The upcoming VacWork programme will take place in Soweto and Tshwane, from 18 to 23 March.
The six-month programme aims to support Southern African and Zimbabwean biotech start-ups seeking to drive change in Africa.
The RapidDeploy cloud-based emergency dispatch platform will grow its operations and workforce after raising equity funding from two venture capital firms.
The local artificial intelligence start-up concludes a second round of equity deals worth $1.5 million (R21 million).
Although cloud computing adoption is low among SA SMEs, there are software-as-a-service solutions to most of their problems, says BCX's Dr Nkosi Kumalo.
The intensive programme invites aspiring software developers and technologists to create blockchain-based smart city innovations.
The contest recognises start-ups that work on solutions linked to the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals, says Dimension Data.
Heading to Tokyo in March, Number Boost will represent South Africa in the final of the NTT Open Innovation Contest.
The search for start-ups that have developed tech solutions for positive change in Africa is on.
Venture capital company Kingson Capital targets a R400 million fund to invest in high-growth tech and black-owned start-ups in SA.