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Endeavor welcomes six new African entrepreneurs into fold

Six new entrepreneurs from three African countries have been selected to join Endeavor, a non-profit organisation that supports high-impact entrepreneurs around the world. The…

Here are the African startups that pitched at Y Combinator’s Winter 2019 Demo Day

At least seven African startups were among the 189 companies that participated at Y Combinator‘s Winter 2019 Demo Day on Monday and Tuesday this…

It’s a lie, says investor over Polish man’s Nigerian ‘Godfather’ blackmail claims [Updated]

A Polish entrepreneur who claims that his Nigerian business partners tried to blackmail him into paying $300 0000 by using an Interpol arrest, is…

US-based Nigerian fintech Flutterwave closes $10m Series-A extension round

US-based Nigerian fintech startup Flutterwave has closed a $10-million Series-A extension round bringing the total amount the startup has raised since its launch two…

Here are the 2018 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards finalists

Tech portal and advisory service AppsAfrica.com has announced the finalists of the fourth AppsAfrica Innovation Awards. The winners of this year’s awards will be announced in…

AWS full day Cape Town event to feature pitching, deep dives, panel discussions

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced that it will host a full-day event for startup founders and technical staff. The event — which is…

Meet the African entrepreneurs who took part in Jack Ma’s eFounders Fellowship

Just days after attending a 11-day training programme run by Alibaba founder Jack Ma, Chadian tech entrepreneur Andreas Koumato says he’s learnt to look at his…

Google drops $50 000 grant for Launchpad Accelerator for fifth cohort

Google has dropped a $50 000 grant for each startup selected for its fifth Launchpad Accelerator, which starts next month, the programme’s manager Josh…

UK startup shines at 2017 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards with two prizes

UK-based startup what3words that operates in Africa and has developed a unique geocoding address has clinched two awards at the 2017 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards held in Cape Town. The four-year old startup…

Meet the AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2017 finalists

AppsAfrica.com, a tech portal and advisory service, yesterday announced the shortlisted finalists for the AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2017. Entries for the annual awards, now…

Cactus Capital invests over R1-million in African startups

Investment firm Cactus Capital has announced investments in growth-stage fintech startups Flutterwave and E-Factor. This makes it the second and third investments the firm has concluded…

Boeing’s parking its grounded 737 MAX planes in car parks

Cape Town dam levels back above 50% after weekend’s winter storm

Ethiopia’s been without internet for more than 48 hours

African VC funds in for a bonanza, with Germany’s €1bn Africa fund

Ozow nets follow-on funding from Kalon Venture Partners for Series-A round

Village Capital Africa Agriculture applications close this Friday

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite pales in comparison to Pokemon Go at launch

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is now ready to play in South Africa

Keep the kids busy these holidays with the new Huawei Mediapad M5 lite [Sponsored]

Audi’s new cars in Germany will count you down, pace you to green lights

Two Ford Focus trim levels also found to have lock issues

South Africa’s govt ministers really love German cars and big Toyotas report reveals