South African agritech startup Skudu has raised funding from AgVentures, a leading agrifood tech investor in Africa. This move will help Skudu achieve its goal of becoming the leading online marketplace for agricultural inputs (animal feeds, fertilizers, plant protection chemicals) and produce on the continent. Launched in 2018, Skudu gives agribusinesses more choices to improve […]
Since the term was coined in 2016, femtech, a sub-sector in health technology dedicated to creating solutions that address female wellbeing continues to gain traction and attract VC funding globally. In Africa, however, the space is still very much in its budding phase. This segment is dedicated to telling stories of innovators, their solutions, the […]
South Africa’s “The Innovation Hub” has announced that four startups will get access to incubation services as well as a chance to win ZAR3 million (US$250,000) in funding in this year’s Gauteng Accelerator Programme (GAP).
Brett StClair, Google for Work Regional Manager Sub Sahara Africa will be leaving Google to take up a new position as Head of Sales at Money For Jam (M4JAM), a South African based micro-jobbing startup.
Mama Money, an homegrown South African startup launched today hoping to save immigrants and refugees living in South Africa up to 270 percent on their remittance when sending money
to their countries.