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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…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [11/06/2020]

Cape Town based non-profit Reconstructed Living Labs (RLabs) plans to support 40 000 youth, and their families, through its Zlto app. The app rewards…

How agritech can save SA’s smallholder farmers [Sponsored]

South Africa’s agricultural sector is dualistic, characterised by a highly commercial sector running parallel to a smallholder sector of two million dominated by black…

Applications open for HiiL Innovating Justice Challenge 2020

The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) Southern Africa is looking for startups that are developing sustainable, scalable solutions to pressing justice needs…

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…

Village Capital Africa Agriculture applications close this Friday

African agritech entrepreneurs looking to participate in venture capital firm Village Capital’s Africa Agriculture 2019 programme have until this Friday (28 June) to submit…

All-woman panel to select Seedstars Nairobi winner from these 10 Kenyan startups

Seedstars World, one of the world’s largest startup competitions, has selected 10 Kenyan startups to pitch at Seedstars Nairobi this Friday (28 June). The sixth edition of…

New York Attorney General probing Eran Eyal’s Shopin

The New York State Attorney General in the US has launched a probe into a token offering run by SA entrepreneur and fraud accused…

Are there really 491 African fintech startups that operate on the continent?

A new report released this week by tech publication Disrupt Africa puts the number of African fintech startups currently operating on the continent at…

African agritech startups can win up to $1m in funding in Grow-NY competition

Think you business has growth potential in the food and agriculture space? African agritech startups stand a chance to win up to $1-million in…

Empty Trips founder confirms exit and sale of her startup [Updated]

UPDATE (25 June 2019): Subsequent to the publication of this story, Unicorn Capital Partners executive assistant Kayleigh van der Hoff advised Ventureburn that the fund still has…

Nedbank denies it stole patent from Gugulethu entrepreneurs

Nedbank has “categorically” denied that it infringed on the commercial rights of two Gugulethu entrepreneurs relating to their patent. On Tuesday (18 June) Thandile…

AlphaCode extends application deadline for incubator initiative for black startups to 24 June

AlphaCode has extended the deadline for Alphacode Incubate — an incubation programme aimed at black fintech startups — to next Monday (24 June). The initial deadline…

Silvertree exits CompareGuru in sale to SA’s SureStart

Online insurance distribution company SureStart today announced that it had acquired CompareGuru, an independent insurance comparison platform, from SA investment company Silvertree Internet Holdings. SureStart claims…

Africa50 Innovation Challenge seeks innovators to boost internet access

Infrastructure investment platform Africa50 has launched an innovation challenge aimed at helping increase access to affordable and reliable high-speed internet in under-served areas on the…

Meet the 10 startups selected for Grindstone Accelerator’s fifth cohort

Venture capital (VC) company Knife Capital today announced the names of the 10 companies selected for its fifth Grindstone Accelerator programme. The names of the companies — which…

Twenty candidates on Explore initiative prepare to pitch for AlphaCode Incubate

Twenty candidates from seven SA startups and developer teams are getting ready to pitch next week for the chance to get into top Joburg…

Sub-Sahara Africa is top market for those that made Inclusive Fintech 50 list

Sub-Sahara Africa is the favoured region for top fintech companies aimed at improving financial inclusion to operate in, if the names of those listed…

Submissions to Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge now open in Africa

Google today announced that the Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge is open for application submissions in the Middle East, Africa and Turkey. Applicants…

SBC AfriTech announces names of 22 startups shortlisted for selection days

Startupbootcamp (SBC) AfriTech has announced the names of the 22 tech startups selected to attend its final selection days which are set to take…

Acer’s New Nitro AI Gaming Gear Is Here—But Is It Worth It for South Africans?

R19,000 for Bass? Sony Tests South Africa’s Audio Appetite

Tech Stocks Tank – Can SA Survive a Global Meltdown?

SA Business Confidence: Fintech Lula Sounds Alarm on SME Reality

Why MVNOs are gaining ground — and how Huge NXTGN is accelerating the shift

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

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV

L2 charging and the power of dwell time

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