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Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [19/06/2020]

Talks are in progress to overhaul South Africa’s Covid-19 loan guarantee scheme, which aims to support small firms, but has struggled with low take-up….

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [18/06/2020]

President Cyril Ramaphosa last night announced that level 3 lockdown restrictions would be further eased, allowing hotels, restaurants, cinemas and personal care services such…

Lori Systems, Twiga Foods included on WEF’s 100 New Technology Pioneers list

Kenyan tech startups Lori Systems and Twiga Foods have been included on the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) 2020 Technology Pioneers list which includes 100…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [17/06/2020]

The SA government plans to allow more sectors of the economy to open under the level 3 lockdown restrictions. This, as Startupbootcamp and UK-South…

Sanofi announces five winners of AfricaTech Healthcare Challenge

Global pharmaceutical company Sanofi has announced the five winners of its AfricaTech Challenge, following an online finals which took place last week. It follows a…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [15/06/2020]

Investments in East African based tech firms have plummeted as the Covid-19 pandemic has taken hold, a new report has revealed. This, as Cape…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [12/06/2020]

UPDATE (12 June 2020): Insupply founder Tamir Shklaz told Ventureburn subsequent to the publication of this roundup that while Techstars’ Yossi Hasson and ParcelNinja’s…

Engen Pitch & Polish competition back for 10th season with countrywide workshop series

The Engen Pitch & Polish competition is back for its 10th season with a series of free entrepreneurship training workshops which will take place…

Five African startups selected for Dubai Chamber of Commerce programme

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has selected five African tech startups to participate in its three-month Global Business Forum (GBF) mentorship programme….

Gugulethu entrepreneurs’ R280m case against Nedbank hits legal hurdle

The case of two Gugulethu entrepreneurs who last month took on Nedbank over the alleged infringement of their Instablock patent has hit a legal…

Applications for 2019 Global Edtech Startup Awards open

Entries for the 2019 Global EdTech Startup Awards (GES Awards), a global initiative that aims to provide exposure to edtech startups from around the…

AfricArena, SA SME Fund launch SA Startup Nation Challenge

Tech startup conference AfricArena yesterday announced that it has partnered with the R1.4-billion SA SME Fund to launch the SA Startup Nation Challenge. In…

Nigeria’s Farmcrowdy refutes allegations on insurance cover, Ponzi scheme, sustainability

Lagos based agritech startup Farmcrowdy has refuted claims by several Twitter users made last week that the startup has no legitimate insurance cover, is running a…

Hydrox Holdings wins innovation accolade at NSTF-South 32 Awards

SA’s National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) has announced Hyrdrox Holdings as the winner of Innovation Award in the small, medium and micro enterprise (SMME)…

Applications for Season 2 of FbStart Accelerator to close this Saturday

The application deadline for Season 2 of the FbStart Accelerator has been extended to this Saturday (7 July). Entries were initially set to close…

DataProphet listed by World Economic Forum in its Technology Pioneers of 2019

Hot on the heels of their recent award, SA machine learning startup DataProphet has again been honoured — this time by The World Economic Forum (WEF)….

P2P micro lending marketplace Pezesha wins Seedstars Nairobi

Kenyan peer-to-peer micro lending marketplace Pezesha has been crowned the winner of this year’s Seedstars Nairobi pitching competition. The sixth edition of the pitching…

Founders Factory Africa, Netcare to help 35 healthtech startups scale across Africa

Venture builder and accelerator Founders Factory Africa and SA healthcare provider Netcare have partnered to provide a platform for entrepreneurs to build and scale 35 healthcare…

Merck is looking to partner with 20 healthtech startups in new programme

Merck has launched a joint startup programme, which will give 20 top healthtech startups an opportunity to partner with the German science and tech firm….

We did not conspire with Nedbank against Gugulethu entrepreneurs – LaunchLab

Stellenbosch University business incubator LaunchLab says there is no truth to the allegation that it “conspired” with Nedbank to frustrate the efforts of two Gugulethu…

Catalyst Fund selects three Africa-focused fintech startups for accelerator programme

Three Africa-focused fintech startups — namely Turaco, Chipper Cash and Salutat — have been selected to join the Catalyst Fund‘s accelerator programme. The Catalyst Fund…

Entries for MIT Solve 2019 Global challenges close this Monday

Are you an innovator who has developed a tech solution that addresses — the circular economy, early childhood development and healthy cities? MIT Solve…

More than 90% of Africa’s agritech market remains untapped says new report

Africa may in recent years have seen a growth in the number of agritech services that offer things such as farmer advisory services or…

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

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