Entrepreneurship

African Venture Capital Firm Rebrands as 54 Collective

Founders Factory Africa, a leading venture capital firm in Africa, has rebranded itself as 54 Collective, signalling a new chapter in the continent’s entrepreneurial…

Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Welcomes 8th Cohort

Google recently announced the 8th cohort of its Google for Startups Accelerator Africa program. This year’s cohort features ten innovative startups from Kenya, Nigeria,…

Uber and Metropolitan Team Up to Tackle Youth Unemployment in South Africa

Metropolitan Collective Shapers (MCS) and Uber have launched a joint initiative to provide free transportation for young job seekers in South Africa. The programme…

The vivo V30 5G: A Powerful Tool for Today’s Entrepreneurs?

As the business world becomes increasingly mobile and visually-driven, entrepreneurs are seeking smartphones that can keep pace with their demanding lifestyles. Enter vivo’s new…

Fund Your Innovation: Applications Open for Savant Capital’s Investment Program

Savant Capital is accepting applications from hardware engineers and scientists innovating in the green economy sector. Savant Capital, a leader in commercialising hardware engineering…

PowerUP, the Clean Cooking Startup, Sparks a Revolution Across Africa

In a significant milestone, PowerUP, the Uganda-based electric cooking start-up, announces the successful initial close of its seed round. Delta40, the Nairobi-based venture studio…

Endeavor Catalyst’s 300th Investment Marks a Decade of Global Impact in Entrepreneurship

Endeavor Catalyst at 300: A Decade of Global Impact in Entrepreneurship Celebrating a remarkable milestone of 300 investments after 11 years and allocating $500…

Transforming Compliance for Regulated SMEs: A Game-Changing Alliance between StackGo and iDenfy

Witness the dawn of a new era in compliance solutions as iDenfy, the Lithuania-based RegTech innovator, joins forces with StackGo, the renowned Australian software…

Africa XYZ’s Vision 2030 Fund I: Empowering 300 Million Youths for a Brighter Tomorrow

The Unemployment Crisis in Africa Africa XYZ, a UK and Rwanda-based Pan-African technology company, addresses the pressing issue of unemployment in Africa through its…

Finnfund Appoints Hanna Loikkanen as Chief Investment Officer

A New Chapter in Finnfund’s Leadership with Hanna Loikkanen at the Helm Finnish development financier and impact investor, Finnfund, is proud to announce the…

10 things I’ve learned from nearly two decades of entrepreneurship

Some milestones have a habit of sneaking up on you. One day, for example, you’re feeling the rush of finishing your last Matric exam…

Enter Now To Be The Next Entrepreneur of the Year®

Sponsored by Business Partners In recognition of the unwavering determination and success of South African entrepreneurs, we proudly announce the launch of the Business…

Zoie Health closes pre-seed round to fund expansion and growth

Impact investor E Squared Investments participated in a HealthTech transaction led by 4DX Ventures in a pre-seed extension funding round into Zoie Health. According…

E Squared backs clean energy entrepreneur to help advance the renewables sector

E Squared Investments (E Squared) has facilitated investment backing to Allan Gray Fellow (a graduate of the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation), Ms. Adhila Mayet…

Daniel Shin Excels in Fintech Innovation With PortOne Global

Sponsored by Easylink Studio The rapidly evolving fintech (or financial technology) industry has spurred the introduction of new technologies along with adaptations for existing…

Diaspora fosters entrepreneurship in Africa, finds World Mobile

New research by mobile network operator World Mobile reveals that members of the African diaspora living in Europe are increasingly investing in and financing…

PressOne Africa closes $600k pre-seed round

Sponsored by PressOne Africa PressOne Africa, a startup building a business phone system for entrepreneurs, has raised $600K in a pre-seed round led by…

Why many African entrepreneurs are just not doing it

Just do it! Nike’s slogan is world-famous and catchy, but the reality is that it completely misses the mark when it comes to African…

‘Stop strangling entrepreneurship with red tape’

The reality is that it remains tough to be an entrepreneur or small business owner in South Africa. South Africa ranks 45th out of…

Wanted: 48 township entrepreneurs for tyre programme

Driven by the desire to empower young entrepreneurs and create employment opportunities in local communities, Sumitomo Rubber South Africa (SRSA), one of South Africa’s…

How to make it through first few years of entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship has been hailed as the key to South Africa’s economic recovery – and the good news is that all signs point to it…

Entrepreneurial success needs interconnected ecosystem

“No man is an island, entire of itself,” opined John Donne in a sermon delivered in 1642, quoting his poem penned around isolationism. So,…

Service SMMEs can fuel economic growth in SA

The importance of SMMEs to the African economy is well recognised. According to the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, eight out of every…

Huawei’s All-Optical smart-home showcase unleashes a new era of home connectivity in Africa

Broadband Africa Forum 2024

Simplicity at scale: The role of leadership in agile transformation

Generative AI: A return to the early Internet’s dawn

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

CHARGE taking EVs off-grid in the North West

eActros 300 and Zimi Charge creates EV win for Bakers

Carlos Tavares exit doesn’t solve Stellantis issues