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Local startup offers affordable legal services during Covid-19

A South African startup, Get Law has created a platform aiming to simplify access to much-needed legal by allowing users to access registered attorneys…

Kenyan businesses impacted by Covid-19 to receive funding

Vital Capital has collaborated with Usaid’s Kenya Investment (Kim) Mechanism to provide financing to Kenyan businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The collaboration between…

Tech leaders join new Allied For Startups Advisory Board

A top team of expert advisors has been launched in order to navigate the unprecedented crisis that startups are now facing. As a global…

Onde launches Virtual Ride.Right.Now conference for the ride-hailing business [Sponsored]

Onde, a tech company powering over 200 ride-hailing companies in 70 countries, announces an online edition of Ride.Right.Now – a conference for ride-hailing entrepreneurs. This…

Pitch your business idea #AcerInstaPitch campaign and win

To celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit of South Africans, Acer has launched the #AcerInstaPitch campaign, where entrepreneurs can pitch their business idea and possibly win…

Fem-In-Tech Development programme launches in SA

The Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) has partnered with the SA Innovation Summit (Sais) to establish the Fem-In-Tech Development Programme. The programme aims to…

How an ambitious African start-up grew into a global fintech powerhouse

Founded in 2004, the Cape Town-based startup, Mukuru has grown to become a global fintech powerhouse. Mukuru is a remittances-led financial service company. The…

Meet Next Einstein Forum’s 2019-2021 Fellows cohort

The Next Einstein Forum (Nef) has announced its third cohort of fellows comprised of 25 scientists whose research and innovations are contributing to solve…

SA fintech startup JUMO appoints Africa and India CEOs [Updated]

SA founded fintech startup JUMO announced today that it has appointed Buhle Goslar and Ashish Desai as Africa CEO and India CEO respectively. The startup which…

We’ve grown fourfold since First Rand deal reveals co-founder of fintech Selpal

SA fintech Selpal has grown its revenue and customer footprint “fourfold” since First Rand announced that it had acquired an undisclosed minority stake in…

Here are the 2019 FemBioBiz Accelerator Programme SA national finalists

Sporatec‘s Karin Jacobs, Nematech’s Tiisetso Lephoto and Vida Pharmaceuticals’ Patricia Mathivha will represent South Africa at the 2019 FemBioBiz Accelerator Programme regional finals set for next…

Women’s health startup FemConnect wins Apps for Africa competition

SA women’s health startup FemConnect has come out tops as the winner of the Apps for Africa competition. The competition is run by Joburg based business…

Kenyan taskforce calls for state to regulate AI and blockchain

A Kenyan task team has called for the country’s government to invest in blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and skills — and to regulate…

‘Future Females online course gave my business strategic direction’

Entrepreneur Elisja van Niekerk says she’s now better prepared to grow her platform that helps moms to code, after graduating from a three-month online…

Ride-hailing startup Gozem to launch a digital wallet, delivery services next year

The co-founder of ride-hailing startup Gozem — which operates in West Africa’s Benin and Togo — has revealed that his startup plans to launch a digital…

Kenya’s CMA admits three fintechs to regulatory sandbox

Fresh from winning Seedstars Nairobi, Kenyan fintech Pezesha — along with two other fintechs — has been admitted into Kenyan financial regulatory body Capital Markets Authority’s (CMA)…

Startup swiftVEE claims it’s sold SA’s first bull via online bidding, for R81 000 [Updated]

SA tech entrepreneur Russel Luck has revealed that his startup swiftVEE has completed South Africa’s first sale of a bull to an online bidder….

Seed investments of €150k on offer at HSEVEN’s Disrupt Africa accelerator programme

Casablanca-based accelerator HSEVEN will offer 10 startups selected for its Disrupt Africa programme each seed investments of €150 000 in return for a five to…

DPO acquires SA’s PayFast in reported multi-million rand deal

Nairobi-based payment services provider the DPO Group has acquired SA payments processing service PayFast in a reported multi-million rand deal. DPO Group announced the acquisition, the…

CcHub names 10 startups that will visit Asia in PitchDrive II

Lagos-based innovation centre Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) has announced the names of the 10 African startups that will participate in a tech tour of five Asian…

Here are the 2019 MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge Africa regional finalists

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has selected 12 companies to pitch at the Africa regional finals of its MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge. Through…

Applications open for newly launched Abu Dhabi based Techstars Hub71 Accelerator

Techstars, the global network for entrepreneurs, has opened applications for its newly launched Abu Dhabi based Techstars Hub71 Accelerator. Techstars announced the launch of…

SA founders who sold $24m a year Lobster Ink platform to US firm netted ‘millions’

Four South Africans who earlier this year sold their online training platform to New York Stock Exchange listed Ecolab, are expected to net millions of…

ASUS and AMD Launch AI-Driven Expert P Series PCs for South African SMBs

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