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Startup accelerator and early-stage investor Startup Wise Guys has closed the first €25 million or R483 million of €45 million…

South African early-stage venture capital firm, 4Di Capital, has today announced the second closing of its new $25 million or…

Key to unlocking value chains, especially in the tech startup space, is the ability of large, established corporates to work…

Dedicated Swiss blockchain investor Crypto Valley Venture Capital (CV VC) and its ecosystem company CV Labs have opened CV Labs…

Mineworkers Investment Company (MIC) today announced the launch of the second window of applications for investment through their R150 million…

Despite the challenging business environment, Bosch, the world’s largest automotive supplier, is raising its venture-capital funding for the current business…

Global Startup Awards Africa regional winners from across the continent with world changing UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)- aligned solutions…

Sandton-based tech non-profit organisation Empire Partner Foundation (EPF) has joined forces with EPF Tech Fund to launch an R80 million…

Under the remit of its recently established Africa Transformation Office (ATO), Microsoft has announced new initiatives to accelerate the growth…

At a virtual Google for South Africa event today, Google unpacked its support for startups, SMMEs and nonprofits in a…

Oracle today announced support of over R15 million for tech startups in Africa to help accelerate their digital initiatives with…

Tiger Brands has appointed Barati Mahloele as the company’s Venture Capital Fund Director. She joins the business from Zebu Investment…

South Africa’s online farm-produce marketplace HelloChoice is now reaching over 2,300 agricultural produce buyers and sellers. They have joined HelloChoice…

On the back of Cape Town being recognised as the tech capital of Africa, topping international rankings for foreign direct…

Swiss Investment Company Crypto Valley Venture Capital will use its new Cape Town office to look for early-stage startups in…

Founders Factory Africa (FFA), a venture development company based in Johannesburg, South Africa, has announced a move to fund three…

Forge Academy, South Africa’s first fully inclusive 4IR lab, will host an SMME Showcase for small and medium-sized tech businesses…

Jeff Bezos and other Silicon Valley investors are taking a bet on an accounting startup Pilot that seeks to help…

Mineworkers Investment Company (MIC) has committed $10 million (R148 million) to venture capital firm Knife Capital’s new African Series B…

Having deployed most of its first R250 million Section 12J Venture Capital Fund: KNF Ventures, Knife Capital launched another 12J…

South Africa’s most prestigious fintech R10 million startup initiative, AlphaCode Incubate, shares how to improve chances of accessing its support…

South Africa’s FinTech startups, associated with AlphaCode, share how the country’s extended lockdown has provided some with growth opportunities as…

Seedstars, the Swiss-based private group of companies with a mission to impact people’s lives in emerging markets, is happy to…

The global startup economy is worth nearly $3 trillion, a rise of 20% in two years. That’s the size of a…

Having deployed most of its R180m Section 12J Venture Capital Fund: KNF Ventures, Knife Capital today announced that it is…