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| Dec 31, 2019 | 10 reasons why 2019 was a hot year for Africa’s tech startup scene [Opinion] | Africa’s tech startup scene is doing quite okay. Actually, it’s pretty hot right now.
Even the attack in January by terrorists on a Nairobi office park, in which 21 people died (including six members of Kenyan tech firm Cellulant), can’t k... |
| Dec 24, 2019 | Are these the 10 biggest deals by African tech startups in 2019? | Big money. That’s what African 86 tech startups raised this year.
While not every startup wanted to disclose how much they raised, those that did made a ton of it — almost $290-million going on data from 88 venture capital (VC) disclosed de... |
| Dec 24, 2019 | Are these the 10 biggest deals by African tech startups in 2019? | Big money. That’s what African 86 tech startups raised this year.
While not every startup wanted to disclose how much they raised, those that did made a ton of it — almost $290-million going on data from 88 venture capital (VC) disclosed d... |
| Dec 20, 2019 | Are these SA’s 11 biggest disclosed VC deals in 2019? [Updated] | UPDATE (20 and 23 December): This article was updated to correctly state that SweepSouth’s R30-million raise from Naspers Foundry was part of a R60-million round closed in October. We have also removed the R500k Vollar deal which was actual... |
| Dec 20, 2019 | Are these SA’s 11 biggest disclosed VC deals in 2019? [Updated] | UPDATE (20 and 23 December): This article was updated to correctly state that SweepSouth’s R30-million raise from Naspers Foundry was part of a R60-million round closed in October. We have also removed the R500k Vollar deal which was actual... |
| Dec 9, 2019 | The tech sector in SA is still a hot place to be [Opinion] | South Africa’s economic outlook may be gloomy, with annual growth forecast to barely past 1.5% over the next three years, but things are still hot in SA’s tech startup sector — so hot you’ll need a pair of shades when talking about it.
Away... |
| Dec 9, 2019 | The tech sector in SA is still a hot place to be [Opinion] | South Africa’s economic outlook may be gloomy, with annual growth forecast to barely past 1.5% over the next three years, but things are still hot in SA’s tech startup sector — so hot you’ll need a pair of shades when talking about it.
Awa... |
| Dec 2, 2019 | Heavy Chef announces finalists of SA’s Five Most Exciting Startups list | The Heavy Chef Foundation has announced the 12 finalists of its SA’s Top 5 Most Exciting Startups initiative ahead of an award ceremony that will take place this Thursday (5 December) as part of Cape Town Startup Week 2019.
The foundation, ... |
| Dec 2, 2019 | Heavy Chef announces finalists of SA’s Five Most Exciting Startups list | The Heavy Chef Foundation has announced the 12 finalists of its SA’s Top 5 Most Exciting Startups initiative ahead of an award ceremony that will take place this Thursday (5 December) as part of Cape Town Startup Week 2019.
The foundation,... |
| Jul 16, 2019 | Are these SA’s 10 biggest disclosed VC deals so far in 2019? [Updated] | UPDATE (18 July and 23 December 2019): The list and figures have been updated to take into consideration deals in the crypto sector that were unintentionally excluded in the initial version of this article.
We have also removed the R500k Vo... |
| Jul 16, 2019 | Are these SA’s 10 biggest disclosed VC deals so far in 2019? [Updated] | UPDATE (18 July and 23 December 2019): The list and figures have been updated to take into consideration deals in the crypto sector that were unintentionally excluded in the initial version of this article.
We have also removed the R500k V... |
| Mar 26, 2019 | Revealed – SA investor Paper Plane Ventures behind these big tech names | Meet Stuart van der Veen. Van der Veen last month took up a position as chief platform officer of aerial-data analytics startup Aerobotics.
But what a lot of those in the tech scene don’t know is that he helped found a venture capital firm... |
| Mar 26, 2019 | Revealed – SA investor Paper Plane Ventures behind these big tech names | Meet Stuart van der Veen. Van der Veen last month took up a position as chief platform officer of aerial-data analytics startup Aerobotics.
But what a lot of those in the tech scene don’t know is that he helped found a venture capital firm ... |
| Feb 27, 2019 | SA startup Aerobotics secures R29m in funding from Paper Plane Ventures | SA aerial-data analytics startup Aerobotics announced this evening that it has received R29-million ($2-million) from local venture capital (VC) company Paper Plane Ventures in its latest round of funding.
Aerobotics’ various software produ... |
| Feb 27, 2019 | SA startup Aerobotics secures R29m in funding from Paper Plane Ventures | SA aerial-data analytics startup Aerobotics announced this evening that it has received R29-million ($2-million) from local venture capital (VC) company Paper Plane Ventures in its latest round of funding.
Aerobotics’ various software prod... |
| Dec 5, 2018 | Cape Town firms dominate Heavy Chef’s list of SA’s most exciting startups of 2018 | Five Cape Town based firms have been selected as Heavy Chef‘s “SA’s Top 5 Most Exciting Startups 2018” from over 1600 entries from around the country.
