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Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [10/11/2019]

Cape Town is a hive of activity this week with a bunch of tech and startup conferences and summits taking place in the city….

Interswitch Group acquires Nigerian startup eClat Healthcare

Lagos-based digital payments firm Interswitch Group has acquired eClat Healthcare, a Nigerian startup that develops hospital management software solutions. Interswitch said in a statement…

SmartBlade co-founder Dr Caroline Corbett scoops Awief’s Tech Entrepreneur Award

Dr Caroline Corbett, the co-founder of Cape Town based medtech startup SmartBlade, has won the Tech Entrepreneur Award at the 2019 Awief Awards. Dr Corbett (pictured above…

Zambian legaltech platform Apptorney wins Seedstars Lusaka

Zambian legaltech platform Apptorney has been named the winner of this year’s Seedstars Lusaka pitching event. Apptorney, which was founded last year by Muchu…

How Endeavor plans to make social impact by backing high-growth entrepreneurs [Q&A]

Endeavor is more than simply a networking club for the business elite, but an organisation that aims to make a sustained social impact by…

Aerobotics named Best Startup, Venture Capital Company at 2019 Savca Industry Awards

Cape Town-based agritech startup Aerobotics has won the Best Startup and Venture Capital Company category at the 2019 Southern African Venture Capital and Private…

SA’s FinChatBot selected for Class 8 of INV Fintech accelerator

Johannesburg-based FinChatBot has been accepted into Class 8 of the New York based INV Fintech accelerator. FinChatBot develops artificial intelligence (AI) powered chat bots…

Ecentric and MoneyBadger Partner to Bring Bitcoin Payments to South African Retailers

Cape Town-based payments leader Ecentric has announced a strategic partnership with MoneyBadger to bring Bitcoin payments to the forefront of mainstream retail in South…

MzN Unveils AI “Digital Teammate” to Supercharge Small NGO Fundraising

MzN International, a global social enterprise focused on helping mission-driven organisations scale impact, has officially launched the first of four AI-powered “Digital Teammates” designed…

Cape Town Creatives Can Now Work for Free at Africa’s First Creative-Tech Hub

A new wave of opportunity has arrived for the city’s creative sector. The timbuktoo Creative Hub, the first of its kind in Africa, has…

SA SMBs are AI-Ready – ASUS Report Shows Local Businesses Are Already Seeing Real ROI

South African SMEs are not just AI-curious—they’re AI-ready. A new report from ASUS, titled the 2025 Future of SMBs, reveals that 77% of South…

Ocellics Reinvents Fund Factsheets with Automation-Driven Platform for Investment Managers

In an industry where speed, accuracy, and trust are non-negotiable, one software company is quietly transforming the way investment managers manage a critical aspect…

AWIEF 2025 Awards Nominations Now Open

Africa’s entrepreneurial energy is surging and it’s women who are leading from the frontlines. With less than a month to go, entries are now…

Why 3 Out of 4 South African SMEs Still Can’t Raise Capital

World SME Day on 27 June is supposed to be a celebration of entrepreneurial grit. But for most small businesses in South Africa, it…

Huawei Cloud and Elenjical Solutions Partner to Accelerate Financial Digital Transformation in Africa

As Africa’s financial sector races toward digital transformation, one thing remains clear: legacy infrastructure is still a massive drag on progress. Now, Huawei Cloud…

Five Ways to Back South Africa’s Young Entrepreneurs

Youth unemployment in South Africa remains one of the country’s most urgent socio-economic challenges. Yet, the solution many continue to champion is also one…

Novare Holdings anchors R2.8 billion Investment

In a bold move linking African capital with American industrial innovation, Novare Holdings, a leading South African institutional investment firm, has committed to anchor…

Nedbank backs SwiftVEE’s PrysWys to bring fintech to the farm gate

South African agri-tech startup SwiftVEE has secured a strategic collaboration with Nedbank Agribusiness, aimed at streamlining access to agricultural inputs through embedded finance. Under…

SA-born AURA raises €13.5m (R270m) Series B to take on US emergency response market

South African emergency tech startup AURA has secured €13.5 million (~R270 million) in Series B funding, marking a major milestone in its mission to…

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