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HiiL calls for legaltech innovators to take part in Global Legal Hackathon 2020

The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) and Qubit Solutions, together with IBM South Africa, are looking for lawyers, technologists and active citizens…

Here are the 13 African fintechs selected for LHoFT’s bootcamp in Luxembourg [Updated]

UPDATE (23 March 2020): Subsequent to the publication of this article, the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT) added Nigerian startup SmartTeller and Ghanian…

Will SV Capital’s lobola fund, fractional investing in cattle be the next big thing?

Johannesburg based SV Capital wants to give traditional large investment houses a run for their money — by allowing the working class and professionals…

Antler announces names of four tech startups it invested in during Nairobi programme

Antler, a global startup generator and early-stage venture capital fund, has announced the names of the four startups it invested in during the programme’s…

How Meerkat’s fintech platform aims to lower debt counselling service for clients [Q&A]

SA fintech startup Meerkat has been selected as one of six startups to take part in US fintech accelerator Catalyst Fund‘s latest cohort. The accelerator…

Nigerian startup Farmcrowdy to roll out retail meat hubs with acquisition of Best Foods

Nigerian agritech startup Farmcrowdy plans to roll out retail meat hubs across Nigeria in the second quarter of this year, following the acquisition of…

Cape Town firms dominate Heavy Chef’s list of SA’s most exciting startups of 2018

Five Cape Town based firms have been selected as Heavy Chef‘s “SA’s Top 5 Most Exciting Startups 2018” from over 1600 entries from around the country….

Nigeria’s Itanna accelerator startups secured eight partnerships says head

Four Nigerian tech startups have secured eight agreements to partner with Nigerian corporates following the conclusion of the inaugural cohort of Lagos-based accelerator Itanna,…

88 Business Collective honours Locumbase, SweepSouth founders

Two SA female tech founders — Locumbase founder Zulé Vuuren and SweepSouth co-founder Aisha Pandor — have been honoured by Cape Town accelerator 88 Business Collective and Absa…

Entrepreneurship platform RiseUp to launch Egypt Startup Manifesto

Cairo-based entrepreneurship platform RiseUp will tomorrow (4 December) launch the Egypt Startup Manifesto, which aims to outline solutions to the challenges faced by Egyptian entrepreneurs. The launch takes…

Startup Guide launches call for nominations for Joburg edition

Berlin based publishing company Startup Guide has launched a call for entrepreneurs and those that are part of the Joburg entrepreneurship ecosystem to nominate themselves to be featured in Startup…

Five Injini startups secure trials, partnership deals – incubator head

At least five of the startups in Injini‘s second cohort have secured trials and partnerships with schools, corporates and government agencies since joining the edtech…

Google Impact Challenge Kenya, Nigeria, SA winners announced

Thirty-six African non-profits and social enterprises have each been awarded a share of $6-million in grants from Google. This, after the tech giant announced the…

Meet the 25 startups that each got R50k grants from 22 On Sloane, Fortress REIT

Joburg based property development investment company Fortress REIT has partnered with startup campus 22 on Sloane to award 25 companies each with R50 000 seed…

Jozi team wins Acsa, Tshimologong access management system challenge

A Johannesburg-based team of developers comprising of Aaron Rseke, Gift Mogeni and Mosima Matlhwana has been selected as the winners of Airports Company of South…

Tanzanian agri-business company Makaru Agro wins Seedstars Tanga

Tanzanian agri-business company Makaru Agro has been selected as the winner of the Seedstars Tanga pitch event. The event took place last Friday (23 November) in…

Here are the regional winners of the inaugural Southern Africa Startup Awards

The 15 regional winners of the inaugural Southern African Startup Awards have been announced, with SA companies having taken home just short of half of the…

Uprise.Africa appoints former GEPF man to chair crowdfunding platform board

Cape Town based equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa today (26 November) announced the appointment of Prabir Badal, a former board member of the Government Employees Pension Fund…

Here’s all you need to know about the WHO Africa Innovation Challenge

Are you working on new solution that could help address some of Africa’s unmet health needs? Then you’re just the sort of innovator that…

Looking to spin-out your IP from a public institution? Here’s how Custos did it

As any tech startup founder will tell you, raising funding from local venture capitalists is no easy feat. The task is made even harder for…

Here’s who made shortlist of the 2019 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

UK-based Royal Academy of Engineering has announced the 16 innovators shortlisted for this year’s Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. The shortlist includes a P2P currency…

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Purple Elephant Ventures Secures $4.5M Seed Round, Setting Record in Kenya’s Tourism-Tech Scene

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