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AfricArena tech innovation conference kicks off next month

AfricArena tech innovation conference kicks off next month

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Global firms bet on Indonesia as next startup frontier

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Business of Design speaker Q&A: Yehuda Raff

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Ventureburn 2017 Startup Survey kicks off

Ventureburn 2017 Startup Survey kicks off

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Seedstars announces Senegal finalists, heads to Cameroon

Seedstars announces Senegal finalists, heads to Cameroon

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#InnovationMonth: Hit the 'sweet spot' and you'll get your investors

#InnovationMonth: Hit the 'sweet spot' and you'll get your investors

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Oscar Siziba, Absa managing executive in Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Pretoria; Tshepo Seeta, eSpaza Sum managing director and founder; Anastasia Mathabathe, spaza owner and Tony Ferreira, operations director, Big Save.

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#StartupStory: Spatialedge

#StartupStory: Spatialedge

Ilse van den Berg 28 Jul 2017

Nefrids Africa wins Seedstars Tanzania round

Nefrids Africa wins Seedstars Tanzania round

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#StartupStory: Abe AI

#StartupStory: Abe AI

Ilse van den Berg 19 Jul 2017

2017 Startupbootcamp InsurTech fast-track tour mid-August

2017 Startupbootcamp InsurTech fast-track tour mid-August

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#StartupStory: Flexpay

#StartupStory: Flexpay

Ilse van den Berg 19 Jun 2017

New digital venture fund from Orange

New digital venture fund from Orange

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Three South African startups advance to Seedstars national finals

Three South African startups advance to Seedstars national finals

13 Jun 2017

Startups invited to apply for 1776 Challenge Cup

Startups invited to apply for 1776 Challenge Cup

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#StartupStory: Avenews-GT

Ilse van den Berg 8 Jun 2017

#StartupStory: FOMO Travel

#StartupStory: FOMO Travel

Ilse van den Berg 31 May 2017

Egypt parliament passes investment law

Egypt parliament passes investment law

9 May 2017

Naspers invests an additional R960m in Takealot

Naspers invests an additional R960m in Takealot

11 Apr 2017

Why TFG partners with startups

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Sachin Bansal, co-founder & executive chairman, Flipkart speaks during a press conference on ‘Model GST Law (TCS) for the e Commerce Sector’ in New Delhi on February 9, 2017 ()

India's Flipkart raises US$1.4bn from Microsoft, eBay, Tencent

11 Apr 2017

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One stop shop to make doing business easier

One stop shop to make doing business easier

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Setting growth projections from your marketing plan

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Crowdfunding's growing impetus in Africa

Crowdfunding's growing impetus in Africa

10 Mar 2017

Yoco's CEO Katlego Maphai

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Tom Jackson 3 Mar 2017

88mph breaks silence, announces investment in flight booking app

88mph breaks silence, announces investment in flight booking app

Graham van der Made 17 Feb 2017

Samsung launches $150m early-stage startups fund

Samsung launches $150m early-stage startups fund

Tom Jackson 11 Jan 2017

Africa50 to develop solar power in Nigeria

Africa50 to develop solar power in Nigeria

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Ventureburn 2017 Startup Survey kicks off

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Oscar Siziba, Absa managing executive in Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Pretoria; Tshepo Seeta, eSpaza Sum managing director and founder; Anastasia Mathabathe, spaza owner and Tony Ferreira, operations director, Big Save.

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#StartupStory: Spatialedge

#StartupStory: Spatialedge

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Nefrids Africa wins Seedstars Tanzania round

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#StartupStory: Abe AI

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2017 Startupbootcamp InsurTech fast-track tour mid-August

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#StartupStory: Flexpay

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New digital venture fund from Orange

New digital venture fund from Orange

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Three South African startups advance to Seedstars national finals

Three South African startups advance to Seedstars national finals

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Startups invited to apply for 1776 Challenge Cup

Startups invited to apply for 1776 Challenge Cup

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#StartupStory: FOMO Travel

#StartupStory: FOMO Travel

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Egypt parliament passes investment law

Egypt parliament passes investment law

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Naspers invests an additional R960m in Takealot

Naspers invests an additional R960m in Takealot

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India's Flipkart raises US$1.4bn from Microsoft, eBay, Tencent

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One stop shop to make doing business easier

One stop shop to make doing business easier

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Crowdfunding's growing impetus in Africa

Crowdfunding's growing impetus in Africa

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Yoco's CEO Katlego Maphai

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88mph breaks silence, announces investment in flight booking app

88mph breaks silence, announces investment in flight booking app

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Samsung launches $150m early-stage startups fund

Samsung launches $150m early-stage startups fund

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PayPal co-founder raises $100m for new payments startup

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