African startups

CM.com and Webber Wentzel partner to help SMEs ensure POPIA compliance

Leading SA law firm Webber Wentzel and cloud software provider CM.com have partnered to help SA business owners implement the requirements for POPIA compliance. …

Cape fintech reinvests in FundingHub to boost SME funding in SA

Cape Town-based fintech, Finch Technologies, has made another undisclosed investment in FundingHub, SA’s leading business finance marketplace. This second investment makes the company FundingHub’s…

Egypt’s MoneyHash acquires pre-seed capital to create payment super API

Cairo-based fintech MoneyHash announced its acquisition of an undisclosed pre-seed investment led by Amir Farha’s COTU Ventures in a statement released on 7 June. …

Crypto fintech Centbee selected for regulatory sandbox

Joburg-based BitcoinSV Centbee has been selected as part of the first cohort for SA’s Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group (IFWG) regulatory sandbox. The sandbox allows innovators the…

Uganda Data Centre receives Uptime Institute Tier III Certification

Raxio Data Centre is officially the first Tier III Certified Data Centre in Uganda. Established in 2020, the Data Centre received the Uptime Institute Tier…

New innovation programme launches for African-led startups

Seedstars, a Swiss-based private company in partnership with Shell Foundation, a UK-registered charity, has launched the Energy, Mobility, and Agriculture Innovation Programme. The programme is aimed…

New initiative aims to grow African startups

Launched by Asia Africa Investment & Consulting Pte. Ltd. (AAIC) in collaboration with Rakuten Group, the AAIC-Rakuten Africa Innovation Project aims to promote the growth of African startups…

Top African startups participating in Slush 2016

One of Europe’s leading startup events, Slush, will take place from 30 November to 1 December in Helsinki,Finland. With over 15 000 attendees and…

BlackBOX TV declared winner of Seedstars Maputo

Seedstar World’s Maputo event took place on Friday 15 July and saw ten startups battle it out for their space at the final in…

A look at some of Africa’s hottest startup incubators

Although investment in Africa has traditionally focused on commodities rather than technologies, the explosion of mobile usage has opened up opportunities for small-business development….

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Everlytic Launches Cutting-Edge AI Studio with WhatsApp Chatbots for Smarter Communication

Everlytic’s new API Communicator feature enhances customer engagement across multiple channels

Savant Launches Savant Build Cohort 3 to Accelerate Deep-Tech Innovation in the Green Economy

Simplicity at scale: The role of leadership in agile transformation

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Nio Firefly brings Galaxy design to compact EVs

Google Cast and other Christmas goodies for Rivian

GM switches-off Cruise control on $10bn robotaxi project