LaunchLab

LaunchLab launches seventh edition of The Ideas Programme

Stellenbosch-based business incubator LaunchLab has launched the 2018 edition of The Ideas Programme. LaunchLab announced the latest edition in a tweet today. The initiative — the incubator’s longest…

Launchlab named Top Challenger from Africa at World Incubation Summit

Stockholm-based research and advisory firm UBI Global has — as part of its World Benchmark Study — named Stellenbosch-based business incubator Launchlab as the…

Launchlab to move from lecture sessions to online content says incubator head

Stellenbosch incubator Launchlab plans to move from lecture-style sessions to offering more online content for its Lean Iterator and Countdown Programmes which participants will be able to watch…

Could Airbuy have come up with a solution to card-not-present (CNP) fraud?

South Africans are put off ecommerce because of “a negative perception of online transactions and online payments” because of the high amount of bank…

P2P storage-space platform Sxuirrel secures R2.4m in seed funding

SA startup Sxuirrel has secured R2.4-million in seed funding from an undisclosed investor. The startup — which is based at Stellenbosch incubator Launchlab where founders Michael John…

Stellenbosch startup MySidekick launches new app for shoppers following pivot

Stellenbosch based tech startup MySidekick has launched a new app that serves up specials from various brands that shoppers are able to get from their…

Startups have 10 days left to complete Ventureburn survey, win iPhone 8, more

Startups have just over 10 days left to complete the second annual Startup Survey — the Ventureburn Tech Startup Survey powered by Telkom Futuremakers — and stand…

LaunchLab announces its 9 Ideas Programme winners

Stellenbosch-based accelerator, LaunchLab announced its nine winners in for their Nedbank Stellenbosch University Ideas Programme bi-annual competition. The competition saw 17 finalists compete for a…

LaunchLab Ideas Programme Pitching Platform offers startups R100k

Stellenbosch startup accelerator LaunchLab is offering startups a chance of winning their share of R100 000 in seed funding through its biannual Ideas Programme…

From lab to launch: the quest to build startup success in SA’s innovation capital

Venture capitalist and founder of popular US seed fund Y Combinator Paul Graham once wrote that the recipe for startup “clusters” is having a…

CustosTech wants to curb movie piracy using bitcoin

In January last year an illegal copy of the movie, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, was making its rounds on the internet. The…

Stellenbosch’s LaunchLab Pitching Den kicks off this week

It’s that time of the year again. Stellenbosch, South African-based LaunchLab is announcing its bi-annual Pitching Den which will be taking place at university…

The Launchlab Pitching Den names its 5 startup finalists

Part of Stellenbosch University’s Innovus, The Launchlab accelerator and hub for entrepreneurs has just concluded with this year’s Pitching Den which saw tens of…

LaunchLab Pitching Den offering entrepreneurs R80k in seed funding

For the second time this year, the LaunchLab initiative is offering entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their ideas to win their share of R80…

How VR Meditation Apps Like Realms of Flow and Others Are Redefining Our Connection with Reality

Transforming Healthcare in Africa with Technology

How forex trading is transforming startup investment strategies

How One Energy Project Could Reshape Climate Action

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

German luxury cars require a rethink for China

Trump wins – Tesla goes beyond $1 Trillion

Vivo update – a big safety gain