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Eight Tunisian startups graduate from Flat6Labs Tunis

Eight Tunisian startups have graduated from Tunisian accelerator Flat6Labs Tunis‘s fifth cohort. They include startups from the automotive sector, robotics, edtech, fintech and tourism…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [21/05/2020]

City authorities should seize the opportunity to learn from informal transport networks and incorporate them into the urban fabric, WhereIsMyTransport‘s co-founder and CEO Devin…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [20/05/2020]

SA ticketing platform Quicket has launched what it claims is South Africa’s ticketed streaming service, and a new fundraising platform. This, as the Institute of…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [19/05/2020]

At least 75% of small businesses in South Africa will close down if the lockdown runs past 30 June, according to a new survey….

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [18/05/2020]

SA agritech startup Agrigate One is hoping its seamless trading platform can help farmers reach the market during the pandemic. This, as Indian food…

Southern African startups have under 2 weeks to apply for SAIS’s Boost Up 2020 training

Are you a startup entrepreneur eager to learn how to better pitch your business and become more investable? Is your startup using technology to…

Developers Tsitsi Marote and Tino Manhema win R100k at inaugural Ayoba hackathon

Developers Tsitsi Marote and Tino Manhema from Guardian Health have taken home R100 000 after last month winning a virtual hackathon. The hackathon was…

Ivory Coast’s AJE, Seedstars open applications for incubation programme

Are you an Ivorian entrepreneur with a solution or project in the agriculture or ICT sector? Ivory Coast’s Youth Employment Agency (the Agence Emploi…

Accords signed by LaunchLab incubator to link SA, French startups

Stellenbosch University startup incubator LaunchLab has signed agreements with two French organisations that will help link SA and French startups. The incubator said in…

Start-Up Chile calls on female entrepreneurs to join S-Factory accelerator

Chilean business accelerator Start-Up Chile has called on early-stage tech startups from around the world that are led by female founders to apply for…

Startup World Cup shows how with right support tech can change the world [Opinion]

As a recent attendee of the Startup World Cup (held last week — Ed) in San Francisco, I had the opportunity to engage with some…

Africa Rail calls on startups to apply for free exhibition space

Conference organiser Terrapinn is offering 50 startups with solutions in the rail and transport industry, free exhibition space valued at R25 000 each at this…

SA’s Aerobotics wins President Macron Africa Tech Award at VivaTech 2019

Cape Town based agritech startup Aerobotics has been named the winner of the President Macron Africa Tech Award at VivaTech 2019. This, after the startup —…

Nine SA, Zimbabwean startups selected for BioCiTi programme

The Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CiTi) has announced the names of nine SA and Zimbabwean biotech entrepreneurs that have been selected to take…

Applications for next week’s SBC AfriTech Cape Town FastTrack close this Sunday

Startups looking to attend Startupbootcamp (SBC) AfriTech Cape Town FastTrack event next Wednesday (22 May) have just under two days to submit their applications….

AfricArena expands VivaTech partnership to create more startup growth opportunities

Tech startup conference and ecosystem accelerator AfricArena yesterday announced at VivaTech that it has expanded its partnership with the French tech summit. AfricArena said…

Vodacom acquires 51% of SA startup IoT.nxt [Updated]

UPDATE (9 August 2019): SA’s Competition Commission yesterday said it had approved the proposed merger whereby Vodacom intends to acquire IoT.nxt with conditions (see this…

Hurry, applications for Google’s Indie Games Accelerator close in just four days

African indie game startups from Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa have until this Sunday (19 May) to apply for Google’s Indie Games Accelerator…

AI startup Cortex Logic’s holding company to acquire Tesla Water solution [Updated]

Cortex Group, the holding company of Cape Town based artificial intelligence (AI) startup Cortex Logic, announced earlier this week that it will acquire Tesla Water’s…

Meet the winners of the 2019 ASME Innovation Showcase Nairobi regional finals

A mobile solar powered chilling system, a multi-crop thresher and a low-cost grain moisture tester have won the regional finals of the 2019 ASME…

AlphaCode Incubate launches call for black fintech startups to tap R16m in support, funding

Are you a black-owned fintech startup looking for business support and funding? AlphaCode, Rand Merchant Investment Holdings’ (RMI) fintech accelerator, today launched a call for…

Pitch AgriHack 2019 winners to be awarded funding of up to €15 000

African innovators behind startups that provide digital services to agricultural sector have until 24 May to enter Pitch AgriHack 2019 — where winners will be awarded…

Endeavor welcomes six new African entrepreneurs into fold

Six new entrepreneurs from three African countries have been selected to join Endeavor, a non-profit organisation that supports high-impact entrepreneurs around the world. The…

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

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