Startups

A startup wants to solve India’s farmer problems with data and tech

My family has owned a farm for years and we’ve always made our money growing and selling vegetables, but things have been changing. To…

Looking for startup office space? Coworking SA can help you

The popularity of coworking spaces in SA has soared in recent years as they offer an alternative to working from home or an office…

Meet Asia’s first accelerator for AI startups, founded by a Techstars London director

There’s a new startup accelerator in Hong Kong called Zeroth.ai, and it’s accepting applications from artificial intelligence startups throughout Asia. It’s started by Tak…

What we learnt from Snapscan at MTN’s app breakfast

MTN Business’s App of the Year awards is a pretty noteworthy event in the tech industry, featuring quite a few notable representatives. To encourage…

Nigeria’s ‘underperforming’ food apps leave many questions

It’s an open secret that food apps are not as popular as ecommerce and payment apps in Nigeria, despite the love for food uniting the…

Startup focus: Lentus-H wants to change the world through water [update]

Update: correction on Hippo Water Roller pricing. Water in developing countries is problematic. The availability and cleanliness of this resource are just some of…

African mobile startups – a call to arms: G-Startup applications open

Startup culture in emerging markets is thriving. In Africa, for example, there is no shortage of innovation nor entrepreneurship despite missing one of the…

Beginner investor? Here are 7 things to consider before funding a startup

I have been dispensing a fair amount of startup advice of late, mostly picked up from hanging around some pretty hardcore venture capitalists (VCs)….

Now Novel – the easy, social way to write a book… for a price

If you’ve always wanted to write a novel, to bring that masterpiece in the back of your mind to life, there are a few…

500 startups sees Silicon Valley in Brazil

Startup accelerator 500 Startups is serious about growing its presence in emerging markets. According to the accelerator, “big things are happening” in the South…

8 Red Hot Chili startup lessons

The Red Hot Chili Peppers (RHCP) may be one of the most celebrated rock groups of the ’90s and early 21st century, but their…

Startups vs Government on innovation

Comparing tech startups and the government is strange, I know. Nevertheless, having just finished a short course on economic development, I’m quite sure there…

Airtime: the online radio management system you need

There are thousands of radio stations around the world — the medium is thriving in both developed and developing nations where internet-radio and the…

8 tips to help get your startup through a big brand partnership

If you’re doing a startup, there’s an allure to big brand partnerships. You might think: close a deal in a couple of months and…

So. Many. Billion-dollar startups. [Infographic]

When we came across this infographic about billion startups by Staff.com, we were impressed to see the number of young companies that have sky-high…

9 things entrepreneurs can learn from Winnie the Pooh

“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart” — Winnie the Pooh. I went to a conference once where a…

IMPI: Is this SA startup going to become the Symantec of the mobile age?

With its growing popularity, the Android mobile platform, much like Windows, is rising to number one on the cybercriminal hit list. At the end…

13 Asian startups that caught our attention

From Singapore to China, the startup scene in Asia is becoming more crowded by the day. Here are a just a few of the…

Incubator Fledge closes funding round as its startup BURN gets cooking

Young startup incubator Fledge, and the most successful company from its 2012 summer programme, BURN Manufacturing, had a fruitful week after closing the first…

7 things about your pitch the dragons hated

When you are pitching to a venture capitalist or angel investor, it’s like venturing into a dragon’s lair and attempting to convince the fire-breathing…

7 things startups can learn from the Super Bowl

If the Super Bowl was a startup, it would be the greatest and most successful startup in the world. The annual event is the…

Was Foodspotting’s $10 million exit really that attractive?

It’s all over the news now. San Franscisco-based food photo sharing app Foodspotting has been acquired by OpenTable to the tune of US$10-million. But is a…

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