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| Sep 7, 2023 | AfricArena celebrates sustainability and climate pioneers | The AfricArena Nairobi Summit and Africa Climate Tech Festival, jointly hosted by AfricArena and the Catalyst Fund, concluded with an awards ceremony for the most promising innovators in climatetech solutions. Among the highlights were grou... |
| Sep 7, 2023 | AfricArena celebrates sustainability and climate pioneers | The AfricArena Nairobi Summit and Africa Climate Tech Festival, jointly hosted by AfricArena and the Catalyst Fund, concluded with an awards ceremony for the most promising innovators in climatetech solutions. Among the highlights were grou... |
| Apr 4, 2023 | AfricArena crowns top start-ups at Jo’burg summit | AfricArena, Africa’s leading start-up accelerator, has announced the winners of its Johannesburg summit. The event showcased innovative start-ups from the region, with winners in categories such as Best Deep Tech Start-up, Best Enterprise S... |
| Apr 4, 2023 | AfricArena crowns top start-ups at Jo’burg summit | AfricArena, Africa’s leading start-up accelerator, has announced the winners of its Johannesburg summit. The event showcased innovative start-ups from the region, with winners in categories such as Best Deep Tech Start-up, Best Enterprise S... |
| Apr 2, 2023 | Africa’s VC industry growing slowly: $4.8b raised in 2022 | Africa’s venture capital (VC) industry experienced a downturn in 2022, with only $4.8 billion raised in the continent, according to Oliver Dickson, an SAFM radio presenter. Leading a panel discussion at AfricArena’s Johannesburg summit, he ... |
| Apr 2, 2023 | Africa’s VC industry growing slowly: $4.8b raised in 2022 | Africa’s venture capital (VC) industry experienced a downturn in 2022, with only $4.8 billion raised in the continent, according to Oliver Dickson, an SAFM radio presenter. Leading a panel discussion at AfricArena’s Johannesburg summit, he ... |
| Mar 1, 2023 | SA’s tech startup ecosystem is slowing down: Can a Startup Act resurrect it?
TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report
Success! | According to data by venture funding tracker Africa: The Big Deal, out of the “Big 4” tech ecosystems in Africa, South Africa recorded the second highest year-on-year decline in the value of deals in 2022, dropping by as much as 78% from th... |
| Nov 11, 2022 | Beyond impact: Moving away from misconceptions about Africa to reveal tech’s commercial opportunity | “I really, really disagree with the narrative of helping Africa because I feel like Africa doesn’t need help. There’s so much potential here.”
Michel Weiss, co-founder and CEO at Counder Network, a platform connecting European investors to ... |
| Oct 17, 2022 | AfricArena to showcase global partnerships at Grand Summit | More than 75 start-ups from across the world are set to touch down in Cape Town for the AfricArena Grand Summit, a week-long event series to accelerate their ventures in the race to becoming the continent’s next leading unicorns.
From sched... |
| Oct 17, 2022 | AfricArena to showcase global partnerships at Grand Summit | More than 75 start-ups from across the world are set to touch down in Cape Town for the AfricArena Grand Summit, a week-long event series to accelerate their ventures in the race to becoming the continent’s next leading unicorns.
From sche... |
| Aug 30, 2022 | AfricArena summit builds Africa’s start-up ecosystem | Tunisia has set itself the task of getting 1 000 labelled startups into its national ecosystem by 2024, and it is more than three-quarters of the way there. This is according to Alaya Bettaieb, the general manager of Smart Capital who is in... |
| Aug 30, 2022 | AfricArena summit builds Africa’s start-up ecosystem | Tunisia has set itself the task of getting 1 000 labelled startups into its national ecosystem by 2024, and it is more than three-quarters of the way there. This is according to Alaya Bettaieb, the general manager of Smart Capital who is in... |
| Aug 29, 2022 | Investment readiness: 5 tips for start-up founders | It’s a hard fact that all founders learn in their start-up journey: although securing funding is like finding the Holy Grail for entrepreneurs, that in itself is never the ultimate success. In fact, getting good at managing the process of i... |
| Aug 29, 2022 | Investment readiness: 5 tips for start-up founders | It’s a hard fact that all founders learn in their start-up journey: although securing funding is like finding the Holy Grail for entrepreneurs, that in itself is never the ultimate success. In fact, getting good at managing the process of i... |
| Aug 9, 2022 | AfricArena announces more top speakers for Tunisia summit | With organisers announcing more high-profile speakers, the official countdown has begun for AfricArena’s upcoming North Africa summit hosted in Tunis, the capital, and the largest city of Tunisia.
