Internet of Things

IoT device manufacturers ‘must grab local opportunities’

Despite several obstacles impacting the growth of South Africa’s burgeoning Internet of Things (IoT) landscape, it is now reaching a tipping point as more…

Vodacom acquires 51% of SA startup IoT.nxt [Updated]

UPDATE (9 August 2019): SA’s Competition Commission yesterday said it had approved the proposed merger whereby Vodacom intends to acquire IoT.nxt with conditions (see this…

Want funding for your fintech? Try the Wells Fargo Startup Accelerator

If your fintech startup is looking for funding, you might want to apply to the Wells Fargo Startup Accelerator. The six-month virtual accelerator programme is open…

With corporates you gotta have patience of saint – Sensor Networks founder [Q&A]

Startups must have the patience of a saint when doing business with corporates. So, says Sensor Networks founder Mark Allewell, whose Cape Town startup last week announced that it…

10 South African startups leading innovation in IoT [Digital All Stars]

Digital All Stars is a series of articles which aims to celebrate the best of South African digital. The articles, which will appear on Memeburn and Ventureburn,…

4Di Capital funding was ‘less than R10m’ confirms SA IoT startup Sensor Networks

Cape based Internet of Things (IoT) platform Sensor Networks has secured funding from South African venture capital (VC) fund 4Di Capital. Sensor Networks founder…

How IoT could empower entrepreneurship in SA’s emerging economies [Native Content]

About this content. Data acquisition is at the crux of the Internet of Things (IoT). And no place is data so scarce and so…

The IoT Focus: 9 African startups shaping the continent’s IoT industry [Native Content]

About this content. The Internet of Things (IoT) industry as a whole has been touted as becoming a US$7.1-trillion giant by the year 2020….

GeoMall wants to use the Internet of Things to make shopping a breeze

Malls are crowded spaces. Filled with screaming babies, flashy ads and squeaky shopping trolleys, finding that right pair of jeans on sale can be…

Evrythng: The company that wants to bring…everything online

People have been promising us The Internet of Things for some time now (the term dates back all the way to 1999). But so…

Hypocrite or hero? Elon Musk, Russel, Bengio call for six month AI pause

Host virtual meetings as anyone with Xpression camera app

The race to seamless A.I. picks up speed, Adobe launches Firefly

Start-up survival metrics: Butkow’s top tips

Exit plan for start-ups: ‘Global thinking, local start’

Africa’s Kubik and Emata win Global Startup Awards

Sony’s ZV-E1 camera: light weight takes on heavy duty content creation

Nokia reminds us of the iconic Nokia 3310, here’s what you missed

Incoming from Apple, AirPods Pro with USB-C

Review: Hyundai Staria R2.2 multicab

GR Corolla to continue Toyota’s hot hatch legacy in SA

Review: Tiguan Allspace 1.4 TSI 110 kW R-Line