Articles about Start ups

$1m up for grabs as SA tech start-ups pitch innovations

Over the next six months, 20 of SA’s most promising tech start-ups will compete live on stage for an investment in their business.

South African innovation remains just out of reach

In SA, start-ups geared to solving problems with tech face monumental odds of success, as the market favours cheap innovation over deep tech solutions.

How start-ups are using intelligence for growth

Advanced technologies like AI and machine learning are empowering start-ups to overcome traditional obstacles.

Bolt expands Bolt Accelerator Programme to SA

Following its success in Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya, Bolt’s Accelerator Programme now seeks 10 SA start-ups for seed funding.

Telkom FutureMakers recognises SA innovators

Tech start-ups Droppa, Delivery Ka Speed and Welo Health are among winners of Telkom Transformation and Innovation Awards.

Four African fintech firms receive Visa investment

The four start-ups graduated from the inaugural cohort of the Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator programme.

Google products, services add R118bn to SA’s economy

Google SA helped generate new revenue for local businesses, non-profits, publishers, creators and developers in 2023, it says.

Google founders fund boosts SA’s tech ecosystem, says Malatsi

The Google for Start-ups Accelerator Africa: Black Founders programme plays an important role in job creation, says comms minister Solly Malatsi.

SAB provides R3m to support innovative tech start-ups

Impact Amplifier pitches three businesses to the SAB Foundation Investment Committee for funding and successfully secures over R3 million.

Your SME survived but now how do you sell it?

What does a managed service provider have to do with selling your successful SME in the future? The answer is − everything.

ICT-focused SA start-ups get lion’s share of VC funding

South African venture capital fund managers committed over R3 billion to early-stage investments in 2023, says SAVCA.

Call for ‘Think Like an Investor’ accelerator proposals

The Data Governance in Africa initiative calls for data-focused start-ups to submit their innovation for a chance to receive training support.