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Microtraction invests in Nigerian edtech startup Gradely

Lagos-based early-stage investor Microtraction has invested in Nigerian edtech startup Gradely. Microtraction made the announcement in a blog post on Medium last week. The startup…

CB Insights lists SA startup Dataprophet on AI 100 ranking

US investment analytics platform CB Insights today named Cape Town based artificial intelligence (AI) startup Cape Town-based machine learning startup DataProphet, as part of…

No easy task deciding whether your AI innovation can be patented or not [Opinion]

There’s been a lot of hoo-ha recently about whether an artificial intelligence (AI) system can be listed as an inventor on a patent application….

SA AI startup Kriterion selected for Microsoft, Intel backed ION Smart City Accelerator

SA artificial intelligence (AI) startup Kriterion has announced its selection as one of 10 companies for the first cohort of Intel and Microsoft’s US-based ION Smart…

Fintech accounts for over a third of SA tech startup investments in 2019 so far

Over a third of the over R500-million rand in venture capital (VC) investments directed to SA tech startups so far this year, has gone…

DataProphet listed by World Economic Forum in its Technology Pioneers of 2019

Hot on the heels of their recent award, SA machine learning startup DataProphet has again been honoured — this time by The World Economic Forum (WEF)….

‘AI-focused Cortex Ventures to begin investing by year-end’

Cortex Ventures, a Cape Town based fund that aims to invest in artificial intelligence (AI) developments, expects to make its first investments in the…

Sagarmatha Technologies launches $1m AI challenge for African startups

One lucky African startup with a cutting edge artificial intelligence (AI) solution stands the chance to win an investment of $1-million from Cape Town based technology platform Sagarmatha…

Startups must think twice about pivoting for corporates – MMI Holdings manager

Startups that pitch to corporates should be wary about pivoting their business just to accommodate a corporate, if they risk losing focus on their initial values, cautions…

How AI is enabling accountants to move from record keepers to strategic advisors

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning have been two major buzzwords of late. Progress in this field of technology will undoubtedly alter the world…

Time to reimagine education system to tackle SA’s Industry 4.0 challenges

Unemployment in SA is at a 14-year high with youth unemployment (15-34 years) reaching 38.6% in the first quarter of this year. Most concerning…

6 artificial intelligence startups in Africa to look out for [Digital All Stars]

Digital All Stars is a series of articles which aims to celebrate the best of South African digital. The articles, which will appear on…

Here are South Africa’s new coins coming in January

Microsoft on a mission to help African start-ups scale

$200m growth fund launched for investment vehicles

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