Young Entrepreneurs

Specno builds innovative ventures for Africa’s future

Specno, a South African venture builder co-founded by Daniel Novitzkas and Jacques Jordaan, aims to help one million people build tech-enabled businesses by 2030….

Fund creates thousands of young entrepreneurs in Malawi

Thousands of youths in Malawi have gained employment and some have even created jobs for their peers, thanks to a project supported by the…

Learnerships provide life-changing skills for disabled youth

Kuruman residents Victor Tshekedi and Mathapelo Seichokelo both live with disabilities. Consequently, they have found it impossible to obtain ongoing work and up until…

Siyamtanda shines with ‘lockdown ICT start-up’

The Covid-19 pandemic was a difficult time for everyone. But for Siyamtanda Hlobo the enforced lockdowns also saw her personal interests develop into a…

How young people are creating businesses selling coffee

In the world of entrepreneurship, some dream and hope their ideas become reality whilst others seize any available opportunity to make their dreams come…

Township convenience store born after ‘Shark Tank’ contest

A young entrepreneur is taking a Pretoria township by storm with a convenience store opened after he won a “Shark Tank”-style competition presented by…

N. Cape youth shine in youth start-up contest

A business proposal for an “e-slip” app secured a Northern Cape high-school trio a top 5 spot in a national green entrepreneurship competition and…

The Anzisha Prize seeks to fundamentally and significantly increase the number of job generative entrepreneurs in Africa, and is a partnership between African Leadership Academy and Mastercard Foundation. Through Ventureburn, they hope to share inspirational and relatable stories of very young (15 to 22 year old) African entrepreneurs and the people that support them. [learn more]

This founder uses fintech to speed up Tunisia

One of a hopeful generation of entrepreneurs that lived through Tunisia’s 2021 revolution as a teenager, fintech startup founder Anis Kallel believes in the…

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…

From garage to factory: this bakery start-up did it!

A youth-owned bakery start-up north of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, is among the first tenants to move into the Dube TradePort Mini Factories. Bakers Gallery,…

From selling chickens to solving city challenges with Parket

It is widely accepted that entrepreneurship holds the keys to unlocking South Africa’s economic potential, with the government’s own National Development Plan envisioning 90%…

Young ed-tech founder equips learners with digital skills

Inspired by his grandparents, South Africa entrepreneur Shivad Singh founded Head Start Education, an online platform providing digital educational material for teachers and learners,…

fikaTime founders find solace in Teams virtual coffee app

If you’re like the rest of us, you’ve probably had it with countless, endless, back-to-back and pointless meetings. You would much rather be having…

Dead phone battery inspires power bank rental start-up

If successful entrepreneurship is about finding solutions to social problems, Kegan Peffer is on the fast lane to business success. That’s because he is…

Agritech app developer shines with new Basket start-up

A South African university student, Lunga Momoza, is making waves with Basket, his e-commerce and agritech start-up that can digitising the supply and value…

WiBox founders turn SA power cuts into start-up success

If you’re South African, you’ll know that the concept of “load shedding” has been a reality since 2008 when Eskom, the country’s electricity public…

Meet the techpreneur keeping logistics giants in the loop

You know that South African retail giant who can deliver groceries to your home or office in just 60 minutes? Well, they have Kimberley…

The Anzisha Prize awards its top honour to 21-year-old Egyptian entrepreneur

With a pool of talented finalists from more than 15 African countries, the 2020 Anzisha Prize – the premier award for Africa’s youngest entrepreneurs…

Anzisha Prize announces top 20 very young African entrepreneurs as part of 10th year celebration

The Anzisha Prize has revealed its top 20 finalists for 2020. Winners will be announced at this year’s Anzisha Prize Conference on the 27th…

Anzisha Prize launches mini-documentary series to enable educators around the world to share African entrepreneurship success stories

Today sees the launch of a new mini-documentary and case study series about very young African entrepreneurs designed to enable high school and university…

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