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C-Lab startups win big at CES 2022

C-Lab Inside: Four Projects From Samsung Employees To Debut Since 2016, Samsung has been exhibiting its C-Lab Inside projects at Eureka Park, the main…

Bfree raises $1.7m to expand operations

Nigerian ethical credit management FinTech start-up Bfree closed a successful pre-Series A funding round that will power its further expansion into Asia, Europe and…

Fresha raises over $52 million in Series C round

Fresha, a leading platform for beauty and wellness, has announced over $52 million in additional investment extending the company’s recent $100 million Series C…

Global Trends In Startup Sub-Sectors

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the world in various ways and created shifts in some technology startup sub-sectors. It revived several that were previously…

Floatpays wants to banish Januworry

Floatpays is a technology platform that enables on-demand access to pay, seamless savings and financial education to help build employee financial wellness for a…

Superside raises $30m to hire more South African talent

Fully remote startup, Superside, has announced a US$30 million (R485 800 500,00) Series A funding round co-led by Prosus Ventures and Lugard Road Capital,…

South African proptech startup expands to Australia

Founded by Gil Sperling and Daniel Levy, Flow is a South African proptech startup that automates rental and seller listings on Facebook, Instagram, and…

Nigerian tech startup Gokada expands into Ibadan

Lagos-based last-mile delivery, logistics and transportation startup Gokada has launched in Ibadan and plans to launch in several new locations in the next few months. Gokada…

Win $20 000 at Global Student Entrepreneurship Week 2021

Stars From All Nations (SFAN), an education company that unlocks the potential of the youth has announced that applications for Global Student Entrepreneurship Week 2021 are…

African mobility fintech expands into Cape Town

Moove, an African Mobility Fintech that aims to democratise vehicle ownership in the continent has launched its services in the Mother City. Moove launches…

South Africa featured in Global Startup Ecosystem Report

Startup Genome has published the 2021 Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) which highlights South Africa’s regional startup ecosystems. The report offers insight into startups…

University of Cape Town Online School selected as global Top Innovator

The University of Cape Town’s online school has been selected as one of the Top 12 innovators in the WorldClass Education Challenge held during the World…

Engen Pitch & Polish winners secure R1-million in prizes

South African-based Engen Pitch & Polish, an entrepreneurial pitching competition and workshop programme has announced this year’s winners who have secured their share of…

SA entrepreneurs’ pet gear brand wins global award

The local and much-loved pet gear brand Rogz has been accoladed as the “Brand of the Year” at the World Branding Awards 2021-2022 Animalis Edition. Rogz wins big…

Nestlé partners with local tech startup to empower informal waste reclaimers

Nestlé East and Southern Africa region, a giant food manufacturing company partnered with local waste tech startup Kudoti to launch the ‘RE: Imagine Tomorrow”…

New Incubation and Innovation Campus launches in Joburg

A Pan-African investment firm, Unicorn Group, has launched the Unicorn Incubation Campus in Johannesburg for African entrepreneurs. New innovation and incubation campus in Joburg…

Applications for African startup E-Track Programme now open

The E-Track Programme, run by the UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB), is looking for applicants for its fifth cohort of African startups. Applications…

Alphacode Incubate fintech programme puts out call for applicants

The AlphaCode Incubate programme has put out a call for early-stage fintech startups to apply to be part of its 2022 cohort. Applications for…

South African agri-fintech HelloChoice secures investment from Standard Bank

South African agri-fintech startup HelloChoice has finalised a major investment from Standard Bank following several partnerships. The 25% equity deal with the bank will…

Applications for RE:SOLVE innovation challenge are open

Established by The Craft and Design Institute (CDI), a non-profit company and in partnership with the City of Cape Town, the RE:SOLVE challenge, an…

Edtech Ambani wins R1million prize at MTN Business App of the Year Awards

Local language edtech Ambani Africa has walked away with multiple top honours at the 2021 MTN Business App of the Year Awards. The app…

Payment company Zip to acquire Johannesburg fintech Payflex

Australian payment company Zip has announced it will acquire South African Buy-Now Pay-Later (BNPL) fintech service PayFlex. The acquisition will see Zip grow the…

Cape Town healthtech Aviro secures funding

Cape Town-based healthtech Aviro Health has secured an undisclosed amount of funding in a pre-series A funding round led by ASISA ESD Fund (managed by Edge…

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