The five are fintech Lifecheq, healthtech LifeQ, lingerie and swimwear startup Thursdays,... |
| Dec 5, 2018 | Cape Town firms dominate Heavy Chef’s list of SA’s most exciting startups of 2018 | Five Cape Town based firms have been selected as Heavy Chef‘s “SA’s Top 5 Most Exciting Startups 2018” from over 1600 entries from around the country.
The five are fintech Lifecheq, healthtech LifeQ, lingerie and swimwear startup Thursdays... |
| Nov 19, 2018 | Here are the 11 AfricArena 2018 partner innovation challenge winners | Eleven African startups will get the chance to work with big companies such as RCS and AirFrance KLM and French accelerators such as VivaTech and FSAT Labs.
This, after the 11 were announced as winners of various partner innovation challen... |
| Nov 19, 2018 | Here are the 11 AfricArena 2018 partner innovation challenge winners | Eleven African startups will get the chance to work with big companies such as RCS and AirFrance KLM and French accelerators such as VivaTech and FSAT Labs.
This, after the 11 were announced as winners of various partner innovation challeng... |
| Nov 1, 2018 | Five African AgriTech ventures driving the growth of agriculture | Share this:
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| Oct 24, 2018 | Pick a sector, add internet and your firm could be worth millions [Opinion] | Given all the press, you would be forgiven for thinking that startups were have only become a thing in the last 20 years. The reality is that startups have existed in all shapes and forms since the beginning of time. Some fail and some are ... |
| Oct 24, 2018 | Pick a sector, add internet and your firm could be worth millions [Opinion] | Given all the press, you would be forgiven for thinking that startups were have only become a thing in the last 20 years. The reality is that startups have existed in all shapes and forms since the beginning of time. Some fail and some are ... |
| Oct 12, 2018 | SA’s Aerobotics launches five new precision agriculture products | Cape Town based aerial-data analytics startup Aerobotics has launched five new innovative precision agriculture products that aim to help fruit and wine farmers to detect pests and diseases.
The startup launched the new products yesterday (... |
| Oct 12, 2018 | SA’s Aerobotics launches five new precision agriculture products | Cape Town based aerial-data analytics startup Aerobotics has launched five new innovative precision agriculture products that aim to help fruit and wine farmers to detect pests and diseases.
The startup launched the new products yesterday ... |
| Oct 11, 2018 | Here are the 2018 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards finalists | Tech portal and advisory service AppsAfrica.com has announced the finalists of the fourth AppsAfrica Innovation Awards.
The winners of this year’s awards will be announced in Cape Town on 12 November at the awards party which takes place o... |
| Oct 11, 2018 | Here are the 2018 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards finalists | Tech portal and advisory service AppsAfrica.com has announced the finalists of the fourth AppsAfrica Innovation Awards.
The winners of this year’s awards will be announced in Cape Town on 12 November at the awards party which takes place on... |
| Oct 10, 2018 | AppsAfrica Awards Finalists Announced | Share this:
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| Sep 28, 2018 | Here are the five SA innovators tapped for All Africa Business Leaders Awards | Five SA innovators behind some of the country’s most innovative startups and social enterprises have been named as finalists of the eighth All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA).
The five, along with other Southern Africa finalists, wer... |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Here are the five SA innovators tapped for All Africa Business Leaders Awards | Five SA innovators behind some of the country’s most innovative startups and social enterprises have been named as finalists of the eighth All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA).
The five, along with other Southern Africa finalists, we... |
| Aug 2, 2018 | AgFunder invests in smart pest management company Aerobotics | Disclosure: AgFunder is AFN’s parent company and an investor in Aerobotics.
Aerobotics, a South African agtech company with a smart scouting platform to identify pests and diseases in tree crops, has closed a $2 million Series A.
The round ... |
| Aug 2, 2018 | SA drone startup Aerobotics launches bid to take on US market | SA aerial data-analytics startup Aerobotics has hired a US representative and plans to expand into the US market, with a team from the startup set to embark on a sales visit to the US tomorrow (3 August).
It follows the announcement the Cap... |
| Aug 2, 2018 | SA drone startup Aerobotics launches bid to take on US market | SA aerial data-analytics startup Aerobotics has hired a US representative and plans to expand into the US market, with a team from the startup set to embark on a sales visit to the US tomorrow (3 August).
It follows the announcement the Ca... |
| Aug 2, 2018 | AgFunder Invests in Smart Pest Management Company Aerobotics | Aerobotics, a South African agtech company with a smart scouting platform to identify pests and diseases in tree crops, has closed a $2 million Series A.
The round was led by Nedbank CIB Venture Capital, the VC arm of one of South Africa’s ... |
| Jul 17, 2018 | Why Africa Needs More Agritech Entrepreneurs | Agriculture is the biggest employer in Africa with about 70% of the population depending on it to make a living. It accounted for about 32% of Africa’s GDP as at 2016. Growth in the sector is said to be 11 times more effective in reducing p... |
| Jul 9, 2018 | A Quick Look At The Different Sectors Drone Tech Is Transforming In Africa | Drones, those aerial vehicles that require no human pilots, originally used for military purposes, have gone from being popular for taking aerial images to now delivering life saving medical supplies. Today, it is finding application in dif... |
