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AlphaCode awards SA proptech startup Jamii Cities R450k grant

Johannesburg-based proptech startup Jamii Cities has been awarded a R450 000 grant by Rand Merchant Investment Holdings’ (RMI) fintech incubator AlphaCode. Jamii Cities connects tenants…

AlphaCode Incubate launches call for black fintech startups to tap R16m in support, funding

Are you a black-owned fintech startup looking for business support and funding? AlphaCode, Rand Merchant Investment Holdings’ (RMI) fintech accelerator, today launched a call for…

How South African startups are solving informal sector problems [Opinion]

A valid criticism of the country’s nascent startup scene is that the businesses that are being created are just thoroughly irrelevant to the actual…

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 10 SA startups that will pitch at Seedstars Johannesburg 2018

Seedstars World, one of the largest startup competitions for emerging markets, has announced the 10 SA startups that will pitch at Seedstars Johannesburg this Friday (2 November) —…

Eight black-owned fintechs win R16m worth of funding, support from AlphaCode

Eight black-owned fintech startups have won business support and funding totalling R16-million from Rand Merchant Investment Holdings’ (RMI) fintech incubator AlphaCode. The eight — which…

AlphaCode awards R16m in support, funding to eight promising fintechs

Last night (18 October), Rand Merchant Investment Holdings (RMI), through AlphaCode, awarded entrepreneurial packages valued at R16-million to eight of South Africa’s most promising…

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…

SBC Africa calls for last applications to Cape Town accelerator

Ahead of tomorrow’s deadline for applications to its Cape Town accelerator, Startupbootcamp Africa (SBC) managing director Philip Kiracofe has called on startups to apply to the three-month…

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