News - South Africa

Stitch, a South African API fintech startup, has raised an additional US$6 million in its seed round, up from the...

MTN, a telecommunications company, has created MTN Online School, a free online platform that will provide a digital curriculum for...

Google has announced that it will invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years to ensure that the...

Sun Exchange, a crowd-sourced global solar leasing network, has received $2.5 million in convertible note financing from ARPF, a Mauritian...

The University of Cape Town (UCT) online school has been recognized for its revolutionary educational innovations, having been named one...

Unicorn Group, a pan-African investment firm focused on innovative ideas, start-ups, and early-stage enterprises in Africa's technology and technology-enabled sectors,...

Karooooo Ltd., based in Singapore, has announced the acquisition of 70.1 percent of Picup Technologies (Pty) Ltd. for over $4.8...

I-G3N, a company that creates lithium-ion batteries, has raised US$1.3 million in funding. Edge Growth and the ASISA ESD initiative...

LoftyInc Capital, a pan-African venture capital firm, announced today the launch of its third fund, LoftyInc Afropreneurs Fund 3, with...

Unitel, an Angola-based mobile operator, has launched Unitel Money, a digital money service in the Central African country. The technology...

In South Africa, global investment bank JP Morgan Chase & Co has formed a $20 million fund for black-owned businesses,...

Following their selection by the Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (Hiil), the four startups that will be admitted to...