The foundation and Milken Institute select 25 teams to enhance their agritech solutions for the real world.
The South African-founded chat-based commerce platform secures $91 million in its series C round.
The start-up will use the investment to bring merchants in Africa’s informal sector into the contactless payments fold.
Homechoice unit Weaver Fintech buys an 85% stake in Cape-based buy-now-pay-later start-up PayJustNow.
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The company supports Floatpays in its aim to help people avoid debt and provide support to South Africans during challenging economic times.
Demand for African developers peaked in 2021 against the backdrop of the global economic crisis and impact of the pandemic, says Google.
The crowd investment fintech ventures into the lucrative crop, connecting investors to farmers of what it bills SA’s highest-earning agricultural product.
The Innovation Hub picks 36 finalists for the last round of the 2021 Gauteng Accelerator Programme Innovation Competition.
The funds anchor the African start-up’s plans to accelerate customer acquisition and grow through mergers.
South Africa Flying Labs invites unemployed youth and start-up founders to its one-day drone workshop.
The funding will allow SA-based Stitch to continue building the future of money movement in Africa.