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Click n Compare wants to help you compare the price of pretty much everything online

In late 2011 Peter Allestorfer and Manuel Koser launched Zando — a Rocket Internet-backed platform selling clothes and other fashion accessories online to South…

uAfrica gears up for 2014 South African eCommerce Conference

This year’s South African eCommerce Awards is just around the corner, and while the media prepares for the ninth edition of the annual event,…

SA’s free Wi-Fi initiative, Project Isizwe goes live in the Western Cape

Project Isizwe has today launched in Atlantis, in the latest phase of the free Wi-Fi for South Africa project. Later this week, the service…

Mobile business event M-Days to support SA trailblazers

German mobile business event, M-Days, is giving two South African mobile innovation trailblazers the opportunity to showcase their products on an international platform. Kicking…

Impact Report shares 3 tips for SA’s growing entrepreneurial sector

A recent Impact Report by the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) shares stories and lessons about small and growing businesses (SGBs) in emerging…

Hong Kong and Singapore: meet the ‘evil twin’ startup ecosystems of Southeast Asia

Singapore and Hong Kong are Southeast Asia’s famous city-states. Both are offshore financial centres for the rest of Asia (and beyond), with a strong…

App that lets strangers wake each other up gets $1-million investment

The weird and wonderful Russian community wake-up app that wants to change the way we start our days has just received another cash injection…

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

South Africa’s hedge fund industry closed out 2024 with its strongest performance to date, according to the latest Novare Hedge Fund Survey. Assets under…

REdimension Capital closes R250m property tech and sustainability fund

REdimension Capital has announced the final close of its Real Estate Technology & Sustainability Fund I, with aggregate commitments surpassing R250 million. The fund,…

Why the ‘Ego Tax’ is Costing Your Business

In boardrooms around the world, a silent cost is eating into business performance. It’s not market disruption, tech upheaval, or economic uncertainty. It’s ego….

South African Women Entrepreneurs Get It Right

Forget the pivot-happy, VC-addicted startup circus. Forget the “we’re Uber but for dogs” mentality that’s infected entrepreneurship like a particularly virulent strain of intellectual…

Fintura Heads to Silicon Valley After Winning SA Startup World Cup

A South African fintech startup is headed to the global stage. Fintura, an AI-powered accounting platform for professionals, has won the South African chapter…

Capitec and Mama Money Launch Fintech Partnership to Empower Migrant Workers Across Africa

South Africa’s largest digital retail bank, Capitec, has partnered with remittance fintech Mama Money to radically lower the cost of sending money across borders…

Flow Unveils World’s First Shoppable Audience Marketplace – A Fintech-Led Revolution in Digital Targeting

In what could be the biggest disruption to audience targeting since cookies began to crumble, South African commerce media startup Flow has officially launched…

Cape Town VC firm HAVAÍC secures $25m second close to power next wave of African tech startups

HAVAÍC, a leading venture capital firm headquartered in Cape Town, has announced the second close of its $50 million African Innovation Fund 3, bringing…

AfriLabs’ 2024 Impact Report Charts Path to $1 Trillion Digital Economy

In a tough funding climate, Africa’s largest network of innovation hubs has bucked the trend. AfriLabs, now spanning 514 hubs in 53 countries, directly…

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…

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