coronavirus and startups

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [09/06/2020]

The Covid-19 pandemic is set to plunge the world into the worst recession since the Second World War, the World Bank announced yesterday. This, as…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [08/06/2020]

In South Africa, fintech Yoco’s Small Business Recovery Monitor has revealed that the average turnover of small firms was up nine percent in the…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [05/06/2020]

The Harambeans Prosperity Fund aims to provide $1-million in a mix of equity and debt funding to African networks affected by the economic downturn…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [04/06/2020]

Droppa, a Johannesburg based on-demand platform for trucks and bakkies, announced yesterday that it had expanded its recently launched Droppa Express service beyond a…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [03/06/2020]

The Department of Employment and Labour says the Unemployment Insurance Fund’s (UIF) Covid-19 Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (Ters) is making good progress on its…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [02/06/2020]

South Africa’s National Treasury has revised down expected job losses, due to the impact of Covid-19 — from three to seven million, to between…

The New Normal: Drive towards tech will ultimately benefit all sectors [Opinion]

The New Normal is a new regular column Ventureburn will run, featuring business leaders and how Covid-19 is reshaping the tech world. Simply put,…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [21/05/2020]

City authorities should seize the opportunity to learn from informal transport networks and incorporate them into the urban fabric, WhereIsMyTransport‘s co-founder and CEO Devin…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [20/05/2020]

SA ticketing platform Quicket has launched what it claims is South Africa’s ticketed streaming service, and a new fundraising platform. This, as the Institute of…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [15/05/2020]

An NGO has launched a labour court application against the Department of Labour over its Ters schemes, saying the scheme is unconstitutional. This, as…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [14/05/2020]

Kenyan business incubator Villgro Kenya has awarded $150 000 in grants to 12 innovative startups from East Africa with technologies and innovations that could help…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [12/05/2020]

FirstRand’s Vumela Fund has committed an additional R25-million to SA fintech lender ProfitShare Partners to lend to small businesses needing capital to supply essentials…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [11/05/2020]

Times may be tough, but SA born Roelof Botha and partner at venture capital firm Sequoia Capital, believes that the Covid-19 pandemic has created…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [06/05/2020]

Stellenbosch startup Vollar has developed Concorona, a chatbot that incentivises users to track their symptoms through a daily check-up. Meanwhile, SA’s finance minister Tito…

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…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [30/04/2020]

SA employers are angry and frustrated with having to put up with the Unemployment Insurance Fund’s (UIF) ever changing directives to claim under its…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [29/04/2020]

SA fintech Yoco is set to retrench staff, due to the effect the Covid-19 pandemic is having on the business. Meanwhile, other tech companies…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [28/04/2020]

Grand Challenges Canada has included five African innovations among its 20 innovations which it will fund and support for 2020 that focus on the Covid-19…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [27/04/2020]

SA’s Trade and industry minister Ebrahim Patel says the government can’t lift restrictions to allow all ecommerce traders to operate, while not doing so…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [24/04/2020]

South Africa plans to ease its lockdown on 1 May, as it gradually begins to open up the country again. Not all businesses will…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [23/04/2020]

A leaked draft discussion document prepared by South Africa’s office of the presidency has revealed that businesses in the country’s tourism, aviation and creative…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [21/04/2020]

SA fintech startup Yoco has launched a number of online payment solutions for merchants to manage their cash flow during the Covid-19 period. This,…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [20/04/2020]

SA startup Healthcent is making its healthtech platform, Signapps free for all users in public-sector hospitals over the duration of the Covid-19 period. This, while…

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