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Facebook commits to growing Africa’s technology start-up ecosystem
Technology company, Facebook has announced its return as the headline sponsor of TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa 2018. The event will take place in Lagos, Nigeria — will search for Sub-Saharan Africa’s best innovators, makers and technical entrepreneurs. TechCrunch Startup Battlefield…
Global guide for entrepreneurs and innovators launches in Johannesburg
Calling all entrepreneurs, accelerators, innovators, co-working spaces and experts in the City of Gold: Startup Guide, the leading global guide for startups in high-growth innovation hubs in Europe, the US and Middle East, is open to nominations in Johannesburg. Founded…
Startup challenges facing young entrepreneurs
In 2017, The Innovator Trust and Vodacom established the Youth Entrepreneurship Programme (YEP) to equip local youth with the requisite set of skills to become cutting-edge entrepreneurs. The selection process was rigorous and 10 Gauteng-based graduates were chosen to partake…
U.S. Embassy launches Ethiopia Hacks program
At the recent Global Entrepreneurship Week celebrations held between November 12 – 19 the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa launched the first in a series of 12 hackathons under its Ethiopia Hacks! Program. Ethiopia Hacks! is conducted in partnership with…
Interview: Sandras Phiri gives insights on developing startups
Africa is becoming a huge platform for entrepreneurship and start-ups in any industry. As the market for startups builds momentum, it is vital that there is mentorship and leadership in place to guide entrepreneurs and their small businesses. A leader…
Microsoft launches program to help tech startups
This Global Entrepreneurship Week, Microsoft announced that it is launching Head Start, a startup accelerator aimed at helping South African startups get off the ground and grow their business. The main goal of the program is helping startups get what…
Microsoft launches end-to-end program to help boost start-ups
In-order help empower and build start-ups Microsoft South Africa has launched a support program that boosts tech startups by giving them open access to wide-ranging skills development resources, coaches and mentors, a fully-fledged customer network, and the platform on which…
Nairobi’s iHub becomes Africa’s first tokenised tech incubator
Kenyan innovation hub and tech accelerator iHub has recently partnered with Raise, a Bahamian and Kenyan technology company that has developed a company ownership platform to manage compliant digital securities in frontier markets. The announcement of this new venture was…
ShelterTech accelerator program comes to Kenya
Habitat for Humanity’s Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter has launched its first ShelterTech Accelerator Kenya program. The program aims to facilitate housing markets better meet the needs of the low-income households and seeks to identify, nurture and accelerate Kenyan…
Oracle accelerates digital transformation in South Africa with new innovation hub
Reinforcing its commitment to South Africa, Oracle today announced the opening of an Innovation Hub in Johannesburg, a first for Oracle in Africa that will help drive the adoption of emerging technologies across the country’s corporates, public sector and academia.…
Gartner announces winners of the 2018 Gartner Eye on Innovation Award, EMEA
Gartner, Inc. has announced the winners of the 2018 Gartner Eye on Innovation Award for financial services in the EMEA region. The award recognises innovative use of digital-technology-enabled capabilities, products or services to highlight “best in class” financial industry initiatives…
Chinese start-up unveil foldable smartphone
Smartphone gaints, including Huawei, Motorola and Samsung have all hinted the release of new foldable smartphones, but undoubtedly achieving this is Royole, a little-known mobile company with offices in Fremont, California, Hong Kong, and China’s hardware hub, Shenzhen. Royole recently…
How alternative funders enable small business success
Up to 75% of South African small businesses fail within the first year. One of the biggest causes being a lack of funding, or poor financial management. Yet, many small businesses struggle to secure funding, either because they haven’t been…
Mastercard announces new fund to Seed young African leaders
The Mastercard Foundation today announced a new fund that will enable young changemakers to seed and kick-start promising social ventures and community projects, creating economic opportunities for themselves and others. Over the next two years, the Foundation will dedicate US$2M for…
Kenyan app billed as ‘Uber for upcountry travel’
NipeLift is an app that connects drivers who have empty seats with passengers looking for better, cheaper & safer rides. Unlike Uber, drivers make no profit as the law prohibits non-psv from carrying passengers for ‘profit, gain or reward’. Drivers…
Cisco launches incubation hub for SMMEs
Cisco South Africa launched a R10 million cutting-edge Incubation Hub on Thursday, November 1. A first in South Africa, the hub aims to help develop SMMEs in the digital age and speed up their entry to market. This is in…
