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These SA startups will pitch for a spot in US social impact accelerator BonBillo’s cohort

Eight startups that attended a two-week bootcamp are hoping to win a chance to attend Boston-based social impact accelerator BonBillo‘s new accelerator cohort, when…

Here are the five companies selected as SA’s Top 5 Most Exciting Startups

The Heavy Chef Foundation last night announced the names of SA’s Top 5 Most Exciting Startups at an awards ceremony at Workshop 17, as…

SA wins over half of the prize categories at Southern Africa Startup Awards finals

SA companies and entrepreneurs have won 11 of the 19 categories at the finals of this year’s Southern Africa Startup Awards (SASAwards). The winners…

Heavy Chef announces finalists of SA’s Five Most Exciting Startups list

The Heavy Chef Foundation has announced the 12 finalists of its SA’s Top 5 Most Exciting Startups initiative ahead of an award ceremony that…

Here are the 2019 Southern Africa Startup Awards SA chapter winners

The South African winners of the 2019 Southern Africa Startup Awards (SASAwards) have been announced. The awards form part of the annual Global Startup…

Meet the 10 startups selected for Grindstone Accelerator’s fifth cohort

Venture capital (VC) company Knife Capital today announced the names of the 10 companies selected for its fifth Grindstone Accelerator programme. The names of the companies — which…

Will these startups still have an uncle, parent in Ramaphosa’s cabinet?

UPDATE (30 May): Naledi Pandor, Tito Mboweni and Aaron Motsoaledi all returned to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s newly named cabinet on Wednesday (29 May) as ministers of…

Applications for next week’s SBC AfriTech Cape Town FastTrack close this Sunday

Startups looking to attend Startupbootcamp (SBC) AfriTech Cape Town FastTrack event next Wednesday (22 May) have just under two days to submit their applications….

Three SA startups among six firms selected to pitch at the Stanford Africa Business Forum

Three South African startups have been selected to pitch at the Stanford Africa Business Forum which kicks off this Saturday (20 April) in Stanford,…

Six SA mobility startups you wanna know about

Congestion is growing on city roads — not just in South Africa but in many of the continent’s rapidly expanding cities. But the problem…

Vans, minibuses or cars – mobility startup Lüla’s founder won’t say which

Is it a trade secret? SA mobility startup Lüla — which last month launched a bid to raise R2.5-million from investors through local equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa…

In’s and out’s of investing on equity crowdfunding site Uprise.Africa [Q&A]

SA equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa last week launched its third campaign, with SA mobility startup Lüla seeking to raise R2.5-million by late May, in return for…

SA startup Lula launches R2.5m Uprise.Africa crowdfunding campaign

SA mobility startup Lüla announced today that it will seek to raise R2.5-million in return for giving up an 8.5% equity stake, through local…

SBC AfriTech startups have raised €600k and secured 20 pilot agreements [Updated]

Startupbootcamp (SBC) AfriTech participants have been able to secure 20 proof-of-concept, pilot and commercial agreements and collectively raise €600 000 in funding to date, the Cape…

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…

DEMO Africa announces top 30 finalists set to pitch at Casablanca conference

Startup launchpad DEMO Africa has announced the top 30 finalists that will pitch at its seventh annual conference in Casablanca, Morocco this October. The announcement follows…

All 10 startups chosen for SBC AfriTech 2018 market ready – accelerator head

The 10 startups that have been selected by Startupbootcamp (SBC) AfriTech for its 2018 cohort all have “market-ready” solutions, with SBC’s sponsors ready to work with them “starting…

As selection date nears 22 shortlisted for Startupbootcamp Cape Town accelerator

Startupbootcamp (SBC) Africa has announced the names of the top 22 startups selected to attend selections days for the organisation’s Cape Town accelerator. This…

Payments company Nomanini rolls out advanced terminal for prepaid distributors

Payments platform provider Nomanini is rolling out its second-generation Point of Sales (PoS) designed for informal markets. The new device, called eLula, will enable…

How to easily keep track of COVID-19 cases in South Africa

AlphaCode awards R2-million and support to fintech startups

Local SMEs stand the chance of winning R100 000 each

Catapult: Inclusion Africa 2021 reveals selected startups

Xbox adds speech-to-text and synthesis to Party Chat

HP announces new ZBook G8 laptops with prices for South Africa

Samsung announces prices, pre-orders for Neo QLED TVs in South Africa

Road test: The Volkswagen Caravelle 6.1

Volvo launches online store in South Africa

The Hyundai Sante Fe is a Korean all-terrain luxury SUV