Startups

African start-ups can now enter Global Startup Awards

Entries to the 2023 Global Startup Awards in Africa have officially opened. Start-ups, entrepreneurs, and innovation organisations at all stages of the growth cycle…

9 African start-ups picked for new Startup Wise Guys cohort

Leading European start-up accelerator Startup Wise Guys, also known as an active investment fund, has selected the second batch of participants for its €7.5…

Blnk raises $32m to power instant consumer credit in Egypt

Blnk, a fintech start-up that enables instant consumer credit in Egypt, has raised $23.7 million in equity and debt funding, and $8.3 million in…

Egypt’s Lucky fintech strikes it lucky with 10m users

Lucky, a leading fintech platform for credit products, offers and cashback rewards in Egypt and the Middle East, confirmed that more than 10 million…

Nigerian tech start-ups can win big in Zenith pitch battle

Entrepreneurs in Nigeria with tech-enabled, scalable solutions can now apply to pitch in a new competition by Zenith Bank. Nearly N15 million (about $68 000)…

Start-up turns farm waste in Rwanda into renewable energy

Farmers in Rwanda are set to benefit from HomeBiogas, an on-site system that transforms organic waste into renewable energy for cooking or heating. This,…

Talk360 launches Africa-wide payment platform

It seems like a lifetime ago when Africa’s first mobile money system, M-Pesa, was launched back in 2007. Today, M-Pesa has more than 50…

Tech-driven tutoring start-up stays ahead of the curve

“We want to have a South African start-up going into the world, as opposed to the other way around. Through us growing and going…

The Hatchery salutes clean-tech start-ups ‘solving problems’

A year after the launch of its new Africa office, global clean-tech start-up incubator The Hatchery is basking in the success of HatchTWO. This…

Retail-tech start-up WafR closes $1 million seed round

WafR, a Moroccan retail-tech application that allows brands to broadcast smart promotions to grocers to increase their market share, announced that it has raised…

Snapplify advances digital education in East Africa

Launched in Kenya in 2016, global edtech company Snapplify has seen exponential growth in East Africa, with hundreds of schools registered. Now, as part…

AlphaCode awards pandemic-founded tech start-ups

South Africa’s finest tech start-ups which were founded during the pandemic went head to head at a virtual demo day yesterday where they had…

South African calling app start-up Talk360 raises $4m

Talk360, a South African international calling app start-up, has secured $4 million in funding as it prepares to launch a new pan-African payment platform…

Dynamic DNA ‘helps close the skills and digital divide’

While South Africa’s youth unemployment rate rampantly soars, the country’s digital skills shortage is expanding at its seams. ICT skills are the rarest ever…

Nagging Panda: New start-up gets your invoices settled

If anyone understands the constrictions and damage late payments have on small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) and corporates alike, it’s serial entrepreneur and TechZoo…

SA employee wellness start-up Strove branches out to UK

Less than a year after the South African health tech start-up Strove closed a $277 000 seed funding round, the activity-based mobile rewards application…

AfricArena announces first start-ups through to Paris event

Excitement is building as 25 of Africa’s finest tech start-ups begin finalising their pitches for the Major Viva AfricArena showcase hosted at Station F,…

50 entrepreneurs pitch at WomHub Founder Showcase

Following ten months of business development support, 50 women entrepreneurs in technology, engineering and manufacturing businesses pitched for additional prize money at the inaugural…

Funding for start-ups that support preschool teachers in SA

An impact-first investor, Innovation Edge, has launched a call for bold solutions that aim to improve preschool teachers’ support of early literacy development for…

From buses to taxis, Yobante Express shakes up shipping

What’s the biggest difference between Elon Musk and Oumar Basse? Unlike the richest man in the world, the co-founder and chief executive of Yobante…

Healthcare start-up helps SA with stress management

Health technology company Happitech has partnered with Momentum Multiply to help its medical aid members better manage their stress through remote health monitoring technology….

Survey54 founder wants to be ‘top of mind on a global scale’

When Survey54 chief executive Stephan Eyeson first contemplated whether to quit his high-flying job with Uber, he could not foresee the incredible growth his…

Car subscription start-up triples business size in a year

Planet42, a South African founded car subscriptions start-up, has tripled its vehicle acquisitions over the last 12 months. This, after it recently raised $30…

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