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Lessons for entrepreneurs on how to survive and thrive during a pandemic

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

Tech resource relief fund worth R25-million launched for SA tourism industry

A local technology specialist company, Sautech has launched a relief fund worth R25-million aimed at businesses in the tourism industry. Sautech will offer free…

SA tech company creates new affordable edtech solution

A local technology company has created an innovative online edtech solution that is aimed at providing affordable access to educational material for schools across…

Nearly 10 000 jobs currently available for locals on Gumtree

According to TradingEconomics.com, South Africa’s unemployment rate has surpassed the 30 percent mark. Under 10 000 jobs are currently advertised for South Africans on…

SA’s best Small Business Funder announced

Merchant Capital has been awarded Best Small Business Funding Solution in South Africa in the UK-based Wealth & Finance magazine’s 2020 FinTech Awards. Merchant Capital named SA’s best…

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…

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…

Here’s all you need to know about AfricArena’s tech startup challenges [Updated]

Looking to win some funding, or think your startup has what it takes to collaborate with a corporate? Tech startup conference AfricArena has called…

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Female tech founders in South Africa can win up to R1.9 million to scale their innovations

Search.com launches AI chat that pays users and publishers

REdimension Capital closes R250m property tech and sustainability fund

Why the ‘Ego Tax’ is Costing Your Business

South African Women Entrepreneurs Get It Right

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

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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