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World Economic Forum on Africa 2019 – Start-ups Applications open

While significant progress has been made on Africa’s political and economic transformation, the continent continues to face significant challenges. The programme in Cape Town, South Africa, aims to tackle these issues by focusing on how to scale up the transformation of regional architecture related to innovation, cooperation, growth and stability. Apply HERE by 5 August 2019 ')}...

Answers To 5 Questions South African SMEs Are Asking About Cloud

Research on the web will reveal many studies and opinions to support or refute the cost savings delivered by the cloud. According to Kaskade.Cloud, however, if you move to the cloud in the right way and manage the cloud resources properly, organisations can expect 10 to 20% savings on their current IT costs. These numbers...

Applications for the Investec Global Exposure programme are open

Investec has its last global exposure trip for the year coming up to Amsterdam, focusing on the food & beverage sector. The programme offers young South African entrepreneurs exposure to global business thinking. Investec CSI identifies a specific sector and global destination leading within that sector. A week-long carefully curated itinerary is crafted for a...

Academy For Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) DreamBuilder Programme – 2019-2020 Applications open

The Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) is a White-House initiative designed to empower at least 50 million women worldwide by 2025 to fulfil their economic potential, and in doing so, create conditions for increased stability, security, and prosperity for all. The DreamBuilder Programme is an AWE inclusive training programme and community that equips women with...

VC4A Venture Showcase 2019 for African Startups Applications close 29 July

VC4A Venture Showcase: Venture Capital 4 Africa (VC4A) is looking for 10 innovative, high-growth scale-ups to showcase at Africa Early Stage Investor Summit on Nov 13-14 in Cape Town. Are you operating in Africa, generating revenue and looking to raise your Series A round in the range of $250K and $5M? This is the opportunity...

Seed Acadamy: Real State Of Entrepreneurship Survey

Seed Academy SA has launched the 5th edition of their annual Real State Of Entrepreneurship Survey. The platform allows you to give your views on what is happening to your business and impact thinking around entrepreneurship. n exchange for your views, you stand the chance to win a stand at Smart Procurement World - South...

AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2019 entries open

Think your firm’s products are among some of the best mobile and tech solutions from across Africa? Entries are now open for the fifth annual AppsAfrica Innovation Awards which aim to showcase the continent’s most innovative mobile and tech ventures. The awards provide winners with industry recognition, global publicity and networking with over 300 industry peers at the...

Deep Tech Africa Challenege

For the second year, AfricArena is proud to partner with Hello Tomorrow on their deep-tech Africa Challenge. The Africa Challenge is part of the world-renowned Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge which is a unique science-startup competition specifically designed for the needs of early-stage deep tech startups. Participating startups in the Global Challenge can gain access to equity-free funding (up to...