AfricArena

Winners of the hybrid 2020 AfricArena Summit announced

AfricArena, the leading African tech ecosystem accelerator, hosted its annual AfricArena Summit as a hybrid event to encourage entrepreneurship, innovation, and investment during Covid-19….

Enter fintech innovation hackathon to win R100 000 in cash

Ozow, a South African digital payment tech startup has partnered with AfricaArena to host a digital hackathon. The hackathon is aimed at encouraging tech startups…

France’s Bpifrance launches challenge to support startups looking to expand to Europe

French business accelerator Bpifrance has launched a challenge for African startups that plan to expand to Europe, and especially France. The challenge is aimed…

New report estimates VC investments in African tech firms could fall by 40% in 2020

A new report estimates that venture capital (VC) investment in tech startups serving the African market could fall by up to 40% this year….

New report estimates VC investments in African tech firms could fall by 40% in 2020

A new report estimates that venture capital (VC) investment in tech startups serving the African market could fall by up to 40% this year….

Top startup web events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [27/04/2020] [Updated]

On Thursday (30 April), Founders Factory Africa and AfricArena brings together fund managers and limited partners to discuss short-term measures that can be adopted…

Here are the top African tech conferences, summits startups should attend in 2020

Get your calendars out and diarise these key dates for the most important tech conferences, expos and summits that will take place in Africa…

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…

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Nigerian edutech startup secures $7.5-million

SA legal tech startup aims to reduce legal bills

Opportunities for SMEs in underexplored sectors

Samsung Galaxy S21 and S21 Ultra announced: price and details for South Africa

A third of gamers in South Africa hide their hobby from parents

Asus Flow X13 and XG Mobile: A convertible gaming laptop with external graphics card – price for South Africa

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AfricArena

Winners of the hybrid 2020 AfricArena Summit announced

Enter fintech innovation hackathon to win R100 000 in cash

France’s Bpifrance launches challenge to support startups looking to expand to Europe

New report estimates VC investments in African tech firms could fall by 40% in 2020

New report estimates VC investments in African tech firms could fall by 40% in 2020

Top startup web events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [27/04/2020] [Updated]

Here are the top African tech conferences, summits startups should attend in 2020

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

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

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

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

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

AfricArena, SA SME Fund launch SA Startup Nation Challenge

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

AfricArena expands VivaTech partnership to create more startup growth opportunities

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

AfricArena expands world tour to include Abidjan, Cairo, Kigali

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

Here are 14 African tech conferences startups should attend this year

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

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

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

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

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