Startups

Cape Town startup turns fantasy football local with FantasyGo

What started as a discussion on a couch turned into an idea to launch a South African fantasy football platform by the founders of…

Apply now: GIZ-SAIS Investment Readiness Programme 2022 [Sponsored]

The project ‘Scaling Digital Agriculture Innovations through Start-ups’ (SAIS), implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH has launched its Call for…

HiiL announces four South African legal startups set to join Justice Accelerator

The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) has announced four South African legal startups that will join the institute’s Justice Accelerator programme. The…

Huawei South Africa launches free training for women entrepreneurs

Huawei South Africa has launched a digital skills training programme for women entrepreneurs in celebration of Women’s Month. The Women4Tech online courses, which will…

Joburg startup investment platform Merge partners with 100 VCs

Johannesburg-based startup investment platform Merge has announced that it has partnered with 100 Venture Capital (VC) investors since early 2021. The company’s number of…

In with the young: Why fintechs need young thinkers to thrive [Opinion]

The traditional finance industry has for a long time been driven by legacy approaches. The rapid growth in fintechs and startups illustrates the growing…

SA payments platform Yoco raises $83m in funding

South African payments platform Yoco has announced that its Series C round of funding has raised $83 million — or R1.2 billion — for…

Five South African Venture Capital firms

Funding is an integral part of upscaling a startup and one of the main mechanisms to access capital is through venture capital companies. Securing…

Apply for the SFAN Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Budding student entrepreneurs are encouraged to apply for the SFAN Student Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Applications close on 25 September 2020. The award…

Job Booster Programme to upscale 50 entrepreneurs

Kuba, an online ecosystem for small business development has launched a new Job Booster Programme. The programme has selected 50 participating entrepreneurs for its…

Nine startups selected for next phase of UCT GSB e-Track Venture Exploitation Programme

Nine South African startups participating in the latest e-Track Venture Exploitation Programme (VEP) at the UCT Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) Solution Space…

City of Cape Town launches programme to expand businesses in Atlantis

The City of Cape Town has launched a business expansion and retention programme to help local businesses and startups in Atlantis. The programme will…

WIN: SMEs stand a chance to win R10 000

Founders of South African SMEs are encouraged to participate in a national survey and win R 10 000 in cash. Finfind, one of South…

Seven useful tips for new tech startups

Creating a tech startup can be a daunting and thrilling experience and Mark Germishuys, CEO fo NGA has provided some tips of advice for…

Early investors in 4IR startups set to reap rewards [Opinion]

According to Brand Hubb, early investors in startups with exposure to the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) are benefiting from significant revenue growth despite the…

Local proptech company HouseMe secures funding

Cape Town-based proptech startup HouseME has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from new and existing investors. HouseME has secured an undisclosed amount of…

Landing an investor in times of uncertainty [Opinion]

It may be the fear of a pending pandemic, lockdowns and calls for social distancing due to Covid-19 or even a looming recession that…

Tech startups share their lockdown experiences

Several of South Africa’s startups, associated with AlphaCode, share how the country’s extended lockdown has provided some with growth opportunities as some individuals adapt…

Infographic: the 2018 Ventureburn Tech Startup Survey

The 2018 Ventureburn Tech Startup Survey, powered by Telkom Futuremakers, has delivered plenty of insights into the South African startup landscape. The survey, following…

Microsoft SA launches Head Start programme to help startups grow

SA tech startups are set to benefit from tech, business development and legal support following Microsoft SA‘s announcement today (12 November) of the launch…

Why Africa needs more critical media to cover lively tech startup sector [Opinion]

A day doesn’t seem to go by without news of another big deal in the tech startup sector in Africa. In a continent where war, famine…

Not all tech giants operating in SA offer support tailored to black startups

“We really got a lot”. This is how Thabo Moshoane describes the year of support his startup got from IBM, which included access to…

Business, SA set to benefit from innovation and startup ecosystems

Global accelerator programmes are vitally important in bringing new technologies into the insurance industry’s value chain, writes Stanley Gabriel, head of innovation at Old…

Productivity On A Large Screen

Everlytic Launches Cutting-Edge AI Studio with WhatsApp Chatbots for Smarter Communication

Everlytic’s new API Communicator feature enhances customer engagement across multiple channels

Savant Launches Savant Build Cohort 3 to Accelerate Deep-Tech Innovation in the Green Economy

Simplicity at scale: The role of leadership in agile transformation

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

GM switches-off Cruise control on $10bn robotaxi project

CHARGE taking EVs off-grid in the North West

eActros 300 and Zimi Charge creates EV win for Bakers