Startups

She Loves Tech calls for African female-focused startups

Applications are open for She Loves Tech, the world’s biggest startup competition for women in tech. The competition is hosting its seventh edition with…

Blogging is (still) the perfect side hustle [Opinion]

In 2020, I sold my edtech startup, after a decade of grinding it out building multiple SaaS products with hardcore financial components, enterprise-grade backends…

UCT Shark Tank opens 2021 applications to young entrepreneurs

Cape Town-based venture capital fundraiser Akro has joined the University of Cape Town’s Investsoc and Entrepreneur’s Society to launch 2021’s UCT Shark Tank. Applications…

Drosos Foundation and Startup Guide publish Egypt guidebook

The Drosos Foundation has partnered with publishing company Startup Guide to release an entrepreneurship guidebook for Egypt. The partners announced the book, titled Startup Guide…

Engen Pitch & Polish returns after year-long hiatus

The Engen Pitch & Polish competition, in which entrepreneurs battle it out for prizes up to R1-million is back after a year-long hiatus. The …

AfricArena Summit announces speakers and pitching startups

AfricArena has announced who will be appearing at its Southern Africa Summit later this month. The guest speakers names and startups that will be…

Is your small business ready for the fuel price hike in April?

The Automobile Association (AA) predicts the price of petrol will rise by as much as R1.16 a litre and diesel by 92 cents a litre in…

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…

Sureswipe’s new POS Lite is a game-changer for small retailers and startups

For a small retailer or startup to be successful and move to the next level, it’s important that systems are in place to track…

Advice for startups that ship large quantities of products

If you are starting a new business that will be shipping lots of products either domestically or internationally then you need to make sure…

Slowing economy is biting into startups’ profit reveals Ventureburn survey

South Africa may have seen an explosion in venture capital (VC) deals of late — with the value of VC deals having increased by…

View the full 2017 Ventureburn Tech Startup Survey presentation

The 2017 edition of the Ventureburn Tech Startup Survey powered by Telkom Futuremakers, has uncovered a host of detailed insights into the South African…

Infographic: the 2017 Ventureburn Tech Startup Survey

The 2017 Ventureburn Tech Startup Survey, powered by Telkom Futuremakers, has delivered plenty of insights into the South African startup landscape. The survey, following…

Tech startups crucial to Pick n Pay’s technology strategy says executive

South Africa retail giant Pick n Pay has in the last year worked closely with “at least” 10 startups on various projects that have been…

Pitching to Woolworths? Not just about idea, but team behind it – online head

Do you have an idea for an app or platform that you want to pitch to Woolworths? Getting the retailer’s attention is not just about…

Startups, have an app or web platform you want to sell to Old Mutual?

Have an insuretech product? Startups should spend more time getting to know the challenges insurance companies face before approaching a corporate. So says Stanley Gabriel, head…

Still stuck in school — NITDA’s awkward romance with Nigerian startups [opinion]

When many Nigerian founders of startups are asked to list their major challenges, they often mention the lack of support from the Nigerian government….

New approach needed for SME finance that looks at data not outdated processes

Small business growth is being hindered by a lack of access to finance as entrepreneurs struggle with antiquated bank assessments that rely too heavily…

Three days left to apply for SA Innovation Summit’s pitching den, inventor’s garage

Startups and small businesses with high-growth potential have until midnight on Sunday (9 July) to apply to pitch at the SA Innovation Summit‘s Pitching Den competition…

SA downgrade ‘nearly irrelevant’ to startups – Michael Jordaan

South Africa’s downgrade to junk status earlier this month by two rating agencies may have depressed Michael Jordaan, one of the country’s most respected venture…

9 things we learnt at Startup Grind Cape Town

The latest Startup Grind Cape Town event took place on Friday, featuring Monique Woodard of 500 Startups. The fireside chat covered a wide variety…

Why Some Apps Feel Like a Digital Comfort Zone

Female tech founders in South Africa can win up to R1.9 million to scale their innovations

Search.com launches AI chat that pays users and publishers

REdimension Capital closes R250m property tech and sustainability fund

Why the ‘Ego Tax’ is Costing Your Business

South African Women Entrepreneurs Get It Right

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel