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New R500m fund targets funding gap for South African startups

Funding

New R500m fund targets funding gap for South African startups

9 Sep 2026

Innovation becomes meaningful when it moves people forward

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Innovation becomes meaningful when it moves people forward

Issued by MakeReign 26 Aug 2026

Google hunts for SA startups to join accelerator

Technology

Google hunts for SA startups to join accelerator

23 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied.

Finance

SA investment sector beats global CX benchmark as insurers focus on trust and value

10 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. New RMB Corporate chief executive officer, Judy Kobus.

Banking

Judy Kobus named RMB corporate CEO

10 Jul 2026

E Squared pumps R316m into South African startups

SMEs

E Squared pumps R316m into South African startups

9 Jul 2026

Circular fashion startup Kloset Klub secures Thinkroom backing

Funding

Circular fashion startup Kloset Klub secures Thinkroom backing

8 Jun 2026

New R100m seed fund targets SA's startup funding gap

Funding

New R100m seed fund targets SA's startup funding gap

4 Jun 2026

2 SA startups join Google’s 10th Africa accelerator cohort

SMEs

2 SA startups join Google’s 10th Africa accelerator cohort

21 Apr 2026

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Meet the 10 SA innovators solving the country's biggest problems

10 Apr 2026

Source: X/Absa.

Banking

New ATM service simplifies cross-border money transfers

2 Jan 2026

Source: Pexels.

Economy

WBAF appointments mark new era for South African startups

29 Dec 2025

Digital skills shift from startup survival to scalable business growth

Entrepreneurship

Digital skills shift from startup survival to scalable business growth

3 Dec 2025

New regulatory sandbox to accelerate venture capital growth for SA startups

Legal Regulations

New regulatory sandbox to accelerate venture capital growth for SA startups

24 Nov 2025

SA EV startup Everlectric gets Vumela Fund boost

Funding

SA EV startup Everlectric gets Vumela Fund boost

10 Feb 2025

Polymer innovator helps to transform world of medicine

Medical Research

Polymer innovator helps to transform world of medicine

Issued by Stellenbosch University 21 May 2024

Edtech startup Play Sense secures funding from Grindstone Ventures

Funding

Edtech startup Play Sense secures funding from Grindstone Ventures

22 May 2023

Microsoft to accelerate the growth of 10,000 African startups

How To Start Up

Microsoft to accelerate the growth of 10,000 African startups

Imran Salie 2 Dec 2022

SA insurtech startup wins at inaugural Viva AfricaTech Awards

Tech Startups

SA insurtech startup wins at inaugural Viva AfricaTech Awards

28 Jun 2022

5 helpful marketing tools for startups

How To Start Up

5 helpful marketing tools for startups

Ashleigh Butterworth 23 Jun 2022

#StartupStory: TallOrder Solutions

#StartupStory

#StartupStory: TallOrder Solutions

Johannes Masiteng 3 May 2022

Recruitment rivalry: Reasons startups are winning the race

SMEs

Recruitment rivalry: Reasons startups are winning the race

Megan Prosser 5 Apr 2022

3 SA startups selected for Google for Startups Accelerator Africa programme

SMEs

3 SA startups selected for Google for Startups Accelerator Africa programme

14 Mar 2022

Floatpays secures $4m seed funding round

Funding

Floatpays secures $4m seed funding round

25 Jan 2022

South Africa's proposed Startup Act to be revealed soon

Legal Regulations

South Africa's proposed Startup Act to be revealed soon

14 Sep 2021

Bongumusa Makhathini to lead Empowerment Capital as CEO

Funding

Bongumusa Makhathini to lead Empowerment Capital as CEO

Evan-Lee Courie 1 Jul 2021

#StartupStory: Process your payroll anytime, anywhere with KarbonPay

#StartupStory

#StartupStory: Process your payroll anytime, anywhere with KarbonPay

Evan-Lee Courie 2 Oct 2020

Techpreneurs - the face of the future

Entrepreneurship

Techpreneurs - the face of the future

Charleen Duncan 10 Sep 2020

UCT GSB's e-Track programme takes 9 local startups to the next level

SMEs

UCT GSB's e-Track programme takes 9 local startups to the next level

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 8 Sep 2020

Setting the stage for female-led startups

SMEs

Setting the stage for female-led startups

2 Jul 2020

French Tech offers virtual mentorship programme

Community

French Tech offers virtual mentorship programme

21 May 2020

5 reasons to join a growth-stage startup

Community

5 reasons to join a growth-stage startup

Jeanne du Plessis 2 Mar 2020

SA needs a clear rational approach to tech investing

Funding

SA needs a clear rational approach to tech investing

3 Feb 2020

#EntrepreneurMonth: Insights into the SA female entrepreneur's journey in 2019

Fairness First

#EntrepreneurMonth: Insights into the SA female entrepreneur's journey in 2019

Leigh Andrews 9 Dec 2019

Facebook, AWS partner with AfricArena to empower entrepreneurs

Community

Facebook, AWS partner with AfricArena to empower entrepreneurs

22 Oct 2019

Kingson revises its fund

Funding

Kingson revises its fund

20 Sep 2019

#StartupStory: Find unique spaces online with GetVen

#StartupStory

#StartupStory: Find unique spaces online with GetVen

Evan-Lee Courie 16 Sep 2019

#StartupStory: Closing the gap between SMEs and corporates

#StartupStory

#StartupStory: Closing the gap between SMEs and corporates

Evan-Lee Courie 11 Sep 2019

The future looks bright for student entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship

The future looks bright for student entrepreneurs

13 Aug 2019

Nedbank to match-make at The Disruption Agenda

Tech Startups

Nedbank to match-make at The Disruption Agenda

10 Sep 2018

How 20-year-old Sakhile Maseko built a 'try before you buy' watch retail business

Retailers

How 20-year-old Sakhile Maseko built a 'try before you buy' watch retail business

17 Aug 2018

Cape Town conference AfricArena partners VivaTech

Technology

Cape Town conference AfricArena partners VivaTech

Tom Jackson 30 May 2018

#BestofBiz 2017: ICT

ICT

#BestofBiz 2017: ICT

15 Dec 2017

European market could offer diversification for SA's SMEs

Import/Export

European market could offer diversification for SA's SMEs

13 Dec 2017