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TIA signs agreement to co-invest with black-owned VC WZ Capital

The Department of Science and Technology’s Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) has agreed to work with and offer matching funds with WZ Capital, a black-owned…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [15/05/2020]

An NGO has launched a labour court application against the Department of Labour over its Ters schemes, saying the scheme is unconstitutional. This, as…

TIA enters into co-investing agreements with Dazzle, Jozi Angels

The Department of Science and Technology’s Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) has agreed to work with and offer matching funds with two local angel investors,…

Design Innovation Seed Fund open for applications from Western Cape innovators

The Craft and Design Institute (CDI) has opened its latest call for applications for its Design Innovation Seed Fund (DISF). Designers, inventors, entrepreneurs and product…

Almost 20 years on, two SA inventors haven’t given up bid to launch portable gym

After almost 20 years of trying to develop a mobile gym and fitness analytics machine, John van Niekerk and Newtown Fortuin are still at…

University Technology Fund to grow R150m fund size with new investors, co-investments [Updated]

With the SA SME Fund‘s R150-million University Technology Fund set to make its first investment in the coming months, fund manager Wayne Stocks says…

TIA, French embassy initiative offers SA startups chance to enter European market

Do you have a South African startup that’s developing an artificial intelligence (AI) solution? Are you interested in accessing the French and European market?…

SA’s uYilo Electric Mobility Programme in call for startups to apply for grants of up to R1m

Are you developing a technology that can advance the electric mobility industry in South Africa, held back only by the right funding? You can…

Kapa Biosystems case in which taxpayers shortchanged by millions of rands heads for arbitration

The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) is seeking to recover millions of dollars from investors after the recent completion by a task team of a…

Savant Venture Fund invests in security device startup Jonga [Updated]

Cape Town hardware tech incubator Savant‘s venture capital (VC) arm, the Savant Venture Fund, has announced that it has invested in Cape Town based…

Female focused Dazzle Angels close to making first investment

Dazzle Angels, SA’s first angel fund focused entirely on women-owned technology businesses, is edging closer to announcing its first deal. Alexandra Fraser (pictured above),…

TIA calls for proposals for Grassroots Innovation Programme

The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) is calling on South African innovators with tech solutions to local challenges to submit their proposals for tech development assistance and funding under the agency’s Grassroots Innovation Programme (GIP).

TIA announces winners of 2018 Global Cleantech Innovation Programme

Impulse Biomed, Inseco and Afrobodies emerged as the winners at last Friday’s 2018 Global Cleantech Innovation Programme awards event in Cape Town

Four Savant backed startups secure TIA seed grants totalling over R2.5m

Four startups incubated at Cape Town based hardware tech incubator Savant have secured seed grants totalling over R2.5-million from the incubator’s seed fund partner…

Hardware technology incubator Savant looking at setting up venture fund

Cape Town based hardware tech incubator Savant is considering setting up a venture fund which will likely be launched next year in the first quarter,…

FSAT Labs opens applications for fourth cohort of incubation programme

Cape Town based incubator and accelerator French South African Tech Labs (FSAT Labs) has opened applications for the fourth cohort of its six-month long…

Cape Town set to host first SA Digital Health Conference this October

The first South African Digital Health Conference is set to take place next month in Cape Town. The conference — which is in an…

TIA calls on innovators to submit funding proposals for waste, water solutions

The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) is calling on startups and innovators to submit proposals that tackle ewaste and waste beneficiation, as well as Acid Mine Drainage,…

SA incubator Savant in process of raising funding for 11 tech companies [Q&A]

Cape Town tech incubator Savant is busy raising funding for four of the 16 technology related companies in its portfolio — while pursuing second-round funding for another nine, the incubator’s…

Getting state support ‘waste of time, energy’ for biotech entrepreneur

Getting the government to back her biotech startup that produces an essential ingredient for HIV test kits has proved frustrating and often a “waste of time…

Applications for GCIP-SA competition and business accelerator now open

Applications are now open for the 2018 Global Cleantech Innovation Programme for startups in South Africa (GCIP-SA). The programme is part of a global…

Funding your startup: Ventureburn lists the SA investors delivering [2019 update]

For entrepreneurs wanting to find early-stage funding, this is the article for you. As there is generally a veil of secrecy surrounding funding and…

A look at 2017: the year that was for South Africa’s tech startup ecosystem

This year saw one of the biggest acquisitions of a South African startup – with the over $100-million GetSmarter deal. A chance meeting with 2U…

How VR Meditation Apps Like Realms of Flow and Others Are Redefining Our Connection with Reality

Transforming Healthcare in Africa with Technology

How forex trading is transforming startup investment strategies

How One Energy Project Could Reshape Climate Action

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

German luxury cars require a rethink for China

Trump wins – Tesla goes beyond $1 Trillion

Vivo update – a big safety gain

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