Startupbootcamp Cape Town

SBC AfriTech honoured at Global Startup Awards [Sponsored]

Startupbootcamp AfriTech (SBC AfriTech) has been named the Best Accelerator in the Africa region by the first annual Southern Africa Startup Awards, in partnership…

Five South African fintech dealmakers your startup should meet

Fintech is one of the fastest growing startup sectors in the world. A number of SA startups have secured multi-million rand investments of late,…

The importance of a co-working space for startups, what to consider when looking for one

Brad Neuberg is widely credited as having founded the co-working space concept as we know it when he launched the first such space in 2005…

SBC head smiling as Startupbootcamp Cape Town applications top 1000

Startupbootcamp (SBC) Africa managing director Philip Kiracofe says he is “quite happy” with the large number of Africans countries from which the organisation received applications for this…

SBC Africa in final call for applications for Cape Town accelerator [Sponsored]

The team from Startupbootcamp Africa (SBC) are edging to the close of their 2018 FastTrack tour which saw them, along with their sponsors, criss-crossing…

Startupbootcamp kicks off FastTracks in Cape Town

High-growth accelerator Startupbootcamp Cape Town yesterday launched the 2018 Startupbootcamp annual FastTrack World Tour in the city. The tour will now head to Johannesburg on Wednesday…

TinyLoop wins H2O Hackathon, bags R20 000 grand prize

TinyLoop has been announced as the winner of the H20 Hackathon which was held last weekend (9 and 10 February) by accelerator Startupbootcamp Cape…

Startupbootcamp to kick off global FastTrack World Tour in Cape Town

Innovation accelerator Startupbootcamp Cape Town will kick off the 2018 Startupbootcamp (SBC) FastTrack World Tour in Cape Town on 19 February and has opened applications…

Startupbootcamp Cape Town, RCS Group to take on Day Zero with H2O Hackathon

Startupbootcamp Cape Town and financial services provider RCS Group have partnered to take on Cape Town’s water crisis with the H2O Hackathon set to be held…

EasyEquities puts startup crowdfunding offering ‘on hold until further notice’

Investment platform EasyEquities has put its crowdfunding startup investment offering, which was set to launch tomorrow (1 February), on hold until further notice. Purple Group vice-president…

EasyEquities postpones launch of equity crowdfunding campaign by two weeks

Investment platform EasyEquities has postponed the opening of the investment round of its first equity crowdfunding campaign of 10 Startupbootcamp Cape Town startups by two weeks….

Looking to get ahead SA startups? Apply for these accelerators in 2018

What better way to start the new year than by signing up to one of the many accelerator programmes open to South African tech entrepreneurs? It’s…

Exclusive: Startupbootcamp Cape Town, EasyEquities to crowdfund first cohort

Startupbootcamp Cape Town has partnered with investment platform EasyEquities to crowdfund the 10 startups that last week graduated from the initiative’s inaugural programme. The announcement…

Inaugural Startupbootcamp Cape Town secures 32 agreements with corporates

Africa’s inaugural Startupbootcamp has helped bridge the gap between corporates and startups, with the initiative’s first cohort of 10 startups having secured 32 agreements…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [26/11/2017]

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

Accelerators help fuel over 1200 startups with $17m in 2017, reveals data

Looking for some big money in exchange for support and recognition? You could try a business accelerator. In all 19 South African and international accelerators tracked by Ventureburn…

To create next Elon Musk continent needs more seed funding says AfricArena head

If Africa is to produce the next Elon Musk and get more such entrepreneurs to stay on the continent, far more money needs to…

Six legal obligations to consider before joining Startupbootcamp Cape Town

Startupbootcamp Cape Town’s acceleration programme kicks off this Monday (4 September). There is big money involved, with participants getting up to €450 000 in benefits from…

Startupbootcamp announces 10 finalists joining its first Africa-based accelerator

Accelerator programme Startupbootcamp Cape Town earlier this evening announced the 10 startups that have been selected to take part in its first ever accelerator programme in Africa. The announcement…

Startupbootcamp Cape Town’s FastTrack tours reach over 120 African startups

Startupbootcamp Cape Town may have opted to be based at the tip of Africa, but the accelerator is “aggressively” scouting for companies all over continent….

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