African Startup Funding Hits $1.4 Billion in H1 2026 as June Sparks Recovery
African start-ups raised close to $1.4 billion in funding during the first half of 2026, delivering a funding
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Applications Open for Africa Tech Week Awards
Applications for the 7th annual Africa Tech Week Awards are open. The ceremony aims to educate African countries on the
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Innovation City in Cape Town’s Startup of the Year Competition Returns
The Innovation City in Cape Town’s Startup of the Year Competition returns this year to recognise startups with a
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Local AI Startup NOSIBLE Raises $1 million in pre-Seed Funding
Local artificial intelligence (AI) startup NOSIBLE has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding to support its growth, finance marketing
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SAVCA Opens Nominations for 2025 Industry Awards
The South Africa Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) has opened nominations for the 2025 SAVCA Industry Awards, which
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Renew Capital Invests in NjiaPay To Enhance Payment Efficiency for Businesses in Africa
NjiaPay, a payment service provider, has secured investment from Renew Capital to expand its platform, enhance its intelligent routing capabilities,
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Cassava Technologies Announces Plans to Build Africa’s First AI Factory
Cassava Technologies (Cassava) has announced plans to build Africa’s first artificial intelligence (AI) factory - a secure data centre facility
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Telkom Joins SA's Growing MVNO Market
Telkom has entered South Africa’s growing mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) market through a partnership with a mobile virtual
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Microsoft Unveils New Reasoning AI Agents in Microsoft 365 Copilot
Microsoft has announced two new artificial intelligence (AI) reasoning agents- Researcher and Analyst - within Microsoft 365 Copilot, designed to help
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Jem HR raises R60m In pre-Series A Funding Round Led by Next176
SA-based startup Jem HR (Jem) has closed a pre-Series A funding round for R60 million to accelerate its
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Google Opens Applications for 2025 Hustle Academy Programme
Google has opened applications for the the 2025 Google Hustle Academy, a free skills development programme focused on artificial intelligence
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Paystack Introduces Zap App for Quick(er) Bank Transfers
Digital payments company Paystack has launched Zap, a new consumer-centric app that enables users to transfer money quickly and
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Startup Club ZA Opens Applications for THE BIG PITCH 2025
Startup Club ZA announced the opening of applications for the 2025 edition of THE BIG PITCH, in collaboration with the
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