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Sam Bankman-Fried introduced at Crypto Bahamas conference.

SBF found guilty on all counts, faces 100-year sentence

Lindsey Schutters 6 Nov 2023

Local recruitment startup Jobjack secures R45m investment

Local recruitment startup Jobjack secures R45m investment

6 Nov 2023

Crypto Fest 2022 panel: Managing Risk with DeFi Investments. Michael Jordan (Keynote Speaker): Business Development for Polygon Enterprise, Sebastian Stent: Product Marketing Manager for Web3 at Opera, Daniel Kimber: Co-founder of Bakari AG and Hannes Wessels (Keynote Speaker): Country Head for Southern Africa at Binance. Source: Crypto Fest

Crypto Fest comes to Cape Town in time for summer, focused on safety

24 Oct 2023

SA logitech startup Tripplo secures R34m investment

SA logitech startup Tripplo secures R34m investment

12 Oct 2023

Wetility founder Vincent Maposa at SA Innovation Summit 2023. Source: Lindsey Schutters

Wetility raises nearly R1bn to help solve electricity crisis

9 Oct 2023

Google backs 11 startups to develop AI in Africa

Google backs 11 startups to develop AI in Africa

5 Oct 2023

Peach Payments secures R580m in funding

Peach Payments secures R580m in funding

3 Oct 2023

SA Innovation Summit is important third place for the startup ecosystem

SA Innovation Summit is important third place for the startup ecosystem

3 Oct 2023

Africa is bucking the global trend for women leaders in fintech. Source: Christina @ wocintech/Unsplash

#WomensMonth: Fintech needs more women in leadership

Erin Louw 29 Aug 2023

Meltwater startup competition calls for entries

Meltwater startup competition calls for entries

29 Aug 2023

The journey of startup tech CEOs in need of a sounding board

The journey of startup tech CEOs in need of a sounding board

Dean Meyer 28 Aug 2023

Cisco will bring EDGE Centres into WomHub incubation spaces. Source: x.com

#WomensMonth: Cisco and WomHub partner to help women in STEM

17 Aug 2023

Founders Factory Africa has pledged to catalyse the next generation of founders. Source: x.com

Founders Factory raises R2bn to help African tech industry

14 Aug 2023

MTN MoMo API Hackathon is calling SA developers. Source: Alex Kotliarskyi/Unsplash

Enter and win $10,000 in MTN MoMo hackathon

7 Aug 2023

SA Innovation Summit. Source: Lindsey Schutters

SA Innovation Summit is back in Cape Town in September

2 Aug 2023

Visa has pledged to spend $1bn in Africa by 2027. Source: Karolina Gabrowska/Pexels

Visa calls on fintech founders for accelerator programme

20 Jul 2023

World Bank awards 10 Fintech Challenge winners. Source: Supplied

African startups score big in World Bank fintech challenge

18 Jul 2023

Heath tech is changing Africa. Source: Artem Podrez/Pexels

5 startups addressing Africa's healthcare gap

14 Jul 2023

Fintech solutions. Source: Supplied

SA's unbanked attracts funding for fintech startups

Michael Bowren 12 Jul 2023

Edmund Wessels, Anatoli Kirigwajjo win 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Edmund Wessels, Anatoli Kirigwajjo win 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

7 Jul 2023

#YouthMonth: Specno's path to success as a venture builder

#YouthMonth: Specno's path to success as a venture builder

Imran Salie 26 Jun 2023

South African healthtech startup Kena Health secures $2.1m funding

South African healthtech startup Kena Health secures $2.1m funding

2 Jun 2023

#AfricaMonth: Software startup Cloud23's remarkable impact on the African market

#AfricaMonth: Software startup Cloud23's remarkable impact on the African market

Imran Salie 23 May 2023

Edtech startup Play Sense secures funding from Grindstone Ventures

Edtech startup Play Sense secures funding from Grindstone Ventures

22 May 2023

Local insurtech startup Root expands to the UK

Local insurtech startup Root expands to the UK

19 May 2023

#StartupStory: Eagle Intelligent Health, connecting patients with doctors virtually

#StartupStory: Eagle Intelligent Health, connecting patients with doctors virtually

Imran Salie 9 May 2023

Local cybersecurity startup Port443 secures funding from Iziko2.0

Local cybersecurity startup Port443 secures funding from Iziko2.0

9 May 2023

Think differently: How tech startups can overcome the odds and succeed

Think differently: How tech startups can overcome the odds and succeed

Ean Barnard 9 May 2023

Amazon Web Services launches new AI startup accelerator programme

Amazon Web Services launches new AI startup accelerator programme

13 Apr 2023

Cape Town-founded Peach Payments secures R563m funding for African expansion

Cape Town-founded Peach Payments secures R563m funding for African expansion

4 Apr 2023

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