coronavirus and startups

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [27/05/2020]

A Cape Town based company known for its contributions to HIV drug-resistance testing, Hyrax Biosciences, has released a software tool to detect mutations in…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [26/05/2020]

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition said it plans to close down companies that fall foul of Covid-19 regulations when it comes to…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [22/05/2020]

A host of sector-specific funding options have been launched in South Africa. Law firms, advertising agencies and restaurants can all get financial support from…

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 [14/04/2020]

Has Covid-19 put a brake on funding? Tech companies in Africa have raised over $343-million so far this year, which is 27% higher than…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [13/04/2020]

A team of Cape Town innovators are looking to design and produce ventilators to help those who fall ill from Covid-19. They’ve raised R50…

Villgro Kenya calls on startups with Covid-19 innovations to apply for funding, support

Impact investor Villgro Kenya has called on African startups with innovations that could help in treating, testing, monitoring or other aspects of the Covid-19 outbreak…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [07/04/2020]

Just days after it launched the Sukuma Relief Programme, which will disburse R1-billion from the Rupert Family to small businesses, fund administrator Business Partners…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [03/04/2020]

US based SA entrepreneur and Civic founder Vinny Lingham has been under a lockdown for two weeks now and has been stockpiling food since…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [01/04/2020]

SA biotech start-up AzarGen announced yesterday that it is developing a drug that has the potential to help patients suffering from one of the…

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