News - South Africa

Pineapple, a South African insurtech startup that has grown by 200 percent in the previous six months, has raised US$3.4...

Voltron Capital, an Africa-focused venture capital fund for businesses, has been launched by Olumide Soyombo. Olumide Soyombo is a serial...

Ctrl, a short-term insurance startup based in South Africa, has raised $2.3 million from Naspers Foundry. Pieter Erasmus, Pieter Venter,...

Vantage Capital has announced that its fourth mezzanine fund has closed successfully. Vantage Mezzanine Fund IV is on track to...

Akiba Digital, a South African fintech startup that eliminates the barriers to entry for small businesses to get financing through...

Mineworkers Investment Company (MIC), a South African investment holding company, has launched MIC Khulisani Ventures, a US$10.5 million early-stage investment...

Nine African tech businesses are among the 117 that have been confirmed to be participating in the Y Combinator accelerator...

Zamtel Mobile Money customers, even those without bank accounts, will be able to conduct secure and easy digital payments on...

HyperionDev, a Cape Town-based ed-tech startup, has raised US$3.5 million in Series A funding to enable it expand its services...

South Africa has provided the groundwork for financial regulators to implement cryptocurrency asset regulations as the country attempts to reduce...

Twelve creative industry professionals from Kenya, Nigeria, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe were chosen from over 500 applications to participate...

WhereIsMyTransport, a South African business, has received a US$14.5 million Series A extension round to continue its expansion into emerging...