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Egyptian on-demand medicine delivery platform, Chefaa nets pre-Series A investment

Egyptian on-demand medicine delivery platform, Chefaa has raised a pre-Series A investment round from US venture capital fund and accelerator 500 Startups, Saudi Arabian fund Vision Ventures, Womena a…

Surviving ‘Rona’: Either find a way or make one happen

Justin Spratt, a seasoned investor and current director of Uber business development (Middle East and Africa) shares his thoughts on how African startups can survive, post Rona…

African fintech investor, Crossfin invests in SA fintech, truID

African fintech investor, Crossfin has invested an undisclosed amount in SA fintech, truID through its ventures investment arm, Crossfin Ventures.…

SA entrepreneur and Shopin founder, Eran Eyal deported to Israel, following fraudulent ICO

SA entrepreneur and Springleap and Shopin founder Eran Eyal who was convicted in December of defrauding investors of millions of dollars, has been deported from the US, to Israel…

South Africa’s Sun Exchange secures $3m investment, closes $4m round

SA blockchain-based solar panel micro-leasing marketplace Sun Exchange has raised a $3-million (R50-million) investment from ARPF, a Mauritian private equity fund which is advised by London-based Arch…

Egyptian mental health platform, Shezlong nets investment

Egyptian startup Shezlong has raised a new round of investment, from Asia Africa Investment Consulting (AAIC), angel investor Mohamed El Khamissy and Cairo-based angel investment fund Himangel…

22-year-old founders behind SA startup, Merge App net $100k from Nigerian investor

Johannesburg based startup, Merge has raised $100,000 in investment from Nigerian investor, Platform Capital.…

The New Normal: Selling life insurance products has forever changed

As Covid-19 sweeps across the world, the way we live, work and transact is changing at unprecedented rates. An industry that’s changing particularly quickly is life insurance, where participants are s…

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 platform Sønr and UK publication Insurance Post‘s prestigious 2020 Insurtech 100 li…

SA cashless payment platform, Sticitt lands $176,000 from new VC

Cape Town based cashless payment platform, Sticitt has landed a R3-million ($176k) investment from a new SA venture capital (VC) company, Crucis VC…

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 Fund.…

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 its 12-week Venture Exploitation Programme, which kicked off on Monday (1 June).…

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 fintech platform. Tech publication, Techmoran reported in an article yesterday that t…

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 Venture Partners…

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 investment from European investor Boundary Holding…

How one VC has got around the challenge of doing due diligence during the pandemic

How a South African based VC has got around the challenge of doing due diligence during pandemic [Q&A]…

The New Normal: Drive towards tech will ultimately benefit all sectors

Joy des Fountain, CEO and co-founder of SA-based startup, MyFanPark, shares her views on how the COVID-19 pandemic and a renewed drive towards tech is reshaping the world.…