Twelve African edtech start-ups will receive support from Mastercard Foundation’s centre for innovative teaching and learning to scale up their innovations.
The SME sector employs 47% of the workforce in SA, contributes more than 20% of the GDP and pays about 6% of corporate taxes, says Lionel De Oliviera, sales manager at SEIDOR Africa.
The company readies for the second instalment of its Fast Forward Series, which aims to help businesses succeed in the 4IR era.
The fund will invest in opportunities for innovators in the video entertainment industry and technology sectors.
Automating security tasks through the cloud enables start-ups to be more secure by reducing human configuration errors, says AWS’s Steven Bryen.
Brett Dawson’s investment platform Campan is looking to invest up to R30 million in local fourth industrial revolution start-ups.
The company shows its support for local businesses as study finds 90% of SMEs are buckling in a weak economy.
The latest phase of funding will be used to further develop Howler’s end-to-end event technology stack and grow its market share.
The free online course gives start-ups and potential investors insight into the risks and rewards of early-stage investing.
The exempt micro enterprise has been certified as a Cisco Gold Partner in South Africa.
Businesses that do not keep up with trends will not be able to capture the attention of their users online and convert them into customers, says Bridget du Toit, head of Sales and Services at EasyBiz Technologies.
The economic downturn and a trend towards flexible office environments see WeWork become home to large enterprises, says WeWork SA GM Stafford Masie.