0 Fintech startup Vectra named winner of Seedstars Cape Town
Fintech startup Vectra has been named winner of the Cape Town leg of the global Seedstars World competition, booking a…
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0 $188m German “fund of funds” targets African startup investments
KfW Development Bank has partnered Allianz Global Investors to set up a EUR170 million (US$188 million) “fund of funds” that…
0 SA customer care startup iBleat crowdfunding $340k round
South African customer care startup IBleat is hoping to crowdfund ZAR5 million (US$340,000) through an Uprise.Africa campaign to help expand…
0 What it takes to scale your African tech startup internationally
What do you need to have in your locker for your African tech startup to scale across borders? The right…
0 Meet the 10 startups pitching at Seedstars Cape Town today
Ten startups will pitch at the Cape Town leg of the Seedstars World competition later today (November 21) to stand…
0 Meet the Investor: Mark Forrester
UK-born and South Africa-raised, Mark Forrester is that rare thing – a successful local entrepreneur who has become an angel…
0 SA startup space remains upbeat despite sluggish growth
South Africa-based entrepreneurs remain optimistic and resourceful even as the country enjoys one of its toughest economic periods, though they…
0 What most annoys investors about African tech entrepreneurs?
African startups regularly decry the lack of funding available to them, and the long, difficult journey of persuading venture capitalists…
0 Chatbot tackling gender-based violence wins HiiL’s SA Innovating Justice Challenge
rAinbow, a chatbot that addresses the challenge of gender-based violence, has won the Southern African leg of the global Innovating…
0 Rating incubators and accelerators – how do African startups choose?
African startups face challenges when it comes to applying for incubation and acceleration programmes on the continent as it is…