Startups

$50m Knife Fund III to drive innovation in Africa

Standard Bank and the SA SME Fund have joined other investors in backing venture capital firm Knife Capital’s new $50 million African Series B…

i3 picks 30 African healthcare start-ups for new $7m fund

Investing in Innovation (i3), a pan-African support initiative for African health supply chain start-ups, has announced its first cohort of 30 companies. Selected start-ups…

Baobab invests $200k in 4 new African start-ups

The Baobab Network, a Nairobi-based accelerator that invests in early-stage tech companies across Africa, has announced its latest cohort of four investees, each of…

Alitheia IDF leads $11m investment round in SweepSouth

SweepSouth, an online home services platform with presence across Africa, today announced that it has completed an $11 million investment round led by Alitheia…

How tech start-ups can navigate working with corporate SA

According to McKinsey, between 2020 and 2021, the number of tech start-ups in Africa tripled, with almost half of these being fintechs. These tech…

Cape Town healthtech start-up offers home-based services

People in need of healthcare services no longer need to visit hospitals and GP practices where they will be made to wait until a…

Locumbase celebrates Grindstone Ventures funding deal

Locumbase, an independent online medical booking platform, secured an undisclosed funding round from Grindstone Ventures as they ready for exponential growth. Founded in 2016…

African youth are capable entrepreneurs, invest in them now

Africa boasts the largest workforce in the world. A recent report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) titled 2020 Policy Note on…

The POPI Act is here: Contrary to popular opinion, it’s an opportunity, not a threat

It’s been over seven years since the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act (or POPIA) was first signed into law, but on 1 July…

The key to unlocking Africa’s informal markets? Open Banking

Since hitting Europe a few years ago, Open Banking has been successful in its aim of fostering a more dynamic and customer-centric financial market. …

How to identify new business opportunities for your small business

Most business owners are even more keen to grow their revenues and profits now, irrespective of whether they’re already profitable, or still struggling to…

What funders are looking for when assessing applications

Funders are businesses that either lend money to make a profit or invest money for a return. As such, their goal is to minimise…

Lessons from an African fintech startup [Opinion]

There are two words used by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its analysis of fintech in Sub-Saharan African countries – game changer. While fintech is…

Why a wave of technology giants will come from Africa [Opinion]

Ian Lessem, Managing Partner at HAVAÍC, investors in early-stage, high-growth technology businesses, notes a significant increase in investment demand for African technology startups. He says…

SMEs: Budget hacks to boost your business despite the pandemic

The lockdowns during the pandemic have devastated SA’s small businesses, and many business owners find themselves looking for a few clever, cost-effective, and sure-fire…

Female entrepreneurs are crucial to the continent’s economic growth, yet they face sometimes overwhelming challenges

According to the World Bank, Africa is the only region in the world with more female than male entrepreneurs. One in four African women start…

Five tips to kick start your Sustainable Development Goals as a business

As industry and technology advance, as new markets, populations and global health risks grow and as natural resources diminish, informed consumers and investors are…

Digitalisation will put South Africa ahead as we move beyond Covid [Opinion]

Many businesses have relied on technology for their survival over the past year. The Covid crisis has demonstrated its importance in terms of adaptability,…

Three defining tech moments that have helped businesses face Covid-19

The last twelve months have generated high levels of economic, political, and social uncertainty, and the same can be said for organisations, as the…

SA tech startup AURA explains what it takes to go global [Opinion]

AURA, South Africa’s leading security and medical response platform, recently announced its expansion into Kenya, followed closely by a move into the UK where…

Liquidations rise by 49% year-on-year SMMEs hit the hardest

Despite being over its second wave, the South African economy continues to struggle, brand-new data by Statistics South Africa indicates. Released on 26 April 2021,…

What can the rest of the world learn from Africa’s approach to tech and innovation?

When it comes to listing the regions that have embraced and taken the biggest advantage of digital transformation, most commentators wouldn’t put Africa anywhere…

Funding black female entrepreneurs is crucial to SA’s startup growth

Globally, growing attention is rightly being paid to the issue of underfunding of diverse founders in general, and women in particular, in the startup…

Epson Survey Reveals Surge in Demand for Projectors as Home Cinema Trend Takes Off

Opera Mini Brings Free AI to South Africa, Tackling Data Costs and Boosting Digital Inclusion

HONOR X7c: Does This Budget Beast Deliver on Battery and That 108MP Camera?

Umvuzo Health Turns 21 with a Tech-Driven Medtech Model That’s Redefining Corporate Healthcare

Kazang Brings Card Payments to Spaza Shops, Driving Fintech-Fuelled Financial Inclusion

Flutterwave Launches Accelerate Workshop to Upskill Young Africans in Tech

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