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Mogale Meat, a South African cellular food-tech company, has debuted Africa’s first cultivated chicken. According to the company, the launch signals the birth of a major new technological drive to produce more essential animal protein for people, and the startup states that cultivated meat is a “potential game-changer” for the planet, and more specifically for …

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SmartWage, an innovative HR and communications technology startup, has raised $2 million or R29 million. The oversubscribed seed funding round was raised to support SmartWage’s vision of transforming Africa’s workforce through digital inclusion, particularly for frontline employees like cashiers, restaurant staff, security personnel, and healthcare workers. SmartWage is giving enterprises a simple yet effective way …

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IQ Logistica today announces the launch of Farmers Friend, a new companion Farming Operations Mobile Application. The app is a new tool for farmers to use in-field to manage their full farming operations straight from their phones or tablets. It offers a new way for farmers to easily view, manage and access all of their …

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A South African startup aiming at  digital inclusion of  frontline employees has raised $2-million (R29m) in seed funding. SmartWage is described as “an innovative HR and communications technology startup”, and has a vision of transforming Africa’s workforce through digital inclusion, particularly for frontline employees like cashiers, restaurant staff, security personnel, and healthcare workers. SmartWage says …

Frontline support startup raises $2m – Gadget Read More »

South Africa-based sports advertising start-up addvirtt is plugging African brands into the formerly unattainable high impact, high-value TV visible advertising inventory of Europe’s biggest football leagues. Virtual advertising leverages proprietary technology that has been proven to modify the regular live broadcast reliably and authentically, delivering multiplication of the perimeter advertising space to multiple international markets. …

Adtech startup addvirtt exits stealth to democratise sports advertising Read More »

When Roelof Botha was still at school in South Africa, he attended a Nerd Camp where he met Matthew Rabinowitz who would later establish Natera, a life-saving health tech company. Later they reconnected in the US and Roelof ended up funding a health tech startup founded by Rabinowitz. This is just a single snapshot example …

This SA born Venture Capitalist is taking over the world Read More »

South African Internet of Things (IoT) startup Consumption Information Real Time (CIRT) has secured just under $500 000 or R7.2 million as part of its Seed Round of funding from E Squared Investments, an Impact Investor and a shareholder in Allan Gray. The funding will take the form of a convertible debt instrument which will …

SA’s IoT Startup CIRT Bags R7.2 Million Funding As It Kickstarts Pilot Projects In Saudi Arabia Read More »

South African-born Elon Musk is one of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs however his business has brought nothing to his country of birth. In his defence many have argued that had Elon Musk built his business in South Africa he would not have reached the billionaire status and his level of success. Sadly South Africa …

SA is losing Tech intellectual property, Startup Act can stop the leak Read More »

There’s no shortage of events in the African tech startup scene. Some serve as discussion and marketing platforms. Africarena however is an event with a difference and impact. It’s a tech accelerator that runs Corporate Open Innovation challenges throughout the African continent. Going into its sixth year, AfricArena has the privilege of operating in three …

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Cardo Health, founded by Tobias Strålin (a former McKinsey Partner and European start-up practice leader) has launched Kena Health in South Africa. For the early detection and treatment of health conditions, easy access to primary healthcare is crucial. Today, however, Africa has the lowest patient-to-doctor ratio in the world with 0.23 doctors for every 10,000 …

Digital health startup, Cardo Health, launches telemedicine app in SA Read More »