AfricArena

Here are the startups that won at AfricArena 2019

This year’s edition of the AfricArena tech conference, which took place on Monday and Tuesday (11 and 12 November) saw 33 startups compete in…

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….

Here’s who’s speaking at this year’s edition of AfricArena

Organisers of the AfricArena Summit, which takes place on 11 and 12 November at Century City Convention Centre in Cape Town, have announced the…

Khula, Bonang.ai to pitch at AfricArena Summit after winning Jozi, Cape Town events

Joburg based agritech startup Khula and Cape Town-based insurtech Bonang.ai have been selected to pitch at November’s AfricArena Summit. This, after the two came out tops at…

Here’s all you need to know about AfricArena’s tech startup challenges [Updated]

Looking to win some funding, or think your startup has what it takes to collaborate with a corporate? Tech startup conference AfricArena has called…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [14/7/2019]

In Cape Town this week, come hear Bevan Ducasse who founded wiGroup at the age of 23 and then built the SA fintech into…

AfricArena, SA SME Fund launch SA Startup Nation Challenge

Tech startup conference AfricArena yesterday announced that it has partnered with the R1.4-billion SA SME Fund to launch the SA Startup Nation Challenge. In…

SA’s Aerobotics wins President Macron Africa Tech Award at VivaTech 2019

Cape Town based agritech startup Aerobotics has been named the winner of the President Macron Africa Tech Award at VivaTech 2019. This, after the startup —…

AfricArena expands VivaTech partnership to create more startup growth opportunities

Tech startup conference and ecosystem accelerator AfricArena yesterday announced at VivaTech that it has expanded its partnership with the French tech summit. AfricArena said…

Paris-bound: Meet AfricArena’s 10 startups set to showcase at VivaTech

AfricArena has announced the names of 10 startups selected to join its delegation to the fourth edition of annual French tech conference VivaTech. VivaTech…

AfricArena expands world tour to include Abidjan, Cairo, Kigali

Tech startup conference and ecosystem accelerator AfricArena has expanded its world tour from Cape Town to include the African cities of Abidjan, Cairo and…

African tech startups raised over $1.2bn in funding in 2018 – Partech report

A report by French venture capital (VC) firm Partech Africa has found that 146 African tech startups raised $1.163-billion in equity funding last year…

Here are 14 African tech conferences startups should attend this year

As anyone in the tech sector knows, conferences and expos can often provide the ideal opportunity for those in the scene to network and…

Kalon Venture Partners, Compass Capital invested $500k in FinChatBot [Updated]

SA venture capital firm Kalon Venture Partners and Mauritius-based VC Compass Capital today revealed that the investment that the two made last week in SA financial services…

AfricArena predicts funding raised by African startups in 2018 will crack $1bn

The amount of venture capital (VC) funding raised by African startups this year could for the first time exceed the $1-billion mark. So, predict the…

SA health innovators have four days left to enter Sanofi South Africa Challenge

Global pharmaceutical company Sanofi is calling on SA innovators within the medical, healthcare and ICT sectors to enter the Sanofi SA Challenge. The challenge — held…

Here are the eight startups that will pitch for Series-A funding at VC4A summit

African startup funding platform VC4A has selected eight startups that it will showcase at next month’s Africa Early Stage Investor Summit in Cape Town. The eight…

AfricArena signs up AFD subsidiary Proparco as strategic partner, sponsor

Tech startup conference AfricArena has signed up Proparco — a development finance institution partly owned by the French Development Agency (AFD) — as a…

AI-based agritech solutions sought in Vivatech 2019 Challenge

Vivatech and AfricArena are calling for African early-stage startups with artificial intelligence (AI) based agritech solutions to apply to the Vivatech 2019 Challenge. Applications for the…

Fifth Africa VC summit to kick off Global Entrepreneurship Week in Cape Town

The fifth edition of the Africa Early Stage Investor Summit (AESIS 2018) will kick off Global Entrepreneurship Week in Cape Town this year, organisers…

All you need to know about AfricArena’s current open innovation challenges

AfricArena, the international African startup and investor conference, currently has six challenges that entrepreneurs from across the continent can apply to. Two close this…

AfricArena expecting 1000 investors this year, adds Africa tour in run up to event

International tech conference AfricaArena is back for a second edition which is set to be held between 15 and 16 November at Century City…

Here are the nine winners of the AfricArena innovation challenges

The winners of the nine innovation challenges that took place over the two-day AfricArena conference in Cape Town have been announced. Startups shortlisted to…

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