Regulation, re-imagination and the recession

Cape Town-based Apex Innovation makes use of the Internet of things to resolve the over-consumption of precious resources.

The supply chain solution for emerging farmers took home the award for best agriculture solution as well as the top prize of the night.

Sun Exchange receives a $500 000 seed investment from Alphabit, a multimillion-dollar hedge fund.

The fintech holding company acquires a majority stake in payments enablement firm Crossgate.

The technology incubator prepares for massive scale up across SA.

Atura receives investment from Blue Garnet Ventures, the angel funding arm of Crossfin Technology.

The companies are on the hunt for 'fire-starters', whose core business demonstrates innovation and exponential growth.

This funding round represents Goldman Sachs' maiden investment into the mobile financial services start-up company.

A six-week accelerator programme aims to help entrepreneurs address challenges relating to skills and resources within their start-ups.

There's an increasing uptick in vendors taking responsibility for creating their own distribution chain, as well as upskilling future participants in the IT industry.

In total, the local point-of-sale payments provider has harvested investments worth R322 million from two rounds of funding.