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Uncertainty as grocery, food delivery startups say they’ll stay operating during lockdown

Food delivery companies that deliver food sourced from supermarkets or anywhere other than from restaurants say they will keep operating under South Africa’s 21-day…

World Bank, CES partner to launch Global Tech Challenge to bridge gender divide

The World Bank has partnered with the CES, one of the world’s largest tech events, to launch the Global Tech Challenge to bridge the…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [25/03/2020]

As South Africa heads for a lockdown set to start at midnight tomorrow, the government revealed more details on financial support for small businesses….

The Africa Mobility Initiative calls on startups to apply for accelerator

The Africa Mobility Initiative is calling on startups with solutions that seek to mitigate the continent’s mobility challenges to apply for an accelerator. The…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [24/03/2020]

With the coronavirus (Covid-19) headlining news all over the world, Ventureburn has launched the first edition of a daily roundup on the virus and…

Relief for small business owners during Covid-19 time [Opinion]

The Covid-19 pandemic, which has been declared a National Disaster and has prompted a 21-day national shut down, is having catastrophic effects on businesses…

Kenyan fintech Pezesha wins Best Catapulter Award at LHoFT

Kenyan fintech startup Pezesha earlier this month took home the Best Catapulter Award at the conclusion of the Catapult: Inclusion Africa fintech bootcamp hosted by…

Here’s all you need to know about the Entrepreneurship World Cup

With 118 prizes up for grabs, the Entrepreneurship World Cup is open to all entrepreneurs, across all stages of development, anywhere in the world.

Women In Africa 54 Awards applications to close on Friday

Paris-based Economic development platform Women In Africa aims to promote, support and accelerate innovative enterprises run by African female entrepreneurs

SA government to set up township digital hubs in four provinces reveals Ramaphosa

The government will set up digital hubs in the South Africa’s townships, initially in four provinces, President Cyril Ramaphosa said today. He made the…

Outcry as department’s Gazelles programme stalls on grants, support

When it was launched in 2016, the Minister of Small Business Development Lindiwe Zulu hailed the National Gazelles programme as a key intervention that…

Hurry, there are just five days left to apply for Start-Up Chile’s 22nd cohort

Applications for Start-Up Chile’s Generation 22 seed programme close on 12 February, successful applicants will be announced on 17 May

Entries for third batch of 500 Startups’ MENA Dojo Series A programme now open

In a blog post on Tuesday, 500 Startups said the mentorship driven programme — which will cost each selected startup $15 000 in tuition — will see the accelerator bring in mentors from Silicon Valley and around the world to assist with growth hacking and marketing techniques.

How a trip to Israel sparked the idea behind award winning agritech Khula

A trip to Israel in 2015 sparked the idea behind award-winning agritech startup Khula. So says co-founder Matthew Piper. Khula was last month tapped to…

WFP opens applications for Global Innovation Challenge for Zero Hunger

In a statement, the WFP Innovation Accelerator said it is mainly looking for proposals that “could transform” the lives of smallholder farmers and small-scale livestock producers, reach a step change in food systems or increase the effectiveness of emergency response.

Search.com launches AI chat that pays users and publishers

OpenAI Quietly Launches ChatGPT-5 — And It’s a Game Changer

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Aura Edition Review: A Sleek, AI-Powered Ultrabook for the Work-Anywhere Era

Why the ‘Ego Tax’ is Costing Your Business

South African Women Entrepreneurs Get It Right

Fintura Heads to Silicon Valley After Winning SA Startup World Cup

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

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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Startup news

Uncertainty as grocery, food delivery startups say they’ll stay operating during lockdown

World Bank, CES partner to launch Global Tech Challenge to bridge gender divide

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [25/03/2020]

The Africa Mobility Initiative calls on startups to apply for accelerator

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [24/03/2020]

Relief for small business owners during Covid-19 time [Opinion]

Kenyan fintech Pezesha wins Best Catapulter Award at LHoFT

Here’s all you need to know about the Entrepreneurship World Cup

Women In Africa 54 Awards applications to close on Friday

SA government to set up township digital hubs in four provinces reveals Ramaphosa

Outcry as department’s Gazelles programme stalls on grants, support

Hurry, there are just five days left to apply for Start-Up Chile’s 22nd cohort

Entries for third batch of 500 Startups’ MENA Dojo Series A programme now open

How a trip to Israel sparked the idea behind award winning agritech Khula

WFP opens applications for Global Innovation Challenge for Zero Hunger

Up to R200k in funding up for grabs in Santam Safety Ideas Challenge Season 3

Exchange control less of an obstacle for startups than before – Simodisa report

New web tool to assist SA startups with hiring and firing staff goes live

Here are 8 accelerators, incubators African startups can apply for in 2019

US edtech accelerator LearnLaunch opens applications for Breakthrough programme

I spent thousands of hours, last dollar to save former company says Eran Eyal

TIA calls for proposals for Grassroots Innovation Programme

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