Young Entrepreneurs

Anzisha Prize announces top 20 young African entrepreneurs of 2019 in running for $25k prize

Meet Africa’s youngest entrepreneurs whose ideas are re-imagining the future of the continent After months of searching the African continent, the Anzisha Prize has…

University incubators, hubs young African entrepreneurs should know about

When Njabulo Mthanti, 22, registered his business last year he was keen to join the University of Pretoria’s business incubator TuksNovation as quickly as he…

Easyburse set on being go to platform for students seeking funding, jobs

In recent years South Africa has been rocked by a series of “Fees Must Fall” protests which has seen students across the country protest…

Investors are knocking at door of tech startup founder who once sold wire cars

Twenty-four year old South African Karidas Tshintsholo may have grown up in a shack selling wire cars, but his agritech startup Khula! is now in…

ALA alumni, Anzisha Fellows set to benefit from $500k Young Entrepreneurs Fund

African Leadership Academy (ALA) alumni, Anzisha Fellows and individuals who have participated in any of ALA’s programmes are set to benefit from a $500…

Tips from four young African entrepreneurs on running startups

Running a business, no matter how old you are, is no easy feat. As an entrepreneur not only do you have to deal with…

People thought award winning entrepreneur was ‘crazy’ when he started business

Would you still pursue an innovative business idea if those in your community thought you were crazy to try? This is exactly what a…

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]

The Very Young Entrepreneur Education & Acceleration Summit – what to expect

Are you curious about how African schools and universities are tackling education around entrepreneurship, or interested to know how the continent is celebrating and…

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Cape Town dams in much better shape in January 2020 than 2018

Google Search might look a bit different in the coming weeks

Changes to Section 12J VC regime won’t spell doom for all funds says venture capitalist

Grant Brooke announces he’s stepped down from managing Twiga Foods

YEEP Africa founder decries lack of investments in youth-led startups in South Africa

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Audi’s AI:ME could be the company’s future A2

BMW confirms the iX3’s battery and power details

The true cost of Audi’s electric car strategy