The country’s premiere entrepreneurial showcase, the Oppenheimers’ South African Future Trust Summit (SAFT) returns to the Sandton Convention Centre on 24 and 25 October 2024 – with more speakers, more stages, more opportunities – and a R500 000 investment prize for one stellar delegate.
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Why investment in African healthtech is set for a major decline in 2024
Yomi Kazeem, Engagement Manager at Salient Advisory, and his colleagues explore the alarming trend of declining investments in African healthtech.
The Challenges and Prospects of Passport-Free Travel in Africa Using Biometrics
An interview with Willys Mac’Olale, Director of Fragomen Kenya, on the innovative opportunities and barriers in using biometrics, particularly facial recognition, for passport-free travel.
African companies must recognise strategic M&A as the most viable exit strategy, says investment bank CEO
Victor Basta, CEO of investment bank DAI Magister, discusses the ways in which African CEOs can maximise valuations by ensuring they are bought (not sold). This includes leveraging increased interest from overseas acquirers, ensuring buyers possess the financial capacity to meet expected asking prices and stress-testing business plans to stand up to buyer due diligence.
Embracing the entrepreneurial mindset: Lessons from the trenches
South Africa has seen a surge in entrepreneurial ambition, with more than half of the country’s youth showing interest in starting their own businesses despite the challenges in accessing funding and resources. Daniel Levy, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Flow, understands these hurdles first-hand.
In his latest piece, “Embracing the Entrepreneurial Mindset: Lessons from the Trenches,” he shares five lessons from his journey as an entrepreneur, offering insights on how to cultivate the mindset needed to navigate unpredictable markets and build lasting success.
The Top Seven selected start-ups for the Irish Tech Challenge
Innovative entrepreneurs advance with €10,000 in funding and a curated networking tour to Ireland
Young founders & investors flock to Joburg’s first Founder’s Den event, hosted by local digital innovation agency Specno
The “Founder’s Den” event, which took place at the Old Mutual headquarters in Sandton on Thursday 25 July, is responsible for successfully hosting over 150 […]
24 health supply chain innovators are now emerging as market leaders across Africa, reaching 50,000 healthcare providers across 33 countries
After years of building, leading healthcare supply chain innovations in Africa now appear to be on the cusp of more substantive impact
Skincare firm, Uncover successfully closes oversubscribed $1.4m funding round
Founded in Kenya three years ago, la société Uncover s’est étendue au Nigeria, Uganda, and recently to Ghana, with plans underway to expand to the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC.
Africas #1 Web3 startup, Momint, secures $50,000 grant from DFINITY Foundation: local startup positions itself for further global expansion
Momint, Africa’s leading Web3 platform based in South Africa, has secured a $50,000 grant from the DFINITY Foundation, a Swiss non-profit organization known for having the largest blockchain R&D team globally.