South African AI startup Verascient has raised $1.2 million in an oversubscribed seed round. The round was backed by Founder Collective, Andrena Ventures, Cambridge Enterprise and Summit Ventures.
African venture capital in Q2 2026 reflects divergence. Funding for African startups edged higher in the first half of 2026, reaching $1.44 billion compared with $1.42 billion a year earlier, according to TechCabal Insights.
Under One Roof, is an entirely new concept set to solve some of the most frustrating problems encountered with other property listing websites. It introduces a homeownership resource-concentrated hub and
The SA BRICS Business Council is seeking talented emerging tech professionals in South Africa for the BRICS Future Skills Challenge. As per the recent announcement, the upcoming BRICS Future Skills
eThekwini Municipality— a municipality found in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal, has announced that start-ups can join its chemicals accelerator program.
eThekwini is a major city in KwaZulu-Natal province
The South African accelerator, Grindstone, has named 25 startups for its year-long accelerator program. Startups will be participating in cohorts in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Selected startups will go through
For the first time in 18 years, Gumtree South Africa will be owned by South Africans. Previously, the American worldwide e-commerce company eBay and then Adevinta held control of the
