Startups

SA’s Omnisient joins TechCrunch start-up battle

In a landmark achievement for South African technology innovation, Omnisient, a data analytics fintech company focused on driving financial inclusion, has been chosen as…

Weekday redefines hiring with peer-endorsed trust

In a bid to bridge the trust gap in the hiring of tech teams, Weekday has raised $2.2 million in seed funding to launch…

Google lifts veil on AI First accelerator for African start-ups

Google has unveiled its latest initiative, the “Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First,” designed to provide crucial support to African start-ups seeking to leverage…

Portkey.ai raises $3m to accelerate generative AI apps

The surging popularity of ChatGPT and intensifying market competition have prompted businesses to venture into AI app development. However, constrained by time and budget…

Abidjan gears up to host 2023 NEXT Fintech Forum

With the global fintech movement gaining momentum, Africa finds itself at the vanguard of innovation, and the forthcoming 2023 NEXT Fintech Forum is positioned…

Founders Factory Africa sparks $114m tech revolution

The vibrant landscape of African technology innovation is set to receive an electrifying surge, as Founders Factory Africa announces a $114 million injection of…

Screan accelerates gig economy with online used car sales

In South Africa’s bustling gig economy, a transformative wave is gaining momentum, led by pioneering technology start-ups like Screan. This digital platform orchestrates seamless…

Top Southern African start-ups announced at GITEX Africa

Fifteen start-ups hailing from South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe have emerged victorious in this year’s Southern Africa Startup Awards, part of the esteemed…

$250k up for grabs to energise African start-ups

The Energy Investment Village’s highly anticipated pitching event, known as the “lion’s den” of the energy sector, has announced an extension of the submission…

DataPathology raises $1m seed round with AZUR Fund

DataPathology, an African healthtech start-up specialising in digital pathology, has raised its second seed round of funding. The round, amounting to $1 million, was…

Franc: Simplifying investments for South Africans

Franc, the acclaimed investment app, is making waves in the financial industry as it spearheads a mission to democratise savings and investments for South…

Nomba secures $30m to overhaul African payments

Nomba, a payment service provider for African businesses, has raised $30 million in a pre-series B funding round led by Base10 Partners, a San…

SA’s TradeBRICS named top 15 climatetech start-up

TradeBRICS, a leading South African climate technology start-up, has been awarded as one of the top 15 Africa-focused companies tackling climate change by Viva…

AfricArena set to make history with Cairo summit

AfricArena is making history with its first-ever summit in Egypt, following the massive success of its event in New York just last week. From…

Maholla raises $1.5m for consumer rewards app

Maholla, a South African consumer rewards app, has just raised $1.5 million in seed funding to continue building the country’s largest retail-agnostic rewards and…

Autochek acquires AutoTager for North African expansion

Autochek, the African-based automotive technology company, has announced its latest acquisition of a majority stake in AutoTager, an Egyptian automotive technology company that simplifies…

I’M IN launches incubator for black women techpreneurs

The I’M IN entrepreneurial programme has announced the launch of its Ideation Incubator, a three-month programme focused on women students with innovative technology start-up…

Apply now to join OceanHub’s Pan-African accelerator

OceanHub Africa, a non-profit organisation that supports start-ups focused on various aspects of the Blue Economy, has announced the launch of its fourth acceleration…

Telkom FutureMakers, Aions to supercharge SA start-ups

Telkom’s FutureMakers programme has joined forces with venture builder firm Aions Creative Technology to boost local start-ups in South Africa. Following a competitive pitching…

African start-ups can now apply for Hamburg Landing Pad

African greentech start-ups are encouraged to apply for Scaleup Landing Pad Hamburg, an initiative by Hamburg Invest that provides customised services worth up to…

Innovation City Cape Town announces 11 start-up finalists

Innovation City Cape Town, a leading South African hub for technological innovation and entrepreneurship, has announced the finalists for its highly anticipated Tech Startup…

AfricArena crowns top start-ups at Jo’burg summit

AfricArena, Africa’s leading start-up accelerator, has announced the winners of its Johannesburg summit. The event showcased innovative start-ups from the region, with winners in…

Africa’s VC industry growing slowly: $4.8b raised in 2022

Africa’s venture capital (VC) industry experienced a downturn in 2022, with only $4.8 billion raised in the continent, according to Oliver Dickson, an SAFM…

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