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Western Cape government launches free tech startup investor course

The Western Cape government’s Department of Economic Development and Tourism is calling on digital entrepreneurs to apply for a free three-hour early-stage tech startup…

Meet the startup behind the ANC Presidential Gala Dinner’s payment gateway system

With a seat at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s table billed at a whopping R600 000 and a platinum table for 10 people at R500 000, the…

CITI calls on Cape Town based female founders to apply to Women in Business programme

Are you a tech-savvy female entrepreneur? The Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CITI) has opened applications again for its Women in Business programme. The…

Enygma Ventures announces names of first 11 women entrepreneurs it will fund

US venture capital (VC) fund Enygma Ventures today announced the names of the 11 female entrepreneurs selected for its investor-ready programme. The 11 were selected…

FSAT Labs, Seda call on tech startups to apply for next acceleration programme

Cape Town based incubator and accelerator French South African Tech Labs (FSAT Labs) in partnership with the government’s Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) has…

Grant Brooke announces he’s stepped down from managing Twiga Foods

Grant Brooke, the co-founder of Kenyan startup Twiga Foods has announced that he has stepped down from managing the startup. Twiga Foods’ platform aggregates…

Knife Capital announces participants in fourth cohort of Grindstone Accelerator

Cape Town based venture capital firm Knife Capital today announced the 12 companies that will make up the fourth cohort of its Grindstone Accelerator programme. They include an…

Women entrepreneurs honoured as 2018 Awief Awards announced

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (Awief) has announced the eight winners of its 2018 Awief Awards. They include a Kenyan innovator who…

Ugandan fintech wins Best Catapulter Award at Catapult: Inclusion Africa

Ugandan micro-pension service and e-wallet platform Four One Financial Services has won the Best Catapulter Award from Catapult: Inclusion Africa, a bootcamp on financial inclusion…

Snapplify to represent SA at next year’s Global Startup Edtech Awards finals

Cape Town based edtech Snapplify is heading to the Global Startup Edtech Awards finals in London — which take place in January next year. This, after coming…

Here are the 11 AfricArena 2018 partner innovation challenge winners

Eleven African startups will get the chance to work with big companies such as RCS and AirFrance KLM and French accelerators such as VivaTech and FSAT…

Gambian agri-business platform Money Farm wins Seedstars Banjul

Gambian agri-business platform Money Farm has been selected as the winner of last Saturday’s (17 November) Seedstars Banjul pitch event. Money Farm, which was founded by CEO and…

How French investors are helping grow Senegal’s tech startup ecosystem

Senegal’s tech startup scene may still be small, but a rise in venture capital (VC) investments — led by French investors — suggest that things are beginning to warm…

Meet the winners of the Feed the Future Fall Armyworm Tech Prize

Nairobi-based startup Farm.ink has clinched the $150 000 grand prize of the Future Fall Armyworm Tech Prize. The announcement was made yesterday (15 November). The US…

View the full 2018 Ventureburn Tech Startup Survey presentation

The 2018 edition of the Ventureburn Tech Startup Survey powered by Telkom Futuremakers, has uncovered a host of detailed insights into the South African…

Infographic: the 2018 Ventureburn Tech Startup Survey

The 2018 Ventureburn Tech Startup Survey, powered by Telkom Futuremakers, has delivered plenty of insights into the South African startup landscape. The survey, following…

SA tech startups still out of touch when getting angel, VC funding – survey

Over a quarter of founders or 29% of SA tech startups believe that they will grow their business by securing venture capital (VC) or funding…

Black tech startups in SA still struggling finds new Ventureburn survey

While 15% of SA tech startups founded by white entrepreneurs are turning a profit, just seven percent of their black counterparts are making a profit,…

Gauteng home to most tech startups, but Cape firms still more successful – survey

Gauteng is now home to 55% of tech startup founders — ahead of the Western Cape’s 37%. In all, 36% of Western Cape startups report…

Here’s why the World Bank Group moved to launch the Afrique Excelle programme

A small turnout by francophone startups at the World Bank’s XL Africa accelerator last year could be the reason why the organisation has moved to…

Joburg based insurance platform Franc Group wins 2018 Seedstars SA finals

Johannesburg based self-insurance platform Franc Group was earlier this evening (14 November) crowned the winner of the 2018 Seedstars SA finals. The startup — which earlier…

Here’s all you need to know about the Africa Innovation Challenge 2.0

US-based pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson has launched the second edition of its Africa Innovation Challenge and is calling on innovators from across Africa to…

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