Stellenbosch

Will Kayamandi become SA’s first smart township?

While Stellenbosch in the Western Cape is world-renowned, the nearby Kayamandi is now set on becoming South Africa’s first smart township. This is described…

Small Business Academy Stellenbosch applications open

The University of Stellenbosch Business School’s Small Business Academy (SBA) Development Programme will be available for the first time to small business owners in…

Vote for Stellenbosch Network’s Ideas for Change Challenge winner

The inaugural Ideas For Change Challenge organised by the Stellenbosch Network has announced this year’s finalists. Members of the public are encouraged to vote for…

Initiative launches in Stellenbosch to support local businesses

In an effort to bolster the local tourism and SME recovery of businesses located in Stellenbosch, Visit Stellenbosch has launched Support Stellensboch. On 5…

Applications for LaunchLab coding school close this Friday

Stellenbosch based incubator LaunchLab in partnership with the University of Botswana has launched a coding school and is calling on students to apply as…

Skynamo’s Sam Clarke selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur

Sam Clarke, the CEO of Stellenbosch based field sales management software company Skynamo is the latest South African to be selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur. Clarke…

P2P storage-space platform Sxuirrel secures R2.4m in seed funding

SA startup Sxuirrel has secured R2.4-million in seed funding from an undisclosed investor. The startup — which is based at Stellenbosch incubator Launchlab where founders Michael John…

A Day in the Life of: Launchlab operations manager Brandon Paschal [Native Article]

Behind every incubator or accelerator you’ll find a dedicated individual, keeping the gears turning. Whether that means helping a startup formulate its business plan…

Why Cape Town has emerged as the biggest startup hub on the African continent

Cape Town is fast cementing itself as the biggest continental hub for tech startups. It’s a growing trend, confirmed by a number of research…

Entersekt: SA’s fintech gem making it safe for millions to bank, shop online

Being based in the Winelands student town of Stellenbosch has been one of Entersekt’s key ingredients to success Company also has offices in Atlanta,…

LaunchLab announces its 9 Ideas Programme winners

Stellenbosch-based accelerator, LaunchLab announced its nine winners in for their Nedbank Stellenbosch University Ideas Programme bi-annual competition. The competition saw 17 finalists compete for a…

LaunchLab Ideas Programme Pitching Platform offers startups R100k

Stellenbosch startup accelerator LaunchLab is offering startups a chance of winning their share of R100 000 in seed funding through its biannual Ideas Programme…

CustosTech wants to curb movie piracy using bitcoin

In January last year an illegal copy of the movie, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, was making its rounds on the internet. The…

Stellenbosch’s LaunchLab Pitching Den kicks off this week

It’s that time of the year again. Stellenbosch, South African-based LaunchLab is announcing its bi-annual Pitching Den which will be taking place at university…

The Launchlab Pitching Den names its 5 startup finalists

Part of Stellenbosch University’s Innovus, The Launchlab accelerator and hub for entrepreneurs has just concluded with this year’s Pitching Den which saw tens of…

LaunchLab Pitching Den offering entrepreneurs R80k in seed funding

For the second time this year, the LaunchLab initiative is offering entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their ideas to win their share of R80…

Xoin introduces prepaid bitcoin to drive SA’s ecommerce and adoption

Bitcoin in Africa is brewing with potential. From Ghana to Kenya there are interesting startups trying to tackle the issue of remittances, while in South…

Scale your ideas with Stellenbosch’s LaunchLab acceleration programme

Innovation hub, The LaunchLab, is currently looking for participants in its latest entrepreneurial programme starting 21 July and finalising 25 October. Situated in Stellenbosch,…

Tech that wants to save cyclists’ lives: meet the team behind Backtracker

iKubu is a hardware company based in Stellenbosch, South Africa that focuses on building products in the field of radar and computer vision. It’s…

Africa grabs prestigious awards at Ericsson’s 2014 app competition

Two computer science students from Stellenbosch University, South Africa, have won €25 000 (about R355 000) for the WorkMode app they developed for the…

Small town, many startups: 6 ventures Stellenbosch should be very proud of

Mountains, wine and more wine. These are the three things the small Western Cape student town Stellenbosch is probably most well-known for. Those, and…

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