grand prize of €100k up for grabs in Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge

Do you have a deep tech startup or project that uses advanced technology to answer a societal or industrial challenge? Deep tech involves the…

Ran Neu-Ner confirms he’s taken legal action against Shark Tank’s Gil Oved, Romeo Kumalo [Updated]

UPDATE (21 August 2019): While entrepreneur Ran Neu-Ner has so far refused to provide Ventureburn with the affidavits he’s filed against Gil Oved and…

SmartBlade co-founder among 22 finalists shortlisted for 2019 Awief Awards

Dr Caroline Corbett, the co-founder of Cape Town based medtech startup SmartBlade, is among 22 finalists shortlisted for the 2019 Awief Awards. Corbett, whose…

Lagos based startups to get access to more support with launch of second Seedspace

Swiss-based emerging markets startup competition Seedstars has announced that it will next month open a second Seedspace co-working hub in Lagos, in partnership with Nigerian…

AlphaCode awards R16m in grants, support services to eight black-owned SA fintechs

Eight black-owned fintech startups have won business support and funding totalling R16-million from Rand Merchant Investment Holdings’ (RMI) fintech incubator AlphaCode. The AlphaCode Incubate initiative, in partnership…

Seedstars calls on startups to apply to Tanzania accelerator and receive $25k each

Seedstars — the Swiss-based organisation that that assists tech startups in emerging markets — has put out a final call for startups to join its…

Here are the 10 Tanzanian startups pitching right now at Seedstars Zanzibar

Seedstars World, one of the world’s largest emerging market startup competitions, has selected 10 Tanzanian startups to pitch at today’s inaugural Seedstars Zanzibar event….

Number of regulatory sandbox licenses granted by Mauritius body to fintechs grows to nine

The number of startups and companies that have been granted regulatory sandbox licenses by Mauritius’s Economic Development Board (EDB) has grown to nine. This,…

Agritech competition to award 10 Ethiopian entrepreneurs with total of €35k in prizes

The recently launched Green Innovation and AgriTech Slam (GIAS) competition will support 10 Ethiopian agricultural entrepreneurs with its €35 000 prize pool. The competition is…

DOEN Land Restoration Prize winner to get $10k grant, access to Seedstars programme

Does your tech startup have innovative solutions in the land restoration and land degradation space? Applications have opened for the DOEN Land Restoration Prize…

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

RIP Skype Microsoft Pulls the Plug on a Digital Pioneer

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