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Nigerian healthtech startup joins prestigious entrepreneur organisation

The founder of 54gene, a Nigeria-based healthtech startup, Dr. Abasi Ene-Obong has been selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur. As a member of this organisation,…

Nigerian healthtech startup to create prestigious genomics facility in Nigeria

Nigeria-based healthtech startup, 54gene has partnered with Illumina, a US-based genomics company to create a first-class genomics facility in Nigeria. The partnership with Illumina will…

Ingressive Capital grows African tech fund to $10m

Lagos based venture capital (VC) fund Ingressive Capital has announced that it has doubled its investment fund to $10-million, to back high-growth, tech-enabled startups…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [04/05/2020]

SA startup Trixta has launched a free web app that enables hospitals to get a leading indicator of how many Covid-19 cases they will…

Nigerian healthtech 54gene closes $15m Series-A raise

Nigerian healthtech platform 54gene has closed a $15-million Series-A round. The round was led by Adjuvant Capital, a US based life sciences fund. Adjuvant Capital’s…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [27/03/2020]

South Africans woke today to day one of a 21-day lockdown. To get through this period, SA startups can register as an essential service…

Fourth cohort of Launchpad Africa raised $4.3m, created over 300 jobs, says Google

Google this week hosted its first Google Startup Week in Lagos and demo day for the fourth class of its Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa,…

Here’s who won at the 2019 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards

The 2019 edition of the AppsAfrica Innovation Awards were held last night in Cape Town with 14 winners from across the continent scooping accolades….

Nigerian healthtech platform 54gene secures $4.5m

Nigerian healthtech platform 54gene has secured a $4.5-million seed round from several investors — including Y Combinator, Fifty Years, Better Ventures, KdT Ventures, Hack VC and Techammer, among…

Here are the 12 startups selected for Google Launchpad Africa’s third class

Google has revealed the names of the 12 startups selected for the third cohort of its Launchpad Africa accelerator, based in Lagos. They include…

City of Cape Town online services to go offline for three days

Capitec brings shares investment platform EasyEquities to app

TV licences to watch Netflix? What to know about the SABC proposal

New free edtech app developed by local entrepreneurs

New capital fund of $30-million launches for Southern Africa SMEs

Six tips for SMEs to succeed in the eCommerce space [Opinion]

LG officially launches the world’s first rollable 4K television

New iPad Air pre-orders open in South Africa: price and details

More Xbox Series X and Series S stock headed for South Africa

Mini JCW GP: Mega price for fastest Mini in South Africa

Audi connect: ensuring a safer, secure and more connected drive [Sponsored]

Toyota’s Hilux Legend is back: price for South Africa