F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
New $50m fund aims to catalyse South African tech boom
A newly launched venture capital fund is setting its sights on propelling South African and African technology startups to new heights. Conducive Capital, a…
$100m pan-African initiative to support 10k entrepreneurs across the continent
Africa’s startup landscape just got a lot more exciting. The Nigerian-based Tony Elumelu Foundation has just announced a US$100-million entrepreneurship programme that seeks to…
Seed Academy is offering R2-million training for tech entrepreneurs
Beginning on 30 September 2014, Seed Academy, a school of entrepreneurs, will offer tech entrepreneurs R2-million worth of training for free. “We hope to attract…
Apis Partners fund to target promising fintech startups in emerging markets
Apis Partners is a new fund dedicated to startups operating in the financial tech industry within growth markets. With Africa and Asia specifically in…