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SA’s Pineapple, Tautona.AI make Sønr and Insurance Post’s Insurtech 100 list
SA intelligent automation company Tautona.AI and insurtech Pineapple have been included on UK digital transformation...
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SA cashless payment platform, Sticitt lands $176,000 from new VC
Cape Town based cashless payment platform Sticitt has landed a R3-million (~ $176,000) investment from a new SA...
University of Cape Town GSB Solution Space selects 10 startups for Venture Exploitation Programme
The University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business’s (UCT GSB) Solution Space has selected 10 startups to join...
LionPride Agility Fund invests in SA healthtech, BusyMed
SA healthtech startup BusyMed has raised an undisclosed amount of investment from the R500-million LionPride Agility...
Nigerian startup, Jamborow raises $400k for blockchain-based fintech platform
Nigerian startup, Jamborow has reportedly raised $400,000 from its shareholders to expand its blockchain-based B2B...
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Venture capital is, like any venture capitalist can tell you, an art more than a science. When you’re putting so much...
The New Normal: Drive towards tech will ultimately benefit all sectors
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AWIEF opens nominations for its 2020 awards
The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) is calling for nominations for the AWIEF Awards 2020....
SA-founded water drone startup RanMarine Technology lands Series A investment
Netherland-based startup RanMarine Technology, founded by South African Richard Hardiman, has netted a Series-A...
SA tech company, Wyzetalk in ‘multi-million’ euro investment from Dutch investors
SA-founded tech company Wyzetalk, has landed a “multi-million” euro investment from Dutch investment company, CNBB...
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