South Africa

University of Cape Town Online School selected as global Top Innovator

The University of Cape Town’s online school has been selected as one of the Top 12 innovators in the WorldClass Education Challenge held during the World…

Engen Pitch & Polish winners secure R1-million in prizes

South African-based Engen Pitch & Polish, an entrepreneurial pitching competition and workshop programme has announced this year’s winners who have secured their share of…

Environment-driven growth ventures get funding from E Squared

Over the past two years, Impact Investor E Squared has made three investments in environment-driven businesses. The scale and sector areas of these multi-million…

South African agri-fintech HelloChoice secures investment from Standard Bank

South African agri-fintech startup HelloChoice has finalised a major investment from Standard Bank following several partnerships. The 25% equity deal with the bank will…

Applications for RE:SOLVE innovation challenge are open

Established by The Craft and Design Institute (CDI), a non-profit company and in partnership with the City of Cape Town, the RE:SOLVE challenge, an…

Payment company Zip to acquire Johannesburg fintech Payflex

Australian payment company Zip has announced it will acquire South African Buy-Now Pay-Later (BNPL) fintech service PayFlex. The acquisition will see Zip grow the…

Cape Town gears up for 2021 SA Innovation Summit

Cape Town is getting ready to host the 2021 annual SA Innovation Summit, a three-day event that brings tech startups and investors together. The…

Watch these guys — here are the SA startups to look out for in 2018

Tech startups that focus on solving problems using data analysis top Ventureburn’s list for the 12 South African tech firms to watch in 2018 –…

Here are the 10 easiest places in Africa to run a business reveals World Bank

South Africa is now only the sixth easiest country in Africa to run a business — behind star performer Mauritius — and has slid eight…

Google expands intake for new Launchpad Accelerator cohort to 10 African nations

Google’s Launchpad Accelerator has opened applications for its next cohort — and has added seven more African countries to the three countries it initially targeted when it…

SA, Ghanaian startup shortlisted for Swiss-based Kickstart Accelerator

South African startup Libryo and Ghanaian startup Farmerline have been selected for Swiss-based Kickstart Accelerator’s second cohort of 30 startups which hail from around the world. The…

SingularityU announces 2017 ‘chapters’ in Cape Town, Johannesburg

Hosting an intimate event last night at Cape Town’s Workshop 17, Singularity University (SU) announced more granular news of its upcoming Cape Town and…

17 South African startups to watch out for in 2017 [Digital All Stars] [update]

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

Entries for Cap40 Business Award Gala now open

The Cap40 Business Award Gala, to be held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, will bring together both South African and French SMEs and entrepreneurs….

French Tech Cape Town looking for 2 startups to pitch in France

French tech ecosystem hub French Tech Cape Town is looking for two startups to pitch in France. Those chosen will be able to meet investors, “leading”…

M-Net’s startup pitching show gets prominent ‘shark’

Upcoming pitching TV show Shark Tank South Africa, has named Co-CEO and co-founder of The Creative Council Gil Oved as one of it’s ‘Sharks’. The show…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [18/07/2016]

Looking to get into the South African startup scene or scratch up on some of your skills? Well, you’ve come to the right place….

Pimping the wheel: an anthropologist’s view of entrepreneurship in SA

South Africa is as wrapped up in the myth of the rock star entrepreneur as the rest of the world. But what kind of…

SA-based Snapt expands after nabbing $1m in funding

South African tech company Snapt is expanding after it secured almost US$1-million from local investment firm Convergence Partners. The company, which provides “high-end virtualised and cloud-based…

This crowdsourced phrasebook app wants to help South Africans understand each other

South Africa, like our ever globalising world, is made up of a really diverse bunch. It’s colourful but often messy. This is where Aweza…

A Day in the Life of: Silvertree Capital VC Manuel Koser [Native Article]

Cape Town-based Silvertree Capital kicked the year off on an epic note when it committed US$10-million towards internet companies on the African continent. The…

Knife Capital announces R100m fund to amplify more SA startups

Renowned South African venture capital (VC) firm Knife Capital has launched a new investment fund called KNF Ventures. With a rather generous target of…

SA private equity gains despite national economic slowdown

Looking for investment growth in South Africa? Well, private equity seems to be where most of the action is. A recent report by RisCura…

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