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South African startup, Bountly, launches recruitment platform
South African startup, Bountly, has announced that it has launched the beta version of its recruitment platform in the Western Cape in South Africa. The platform is targeted at students, unemployed individuals, travellers and individuals hoping to add a secondary…
South Africa: Tshimologong and BCX launch digital innovation programme
On Friday 19 January 2018, Wits University’s, Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct, announced the launch of the BCX Innovation Programme and are inviting technology start-ups to apply. Tanye ver Loren van Themaat, Tshimologong Incubator and Accelerator Manager, said the programme is…
New partnership to enable startups to have control over their Intellectual Property
A collaboration between the Companies & Intellectual Properties Commission (CIPC), the ZA Domain Name Authority (ZADNA), and the ZA Central Registry NPC (ZACR) will make it possible for South African startups to register a new company and its equivalent co.za…
Zulzi delivery app addressing grocery shopping needs
Zulzi is an on-demand delivery service app that brings groceries to the doors of its customers within an hour. The app is already making an impact in a number of suburbs in the north of Johannesburg, South Africa and already has in…
Kenya: Startups invited to pitch at Nairobi Innovation Week
The Nairobi Innovation Week (NIW), an annual event held at the University of Nairobi, is inviting Kenyan startups to apply to be one of 100 pitching startups at the event. Out of the 100 startups, NIW will select 15 of the most…
Kenyan emergency startup launches rescue service
Flare, a Kenyan emergency services platform that was launched in December 2017, has introduced a new product that consolidates ambulance service providers into one network. The “Rescue” product, will ensure that users have access to medical assistance within 15 minutes…
Nigerian startup Farmcrowdy secures $1Million in seed funding
Farmcrowdy, Nigeria’s first digital agriculture platform, which allows Nigerians to venture in and sponsor agriculture, announced that it had closed on seed funding of $1 million from international and local investors including Cox Enterprises, Techstars Ventures, Social Capital, Hallett Capital…
Vinny Lingham joins BnkToTheFuture board with host of top executives
On Thursday 14 December 2017, global FinTech, Bitcoin and blockchain online investment platform BnkToTheFuture announced its token sale advisory board, which includes South African Vinny Lingham, who is the Civic CEO, and executives from Smith + Crown, Abra, BitAngels, and…
Former Yahoo and Netflix executive joins South African startup board
On Wednesday 13 December 2017, South African startup, Xineoh, who developed a new type of machine learning recommendation engine, announced the appointment of ‘tech giant’, John Robison, to its board of directors. Robison is a senior executive leader with many…
Nigeria’s Co-Creation Hub selects 15 startups for Make-IT accelerator
On Monday 4 December 2017, Nigeria’s Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) announced the 15 startups that will take part in its Make-IT accelerator programme next year. The programme is designed to strengthen entrepreneurs’ skills for scaling their businesses. The accelerator programme, which…
Liquid Telecom partnership to support Ugandan start-ups
Liquid Telecom has announced a partnership with The Innovation Village, a hub and co-working space in Kampala to support Ugandan start-ups with high-speed internet and cloud-based services. Liquid Telecom together with The Innovation Village to provide new opportunities for start-ups…
Google Launchpad accelerator selects African startups
Google has announced the startups from Nigeria and South Africa, which have been selected to take part in the fifth class of the Google Launchpad accelerator, a six-month, equity-free mentorship programme. Google, who announced in February 2017 that it was bringing the…
Artificial Intelligence – The opportunities for South African start-ups
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is, at its most simple, the use of massive amounts of complex data to develop machines that will one day think and act like humans. Opinions on whether that is a good or bad idea is as…
African AI Revolution Challenge launched
On 30 November 2017, Sagarmatha Technologies announced that it will invest $1 Million in an African Artificial Intelligence startup as part of the AI Revolution Challenge. The AI Revolution Challenge aims to promote artificial intelligence on the African continent and…
Kenya: MEST and Mettā announce partnership to support alumni in Nairobi
Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST), a Pan-African entrepreneurial training program, seed fund, and incubator has announced a partnership with Mettā Nairobi, an entrepreneurs’ club, to offer incubator space for Kenya-based MEST alumni. The partnership will enable MEST alumni in…
Rwandan startups to return after two weeks e-commerce training
Three Rwandan entrepreneurs who were part of the 25 Africans selected to participate in the inaugural eFounders Initiative Entrepreneurship Training Programme organised by Alibaba Business School are expected to return to Rwanda to apply all the knowledge they acquired. The…
