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SA travel startup TurnStay raises R34m to expand across Africa

SA travel startup TurnStay raises R34m to expand across Africa

Source: Supplied. AfricArena celebrated 100 years of innovation with @totalenergies_za for the 100 Startupper of the Year Challenge at the AfricArena Cape Town Grand Summit 2024.

Global cities compete to host AfricArena innovation summits in 2025

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Source: Supplied. Mathieu Coquillon, co-founder and director at Mama Money.

Mama Money card simplifies banking with WhatsApp integration

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Heath tech is changing Africa. Source: Artem Podrez/Pexels

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Edmund Wessels, Anatoli Kirigwajjo win 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Edmund Wessels, Anatoli Kirigwajjo win 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

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Cape Town-founded Peach Payments secures R563m funding for African expansion

Cape Town-founded Peach Payments secures R563m funding for African expansion

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African startups Kubik and Emata win big at Global Startup Awards

African startups Kubik and Emata win big at Global Startup Awards

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Applications open for inaugural AWS FinTech Africa Accelerator

Applications open for inaugural AWS FinTech Africa Accelerator

23 Mar 2023

Nigeria launches $618m tech fund for young investors

Nigeria launches $618m tech fund for young investors

20 Mar 2023

Africa is fertile ground for innovative tech, here are some great examples

Africa is fertile ground for innovative tech, here are some great examples

Paula Nagy 9 Feb 2023

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11 disruptive startups selected for AfriTech's accelerator programme

23 Jan 2023

Left: Lionel Moyal, commercial partner director, Microsoft South Africa, Right: Kunle Awosika, managing director, Microsoft Africa Transformation Office | image supplied

Microsoft to accelerate the growth of 10,000 African startups

Imran Salie 2 Dec 2022

Calvo Mawela, MultiChoice Group CEO | image supplied

MultiChoice Africa Accelerator Programme expands to 8 more African countries

24 Nov 2022

Source: Blnk

Egyptian startup Blnk raises $32m in funding round

Mahmoud Salama 10 Nov 2022

Joshua Raphael, CEO of Parket | image supplied

Africa shares hallmarks of a tech startup, which bodes well for global competitiveness

Joshua Raphael 19 Oct 2022

Left: Shailin Moodley, co-founder | Right: Mathew Bray, co-founder | image supplied

SA's Brayfoil Technologies startup wins GEA Summit pitch competition

11 Oct 2022

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Cape Town car charging startup Zimi Charge gets opportunity to pitch to energy leaders

28 Sep 2022

Lance Fanaroff, co-founder and chief strategy officer of Iidentifii | image supplied

SA-based tech company wins KPMG's Tech Innovator in Africa award

29 Aug 2022

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Alt-protein startups called to enter international incubator programme

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Constant Ventures launches $100m venture capital fund for tech startups across West Africa

1 Jun 2022

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CV VC launches seed fund for African blockchain startups

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Google for Startup Black Founders Fund calls for applications

17 May 2022

Birame Sock, Kwely founder and CEO. Source: Kwely

African B2B marketplace Kwely raises nearly $1m in seed funding

29 Apr 2022

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ThriveAgric secures $56.4m funding, accelerates expansion plans

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