Held on 30 and 31 August 2022, the two-day ... |
| Aug 9, 2022 | AfricArena announces more top speakers for Tunisia summit | With organisers announcing more high-profile speakers, the official countdown has begun for AfricArena’s upcoming North Africa summit hosted in Tunis, the capital, and the largest city of Tunisia.
Held on 30 and 31 August 2022, the two-day... |
| Jul 26, 2022 | Register your start-up for AfricArena’s North Africa summit | So, you think you’ve got what it takes to rise, raise and scale? Time to put your money where your mouth is, then, and register your start-up to pitch at AfricArena’s upcoming North Africa summit.
Hosted from 30 to 31 August in Tunis, the ... |
| Jul 26, 2022 | Register your start-up for AfricArena’s North Africa summit | So, you think you’ve got what it takes to rise, raise and scale? Time to put your money where your mouth is, then, and register your start-up to pitch at AfricArena’s upcoming North Africa summit.
Hosted from 30 to 31 August in Tunis, the c... |
| Jun 27, 2022 | AfricArena a transformé l'incubateur de startups le plus important au monde, Station F, en scène de l'entrepreneuriat technologique africain | Le 14 juin 2022, AfricArena a transformé l'incubateur de startups le plus important au monde, Station F, en scène de l'entrepreneuriat technologique africain. Plus de 45 startups africaines, de la phase d'amorçage à la phase de croissance, ... |
| Jun 21, 2022 | On June 14th, 2022, AfricArena turned the most prominent startup incubator in the world, Station F, into the stage of African tech entrepreneurship. | On June 14th, 2022, AfricArena turned the most prominent startup incubator in the world, Station F, into the stage of African tech entrepreneurship. Over 45+ African startups from seed to growth stage spent the day pitching to foreign marke... |
| Jun 21, 2022 | FMO announces its support for the AfricArise program to help accelerate tech startups in Ghana, Morocco, and Tanzania | %
AfricArena, the leading African series of tech events, is thrilled to announce a partnership with FMO Ventures Program, the Rise Open Innovation Challenge, which focuses on accelerating the growth of startups looking to improve the state ... |
| Jun 14, 2022 | FMO backs AfricArise to fast-track tech start-ups | Tech start-ups in Ghana, Morocco and Tanzania are set to benefit from a partnership between AfricArena, Africa’s leading tech ecosystem accelerator and deal-flow platform, and FMO, the international development bank of the Netherlands.
The... |
| Jun 14, 2022 | FMO backs AfricArise to fast-track tech start-ups | Tech start-ups in Ghana, Morocco and Tanzania are set to benefit from a partnership between AfricArena, Africa’s leading tech ecosystem accelerator and deal-flow platform, and FMO, the international development bank of the Netherlands.
The ... |
| Jun 11, 2022 | Rise, raise and scale: African start-ups touch down in Paris | More than 45 start-up founders representing 15 African countries have begun to touch down in Paris, France for Viva AfricArena. Commencing on Tuesday 14 June, the techpreneurs will participate in various pitch battles to attract European in... |
| Jun 11, 2022 | Rise, raise and scale: African start-ups touch down in Paris | More than 45 start-up founders representing 15 African countries have begun to touch down in Paris, France for Viva AfricArena. Commencing on Tuesday 14 June, the techpreneurs will participate in various pitch battles to attract European in... |
| Jun 5, 2022 | Inside the event where founders and investors pitch and judge each other | On a sunny yet windy afternoon in Dakar, Senegal, inside the conference hall of the 5-star, oceanfront Terrou-Bi Resort, hundreds of tech operators listened as a man in a T-shirt and blazer stood before a panel of 4 judges seated across the... |
| Jun 4, 2022 | Inside the event where founders and investors pitch and judge each other | On a sunny yet windy afternoon in Dakar, Senegal, inside the conference hall of the 5-star, oceanfront Terrou-Bi Resort, hundreds of tech operators listened as a man in a T-shirt and blazer stood before a panel of 4 judges seated across the... |
| May 9, 2022 | AfricArena launched its first Annual VC Unconference 2022, awarded 5 startups during its West Africa Summit in partnership with DER and AVCA in Dakar Senegal, and showcased some of the best West & East African startups at the very first AVCA VC Day. | 22+ startups across the West Africa region came to learn, network, and showcased their innovative Ideas to our ecosystem of Investors, Incubators, and Accelerators for a
chance to make it to the Grand summit taking place in Cape Town, South... |
| Apr 26, 2022 | 20 of Africa’s finest start-ups to pitch at AfricArena summit | More than 20 of Africa’s finest start-ups will today and tomorrow vie for the attention of international investors attending the AfricArena West Africa Summit in Dakar, the capital city of Senegal. The two-day event vows to build a stronger... |
| Apr 26, 2022 | 20 of Africa’s finest start-ups to pitch at AfricArena summit | More than 20 of Africa’s finest start-ups will today and tomorrow vie for the attention of international investors attending the AfricArena West Africa Summit in Dakar, the capital city of Senegal. The two-day event vows to build a stronger... |
| Apr 15, 2022 | AfricArena announces its West Africa Regional Conference in Dakar, Senegal from April 23-27, 2022. | AfricArena, the leader of the African technology event series, is delighted to announce, in partnership with the Délégation générale à l’Entrepreneuriat Rapide des Femmes et des Jeunes (DER), its VC Unconference which will take place in the... |
| Oct 6, 2021 | AfricArena to host fifth annual summit in Cape Town | AfricArena, the leading African tech ecosystem accelerator, has announced that it will be hosting its fifth annual Grand summit event in Cape Town from 16 to 17 November 2021 at the Old Biscuit Mill in Woodstock.
The Grand Summit will take... |
| Oct 6, 2021 | AfricArena to host fifth annual summit in Cape Town | AfricArena, the leading African tech ecosystem accelerator, has announced that it will be hosting its fifth annual Grand summit event in Cape Town from 16 to 17 November 2021 at the Old Biscuit Mill in Woodstock.
The Grand Summit will take ... |
| Jun 3, 2021 | West Africa tech startups take the stage at AfricArena 2021 | AfricArena, in partnership with Délégation Générale à l’Entreprenariat Rapide des Femmes et des Jeunes, Senegal Government ( DER/FJ) and ITC United Nations #FastTrackTech Africa project has announced that the West Africa Summit will take pl... |
| Jun 3, 2021 | West Africa tech startups take the stage at AfricArena 2021 | AfricArena, in partnership with Délégation Générale à l’Entreprenariat Rapide des Femmes et des Jeunes, Senegal Government ( DER/FJ) and ITC United Nations #FastTrackTech Africa project has announced that the West Africa Summit will take pl... |
| May 25, 2021 | Venture capital investment in Africa predicted to reach a record high this year | Investments in African startups keep growing at a healthy pace ever since reports started keeping count in 2015. That year, publications Disrupt Africa and Partech released independently researched and contrasting figures showing that ventu... |
| Jan 11, 2021 | African startups raised at least $1.3b in 2020, according to Briter Bridges | Share this article:
The COVID pandemic marred 2020. With a lot of panic and economic downturn across different markets, it was a no brainer that we’d witness a drop in funding activities in our ecosystem.
Adjusting to the ‘new normal’, many... |
| Dec 1, 2020 | Winners of the hybrid 2020 AfricArena Summit announced | AfricArena, the leading African tech ecosystem accelerator, hosted its annual AfricArena Summit as a hybrid event to encourage entrepreneurship, innovation, and investment during Covid-19.
Held virtually, this year’s winners of the hybrid 2... |
| Dec 1, 2020 | Winners of the hybrid 2020 AfricArena Summit announced | AfricArena, the leading African tech ecosystem accelerator, hosted its annual AfricArena Summit as a hybrid event to encourage entrepreneurship, innovation, and investment during Covid-19.
Held virtually, this year’s winners of the hybrid ... |
| Nov 23, 2020 | Top startup web events in SA this week [23/11/2020] | In this week’s line up of exciting events, entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to learn about how to boost productivity in the workplace. In addition, the enthralling AfricArena Summit will take place alongside the annual African Entrep... |
| Nov 23, 2020 | Top startup web events in SA this week [23/11/2020] | In this week’s line up of exciting events, entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to learn about how to boost productivity in the workplace. In addition, the enthralling AfricArena Summit will take place alongside the annual African Entrep... |
| Sep 28, 2020 | Top startup web events in South Africa this week [28/09/2020] | This week will provide opportunities for prospective entrepreneurs to pitch their products and services.
The SA Innovation Summit will be going virtual to give tech enthusiasts the opportunity to learn from experts and crowdfunding will co... |
| Sep 28, 2020 | Top startup web events in South Africa this week [28/09/2020] | This week will provide opportunities for prospective entrepreneurs to pitch their products and services.
The SA Innovation Summit will be going virtual to give tech enthusiasts the opportunity to learn from experts and crowdfunding will com... |
| Jul 8, 2020 | So far in 2020, African startups have raised about $500m but see a big Q2 slump | Share this article:
Total venture funding for African startups in 2020 so far has passed the $500m mark. This is according to Maxime Bayen, company builder at GreenTec Capital, a German but African-focused investment firm.
Bayen carries out... |
| May 19, 2020 | The New Normal: Africa’s VC sector needs a new paradigm [Opinion] | The New Normal is a new regular column Ventureburn will run, featuring business leaders and how Covid-19 is reshaping the tech world.
Last month AfricArena released its “The State of Tech Innovation in Africa”. Among its many findings, the ... |
| May 19, 2020 | The New Normal: Africa’s VC sector needs a new paradigm [Opinion] | The New Normal is a new regular column Ventureburn will run, featuring business leaders and how Covid-19 is reshaping the tech world.
Last month AfricArena released its “The State of Tech Innovation in Africa”. Among its many findings, the... |
| May 6, 2020 | African VC funding to drop by nearly $1B at the end of the year, report says | Share this article:
Last year, Partech Africa reported that 234 African tech companies raised a total of $2.02 billion in 250 equity rounds. This signalled a 74% increase from 2018’s figure of $1.163 billion raised by 146 startups in 164 ro... |
| May 4, 2020 | France’s Bpifrance launches challenge to support startups looking to expand to Europe | French business accelerator Bpifrance has launched a challenge for African startups that plan to expand to Europe, and especially France.
The challenge is aimed at startups based in Africa that either have small ongoing operations in France... |
| May 4, 2020 | France’s Bpifrance launches challenge to support startups looking to expand to Europe | French business accelerator Bpifrance has launched a challenge for African startups that plan to expand to Europe, and especially France.
The challenge is aimed at startups based in Africa that either have small ongoing operations in Franc... |
| Apr 29, 2020 | New report estimates VC investments in African tech firms could fall by 40% in 2020 | A new report estimates that venture capital (VC) investment in tech startups serving the African market could fall by up to 40% this year.
The new report titled “The State of Tech Innovation in Africa” was released by tech initiative Afric... |
| Apr 29, 2020 | New report estimates VC investments in African tech firms could fall by 40% in 2020 | A new report estimates that venture capital (VC) investment in tech startups serving the African market could fall by up to 40% this year.
The new report titled “The State of Tech Innovation in Africa” was released by tech initiative AfricA... |
| Jan 10, 2020 | Here are the top African tech conferences, summits startups should attend in 2020 | Get your calendars out and diarise these key dates for the most important tech conferences, expos and summits that will take place in Africa in 2020.
Africa Tech Summit Kigali
This year’s edition will comprise three summits, namely: the M... |
| Jan 10, 2020 | Here are the top African tech conferences, summits startups should attend in 2020 | Get your calendars out and diarise these key dates for the most important tech conferences, expos and summits that will take place in Africa in 2020.
Africa Tech Summit Kigali
This year’s edition will comprise three summits, namely: the Mon... |
| Nov 15, 2019 | Here are the startups that won at AfricArena 2019 | This year’s edition of the AfricArena tech conference, which took place on Monday and Tuesday (11 and 12 November) saw 33 startups compete in 11 pitching challenges.
Up for grabs were rewards offered by the respective sponsors of the challe... |
| Nov 15, 2019 | Here are the startups that won at AfricArena 2019 | This year’s edition of the AfricArena tech conference, which took place on Monday and Tuesday (11 and 12 November) saw 33 startups compete in 11 pitching challenges.
Up for grabs were rewards offered by the respective sponsors of the chall... |
| Nov 10, 2019 | Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [10/11/2019] | Cape Town is a hive of activity this week with a bunch of tech and startup conferences and summits taking place in the city.
Some to look out for include the Africa Early Stage Investor Summit which will run from Wednesday to Friday (13 to ... |
| Nov 10, 2019 | Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [10/11/2019] | Cape Town is a hive of activity this week with a bunch of tech and startup conferences and summits taking place in the city.
Some to look out for include the Africa Early Stage Investor Summit which will run from Wednesday to Friday (13 to... |
| Oct 31, 2019 | Here’s who’s speaking at this year’s edition of AfricArena | Organisers of the AfricArena Summit, which takes place on 11 and 12 November at Century City Convention Centre in Cape Town, have announced the names of the thought leaders, founders and investors that will speak at the event.
Confirmed spe... |
| Oct 31, 2019 | Here’s who’s speaking at this year’s edition of AfricArena | Organisers of the AfricArena Summit, which takes place on 11 and 12 November at Century City Convention Centre in Cape Town, have announced the names of the thought leaders, founders and investors that will speak at the event.
Confirmed sp... |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Khula, Bonang.ai to pitch at AfricArena Summit after winning Jozi, Cape Town events | Joburg based agritech startup Khula and Cape Town-based insurtech Bonang.ai have been selected to pitch at November’s AfricArena Summit.
This, after the two came out tops at two ecosystem challenges, held in Cape Town and Johannesburg on 3... |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Khula, Bonang.ai to pitch at AfricArena Summit after winning Jozi, Cape Town events | Joburg based agritech startup Khula and Cape Town-based insurtech Bonang.ai have been selected to pitch at November’s AfricArena Summit.
This, after the two came out tops at two ecosystem challenges, held in Cape Town and Johannesburg on 3 ... |
| Aug 14, 2019 | Here’s all you need to know about AfricArena’s tech startup challenges [Updated] | Looking to win some funding, or think your startup has what it takes to collaborate with a corporate?
Tech startup conference AfricArena has called on tech startups to apply for eight challenges that will culminate in a select few companies... |
| Aug 14, 2019 | Here’s all you need to know about AfricArena’s tech startup challenges [Updated] | Looking to win some funding, or think your startup has what it takes to collaborate with a corporate?
Tech startup conference AfricArena has called on tech startups to apply for eight challenges that will culminate in a select few companie... |
| Jun 12, 2019 | DataProphet wins AIconics Award for Best Innovation in Deep Learning [Updated] | Cape Town-based machine learning startup DataProphet has won the AIconics Award for Best Innovation in Deep Learning, at an awards ceremony held last night (11 June) at Kensington Palace in London.
The awards include 12 categories, with th... |
| Jun 12, 2019 | DataProphet wins AIconics Award for Best Innovation in Deep Learning [Updated] | Cape Town-based machine learning startup DataProphet has won the AIconics Award for Best Innovation in Deep Learning, at an awards ceremony held last night (11 June) at Kensington Palace in London.
The awards include 12 categories, with the... |
| May 17, 2019 | AfricArena expands VivaTech partnership to create more startup growth opportunities | Tech startup conference and ecosystem accelerator AfricArena yesterday announced at VivaTech that it has expanded its partnership with the French tech summit.
AfricArena said in a statement yesterday (16 May) that the expanded partnership ... |
| May 17, 2019 | AfricArena expands VivaTech partnership to create more startup growth opportunities | Tech startup conference and ecosystem accelerator AfricArena yesterday announced at VivaTech that it has expanded its partnership with the French tech summit.
AfricArena said in a statement yesterday (16 May) that the expanded partnership i... |
| May 3, 2019 | Paris-bound: Meet AfricArena’s 10 startups set to showcase at VivaTech | AfricArena has announced the names of 10 startups selected to join its delegation to the fourth edition of annual French tech conference VivaTech.
VivaTech –dubbed the world’s rendezvous for startups and leaders — will be held between 16 an... |
| May 3, 2019 | Paris-bound: Meet AfricArena’s 10 startups set to showcase at VivaTech | AfricArena has announced the names of 10 startups selected to join its delegation to the fourth edition of annual French tech conference VivaTech.
VivaTech –dubbed the world’s rendezvous for startups and leaders — will be held between 16 a... |
