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Fin-tech startup launches payment solutions platform throughout Africa
UK based fin-tech startup, SympliFi announced the launch of its fin-tech platform on Wednesday, 28 August 2019. The platform is said to have been designed to empower users around the world offering access to financial solutions – meaning people living…
Africa’s top startups to compete in the AfricArena Summit
Africa’s best startups and innovators will be participating in the AfricArena Summit, taking place on Monday, the 11th and Tuesday, the 12th of November 2019. It is here that they will showcase their products to an audience of international and…
SEACOM announces partnership with Sophos
On 26 August 2019, Pan-African telecommunications service provider SEACOM announced a partnership with cybersecurity Sophos. This partnership will see the two companies develop a “next-generation” security solution called ‘On-Premise Security.’ This solution is aimed at cost-conscious small and medium enterprises…
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Publiseer wins ITU Innovations Challenges 2019 in South Korea
Publiseer, an African-focused digital content distribution platform, was recently announced as the provisional winner for the ITU Innovation Challenges in Busan, South Korea. As a result of this victory, Publiseer has been invited to attend the 2019 Young ICT Leaders’…
8 South African fintech startups awarded funding
On Tuesday, 20 August 2019, Rand Merchant Investment Holding (RMI) in partnership with AlphaCode announced that it has awarded entrepreneurial packages valued at over $104 000 to eight of SA’s most promising financial services startups. All businesses are under two…
Vox introduces new offering for South African startups
Vox, an integrated ICT and Infrastructure provider is on a mission to provide startups with access to a wide variety of IT infrastructure – as well as the management thereof. This will be done through a Hardware-as-a-Service (HaaS) offering in…
South African engineers gamify the golfing industry
Smart tracking gamification platform, Inrange been successfully installed at Greenwich Peninsula Driving Range in London as well as the Leadbetter Academy World Headquarters in Orlando, Florida. The platform, designed by a team of South African engineers, hosts a distributed radar…
Financial inclusion startup, uKheshe, gains seed funding
Fintech company uKheshe recently announced the completion of its first seed investment round. uKheshe was initially under incubation as a CSI initiative within Jini.Guru, a software development house. uKheshe has successfully closed independent seed funding with both Fitech Ventures and…
Startup installs fire detection technology in homes across South Africa
South African startup, Lumkani, announced on Wednesday, 14 August 2019, that it has installed early warning fire detection systems in 20,000 homes across South Africa. To date, Lumkani has equipped 40,000 high fire risk homes in several of the country’s…
Naspers leads Meesho in raising $125 million for Indian Social Commerce
On 12 August 2019, Meesho, an Indian online marketplace, announced the closing of a $125 million fundraiser led by Naspers, multi-national media and internet group headquartered in South Africa. The fundraiser was aided by Facebook and existing investors such as…
Nigerian startup shortlisted for Unilever Young Entrepreneurs Awards
Nigeria’s digital content distribution platform for creatives, Publiseer, has been shortlisted for the Unilever Young Entrepreneurs Awards 2019. Out of 1850 applications around the world, the digital publisher made the top 40 shortlist for the award. “It’s exciting to know…
Kingson Capital partners with AKRO to support new venture ecosystems
South African startups face numerous challenges during the early stages. Some of these companies are usually not able to harness fundamental startup needs, especially access to funding. One company that aims to address this issue is Kingson Capital. Kingson Capital…
Shared transportation startup launches in South Africa
Zeelo has been operating in South Africa for over a year and to date, it has transported over 18,000 passengers. However, the platform is now only officially launching in the country after first establishing its market in the UK. The…
Job-seeker software company receives $35 million in funding
Harver, a pre-employment assessment software company, announced on Thursday, 1 August 2019, that it has raised $15 million in Series B funding. The investment is said to allow invest meant in digital automation to further accelerate Harver’s vision to transform…
Blockchain startup looking to secure funding
Malaysia based Blockchain startup, Belfrics, is gearing to raise $30 million in funding. The company announced on Tuesday, 30 July 2019, that it had successfully deployed the world’s first KYC compliant Blockchain, called Belrium. In 2018 alone, Venture capitalists poured…
West African startups listed in top 5 businesses that improve the world
The Vodafone Institute has selected five startups to take part in the first accelerator that focuses on women in the tech sector. Around 280 startups from 62 countries applied for a place in the F-LANE accelerator and five most innovative…
