South African growth equity fund manager and advisory firm Knife Capital received 87 applications for its Grindstone accelerator programme, which…
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Automated contribution and settlement system SmartAjo has taken first place at Startup Weekend Lagos, winning three months’ workspace and mentorship…
Venture capitalists (VC) make funding decisions based on the people in a startup, not based on the idea, according to…
Two South African companies finished in the top three emerging high-growth companies at the PwC Accelerator ‘Local to Global’ expo…
The Silicon Valley model of venture capital (VC) does not work in Africa, which faces issues with teams, the size…
South African cross-border trading app moWoza celebrated two awards in the space of a month, walking away with awards from…
Startups need to think about corporate governance and intellectual property (IP) right from the outset in preparation for success, according…
African startup founders have been advised there is no need for their businesses to fail if they remain passionate about…
Lusaka incubator BongoHive will host the Zambian leg of the global Startup Weekend competition on November 28-30, offering the winners…
Investors must learn to focus on saying a quick “no” to startups looking for funding when they are not interested,…