Startups

Taking payments online, SchoolHub is too cool for school

It’s back to school and if you’re a parent, you may feel frazzled just thinking about all the associated admin and logistics. KwaZulu-Natal dad…

Nigerian agritech Releaf secures $3.3m pre-series A funding

The Nigerian agritech start-up Releaf has raised $3.3 million in an oversubscribed pre-series A funding round. The new funding will support the launch of…

Burning Heroes seeks African start-ups ‘who want to go global’

Campus-based start-ups, pre-seed start-ups with market validation and product prototype, and seed start-ups can now enter the Burning Heroes Founders Association’s first Africa edition…

3 techpreneurs use blockchain to drive financial inclusion

Three South African technology entrepreneurs are hopeful that their early-stage blockchain called Fraxeum will change the world of finance. This, as more institutions, banks…

Centbee closes R17m funding round with Ayre Ventures

“We have the right vision, products and team to drive exponential growth for our investors,” said Centbee co-chief executive Lorien Gamaroff after the fintech…

Need funding in 2023 for your SME? Check out this list

Raising capital for a small South African business is quite a daunting experience, writes Dr Thommie Burger from JTB, a leading business plan company….

Egypt’s fintech titan Fawry partners with Classera

Egyptian payment start-up Fawry has partnered with Classera, a distance learning technology provider, to enhance e-payment services and integrate digital payment solutions of both…

Agritech start-up raises R1.7m in seed funding round

PixelBlue, the parent company of South African agritech start-up Homefarm, says it raised R1.7 million (about $104 000) in seed funding to enable consumers,…

Launch Africa ignites $2.5m Skrmiish seed round

Cape Town-based Launch Africa has made its first ever investment into a gaming-tech venture with Skrmiish, the world’s first mobile play-to-earn app. This, as…

Tripesa to digitise tourism MSMEs following pre-seed round

The Ugandan tourism-tech start-up Tripesa has closed a pre-seed round with participation from Eric Osiakwan, Future Africa, Consonance Investment Managers and LTNT Investments to…

Africa’s only Metaverse venue bags Swiss VC funding

Billed as Africa’s first and only Metaverse venue, SodaWorld has secured initial global investment form a prestigious Swiss venture capital firm. The technology start-up enables…

DataProphet closes $10m series A round led by Knife Capital

South Africa-founded DataProphet has completed a $10 million series A funding round. This, says insiders, sets the AI-as-a-Service (AIaaS) platform on its way to…

Droppa goes global following series A funding round

Droppa, a South African logistics start-up, closed its series A investment round with SkyNet Worldwide Express. The relationship, though, was not formed in a…

From zero to hero: Zimele backs 500 rural start-ups

Mining giant Anglo American has vowed to turn more than 500 South African start-ups in rural communities into sustainable and successful companies. This will…

African languages AI picked for Grindstone accelerator

Billed as Africa’s first conversational AI, Botlhale AI is among the 25 high-growth start-ups that were hand-picked for a year-long programme by Grindstone, a…

BPS closes $2.7M seed round to improve electricity access

Beacon Power Services (BPS), a Nigerian energy tech company providing data and grid management solutions to help Africa’s power sector distribute electricity more efficiently,…

Besties coin it with ‘moveable billboard’ start-up

Before roads filled with delivery bikes during lockdown, two young entrepreneurs had spotted potential in delivery bike advertising, and built an advertising tech company…

African start-ups shine in Migration Entrepreneurship Prize

No less than seven Nigerian tech start-ups walked away with top honours in this year’s Migration Entrepreneurship Prize, a programme designed for socially driven…

Kenyan web 3 start-up gets nod for Draper VeChain accelerator

A Kenyan digital assets capacity building and management forum is among the first African start-ups to qualify for the Draper VeChain Web 3 accelerator,…

Equity-based crowdfunding: GoGetta kickstarts start-ups

Quality African businesses with growth prospects that seek funding can now raise capital via an innovative crowdfunding platform, GoGetta. South African and international angel…

Pervasive ‘bro culture’ in fintech a hurdle for women

The fintech industry is notorious for its “bro’ culture,” an environment characterised by sexism and demeaning habits such as mansplaining. This is according to…

From farmers to students, Zim fintech vows to include all

A Zimbabwean fintech start-up, Cashlinq, is set on empowering entrepreneurs across Africa through its “easily accessible” banking platform. Cashlinq, says founder Tendai Mugovi, is…

Start-ups eye metaverse, NFTs to solve Africa’s woes

African start-ups increasingly target unemployment and governance issues as founders digitise nation-states and marketplaces, looking to the metaverse and NFTs. Kim Harrisberg and Rina…

TCL South Africa Unveils 2025 Mini LED TV Range with Wide Viewing Angles

RIP Skype Microsoft Pulls the Plug on a Digital Pioneer

SITA pushes back as Home Affairs eyes IT exit

EmpowaEntrepreneurs 2025 Targets Africa’s High-Growth Founders and Investors

French No-Code Pioneer Tinkso Secures Strategic Investment from SA Entrepreneur Henk Pretorius

IBM Think 2025: Enterprise Gen AI Moves Beyond the Hype

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

Slate Truck is an outrageously sensible pickup

Red Bull wings for Lucid – not Tesla

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV