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Assisting South Africa’s tech start-ups: Exclusive Networks Africa offers financial support and mentorship
Trusted cybersecurity specialist Exclusive Networks Africa is simultaneously a member of a listed global enterprise as well as a locally-founded and proudly South African firm, with its business values firmly supportive of the ongoing economic empowerment of the country. The…
How tech can help stimulate micro economies
Technological advancement is fundamental for economic development. The more accessible the tech is for citizens, the more rapidly the local economy can progress. In South Africa, a commitment to embrace the “fourth industrial revolution” has been a fixture of national…
Nigerian Healthtech Startup Remedial Health Secures $4.4-Million in Seed Funding
Remedial Health, a healthtech startup that develops solutions to make Africa’s pharmaceutical value chain more efficient, has raised $4.4 million in seed funding. With this latest investment, the company plans to accelerate its expansion across Nigeria and provide access to…
$100-Billion in Investments Up for Grabs for SA’s Green Energy Startups
South Africa’ clean energy startups and entrepreneuers will have an opportunity to pitch to a room full of international and local investors with the potential to funding investment opportunities at the Green Energy Africa Summit on 5 October 2022. As…
Women in Tech: New Startup Accelerator Launches in Ethiopia
The Tech African Women (TAW) programme has officially launched in the hopes of providing support and acceleration to women-owned African tech startups, taking their businesses from the idea stage into real-world operations. TAW is spearheaded by the United Nations Economic…
Startup Launches Virtual Community Parliament for South Africans
Kleva Bucks, a tech startup founded by Lucky Kgwadi, a 31-year-old tech entrepreneur and Innovator, has launched a virtual community parliament for South Africans. The platform is called Community Assembly, the virtual community parliament that consists of local ward councilors,…
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SA Startup Root Teams Up with Andela & Momentum Health
Cape Town-based startup Root, which builds infrastructure for the digital insurance economy, is partnering with one of Africa’s top startups Andela, a global network for remote technologists founded in Nigeria, and financial services company Momentum Health Solutions, to offer healthcare…
African Fintech Funding Forecast to Double in Just 3 Years
New research for blockchain-based mobile network operator World Mobile shows that African business leaders are forecasting a surge in spending on tech start-ups as foreign direct investment and improved internet connectivity help establish the continent as a tech superpower. The…
AlphaCode Awards More than $161,000 to Pandemic-founded Tech Startups
SA’s finest tech startups which were founded during the pandemic went head to head at a virtual demo day on Thursday where they had just 10 minutes each to convince a panel of judges that they should remain part of…
Talking Africa’s Fintech Explosion with Chipper Cash – ITNA Digital Innovation Podcast EP 3
This week on IT News Africa’s Digital Innovation Podcast, Luis Monzon interviews Wiza Jalakasi, VP of Global DevRel of Chipper Cash, an African-founded, US-based fintech startup that specialises on cross-border payment facilitations. Chipper currently has an over $2-billion valuation and…
SA Edutech Startup FoondaMate Raises $2-Million in Seed Funding
South African edutech startup FoondaMate, that offers a chat-based, AI-powered studying platform has announced that it has raised $2-million during a round of seed funding. ‘FoondaMate’ takes its name from the isiZulu word for study (funda) and the English slang…
5 Ways IT Companies Can Grow in Africa
Securing meaningful, sustainable growth in Africa requires a precise skillset with an airtight strategy, the right product fit with a tailored understanding of the market, and crucially, forward-looking leadership. On the back of two high profile customer wins in the…
Nigerian Insurtech Startup Secures $1.5-Million Pre-Seed Funding
ETAP, a Nigerian insurtech startup has announced today the securing of $1.5-million in pre-seed funding, which according to the company, will be used to grow its team and drive the adoption of its car insurance options across Africa. Starting in…
Pranary Business School Teaches Entrepreneurs How to Get Investors
Cape Town, South Africa-based Pranary Business School has managed to help entrepreneurs and startups raise over $1.5 million in investments and has engaged with 50,000 entrepreneurs from 50 different countries since it launched in 2020 through online mentoring. The business…
South African Incubator Set to Exhibit at IOTFA 2022
4th Industrial Revolution Incubator, a South Africa based platform for SMMEs, will showcase its solutions at the fifth edition Internet of Things Forum Africa (#IOTFA2022). The event will tackle transformational IoT trends and explore the benefits of IoT in key industries. IOTFA 2022 will see over 600…
6 Common Cybersecurity Mistakes Made by Startup Companies
Some of the most successful companies today began their journey as startups. They usually start with a brilliant idea or a new technology that promises to solve a problem to rethink the way we do business. The African region is…
