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Recognizing Regional Allies, Cloud Success: AWS’ EEIP Awards
Amazon Web Services- AWS is delighted to announce the winners of its 2024 Equity Equivalent Investment Program- EEIP Partner Awards, held on May 2nd at the Indaba Hotel and Conference Centre in Johannesburg. According to Country Manager for AWS, Chris…
A Sensor to Monitor and Manage Water Quality in Real-Time
CENSIS, Scotland’s innovation center for sensing, imaging, and IoT technologies, has collaborated with Aqsen Innovations to create an affordable IoT sensor system. This system aims to assist communities in developing countries combat the impacts of climate change by allowing…
Africa Tech Start-Up Forum Launched to Promote Growth
The African Tech Startup Forum- ATSF is a pilot collaboration of 3 key international partners Catalyze, Ndarama Works, and Korea Startup Forum, supported by leading tech incubation training partner, UVU Africa. It is funded by the Korea Africa Economic Cooperation…
$2.9 billion Investment in AI, cloud infrastructure in Japan
Microsoft announces its investment of US$2.9 billion over the next two years to bolster its hyperscale cloud computing and AI infrastructure in Japan. This initiative accompanies an expansion of digital skilling programs, aiming to train over 3 million individuals in…
SBC AFRITECH LAUNCHES INVESTMENT SYNDICATE
Startupbootcamp AfriTech is launching the OnAfrica Investment Syndicate, an innovative initiative led by Henry Ojuor, connecting startups to mentors providing operational help and capital. The syndicate aims to support promising African startups with check sizes ranging from $100,000 to $400,000,…
Kenyan NPO launches Initiative to help High-Growth Founders Scale
Kenya| Endeavor Kenya, a non-profit organization that supports high-impact entrepreneurs, has launched its inaugural cohort-based initiative for high-growth founders, the ScaleUp Program. The program will identify ten high-growth ventures based in East Africa and support them with the network and…
Nigerian Tech Startup Launches New Screenwriting Tools for African Creators
Creative Nigerian tech startup – Albantsho, a suite of easy-to-use screenwriting tools for African creators, launched its latest feature – The Scriptwriter, which is currently available free of charge for users across Africa. It is a robust screenwriting tool created…
South African Logitech Startup Tripplo Closes Seed Round with Additional $1.8 million
Tripplo, the Johannesburg-based innovative logistics software platform, has secured a US$1.8m equity investment to close out its seed funding extension round. The round was led by Futuregrowth Asset Management (representing Old Mutual Life Assurance Company South Africa) and followed by…
Kenyan Innovators Invited to Compete in inDrive’s Underdog Tech Award
InDrive , a Kenyan leader in global mobility and urban services, is thrilled to introduce the Underdog Tech Award. This new international prize is designed to honor the founders of the most promising tech startups outside of the well-established tech…
AstraZeneca and Futurize Unveil FuturizeU: Africa’s Healthcare Innovation Hub
Futurize and AstraZeneca have officially launched the pioneering HealthTech incubator program, FuturizeU, co-funded by Bristol Myers Squibb, running from September 12 to November 17, 2023. Nurturing Early-Stage University Startups FuturizeU aims to nurture early-stage university startups in Africa’s healthcare sector,…
WOW Eastern Cape Taxi Service Digitise Scholar Transport Billing
The first phase of the Wealth On Wheels (WOW) Cashless and Digitisation Project was launched in Mthatha this week. The initiative will provide scholars in the Eastern Cape with upgraded safety, and the government with transparent and verified proof of…
Omnisient – South African Tech Startup Most Likely to Change the World
Each year, the American VC and tech publication TechCrunch chooses 200 early-stage tech start-ups globally to invite and sponsor at their annual Disrupt conference in San Fransisco. They are invited to participate in the Startup Battlefield 200 to receive pitch…
South African IT Cloud Service Startup Expands to Global Markets
Solvyng a Johannesburg based provider of information technology (IT) cloud services founded by Thulasize Mavuso, utilizes amazon web service (AWS) to ensure that cloud services align with organisational objectives and business strategy, for seamless migration from legacy-to-cloud based systems. The…
Google Announces First AI Accelerator Program for African Startups
A new program supporting African startups was has officially launched by Google. The program, “Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First” uses artificial intelligence to solve local challenges. The program aimed at supporting African startups geared towards integrating AI into their processes,…
Womhub and Cisco EDGE Illuminate the Role of Partnerships in Shaping Progress
In celebration of a new forged alliance between Womhub and Cisco EDGE, the teams came together at the partnership launch to discuss the importance of partnerships and collaborations in shaping the landscape of progress, highlighting the stories that brought them…
Google-Backed HealthDart Spearheads Tech-Driven Efficiency
The South African healthcare system has long been plagued by inefficiencies, evident in the long queues at clinics and hospitals and months-long waiting lists for specialist appointments. While the private healthcare sector offers some respite, frustrations persist, as evidenced by…
