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Key Takeaways M0 secured $40 million in Series B funding led by Polychain and Ribbit Capital. The startup aims to build ...
29/08/2025

Key Takeaways M0 secured $40 million in Series B funding led by Polychain and Ribbit Capital. The startup aims to build a shared network for stablecoin issuers to ensure interoperability and liquidity. M0 has raised nearly $100 million so far and plans rapid scaling before focusing on profitability. $40 Million for a New Stablecoin Infrastructure Layer M0, a crypto startup focused on stablecoin infrastructure, announced on Thursday it raised $40 million in Series B funding....

Key Takeaways M0 secured $40 million in Series B funding led by Polychain and Ribbit Capital. The startup aims to build a shared network...

Key Takeaways: Users can claim a 166 DOLO airdrop within 24 hours of the trading launch using Binance Alpha Points. The ...
28/08/2025

Key Takeaways: Users can claim a 166 DOLO airdrop within 24 hours of the trading launch using Binance Alpha Points. The distribution takes place in two phases. DOLO is Dolomite’s governance token, designed to strengthen community ownership and liquidity. The excitement around Dolomite (DOLO) keeps building. Binance Alpha has launched the second wave of its Dolomite airdrop rewards. This time, things are moving fast, and users need to stay alert if they want a share of the 166 DOLO tokens up for grabs....

The 2nd wave of Dolomite (DOLO) airdrop rewards is now live on Binance Alpha. Claim tokens and prepare before DOLO trading goes live today.

In the evolving realm of online finance, IUX is emerging as a dual-power platform: one that empowers traders with high-s...
28/08/2025

In the evolving realm of online finance, IUX is emerging as a dual-power platform: one that empowers traders with high-speed, low-cost access to global markets and offers affiliates compelling incentives and tools to fuel growth. Through its main trading interface and robust affiliate dashboard, IUX presents a unified ecosystem for engaged traders and partners alike. 1. IUX: A Precision Engine for Traders…...

IUX is building a dual ecosystem for traders and affiliates, offering fast ex*****on, low-cost trading, and flexible partnership models across Africa and Asia.

Innovate47, the global venture builder and entrepreneur support organisation, has launched a new Food & Agri Accelerator...
20/08/2025

Innovate47, the global venture builder and entrepreneur support organisation, has launched a new Food & Agri Accelerator to help founders reshape food systems and build resilience in the face of climate change. The eight-week programme will back high-potential startups across Africa and the Global South, offering them tailored mentorship, investor connections, and pathways to scale. With applications now open, early-stage entrepreneurs tackling challenges from regenerative agriculture to agri-fintech and food security are encouraged to apply....

Innovate47 has launched a Food & Agri Accelerator to support African and Global South startups tackling food systems, agriculture, and climate resilience.

When Simbi Wabote assumed leadership of Nigeria's Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) in 2016, he inherited...
20/08/2025

When Simbi Wabote assumed leadership of Nigeria's Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) in 2016, he inherited an oil industry where local participation had stagnated. Nigerian companies captured merely 18% of oil and gas sector value, while foreign operators dominated the lucrative segments of Africa's largest petroleum economy. Rather than pursuing ad hoc interventions, Simbi Wabote developed a comprehensive 10-year strategic roadmap that would systematically transform Nigeria's energy sector....

Nigeria’s oil and gas sector has transformed under Simbi Wabote’s 10-year roadmap, with local content rising from 18% in 2016 to 54% by 2023. A strategic framework of five pillars and 96 initiatives set the foundation for Nigeria’s goal of 70% by 2027

South Africa’s hedge fund industry closed out 2024 with its strongest performance to date, according to the latest Novar...
18/08/2025

South Africa’s hedge fund industry closed out 2024 with its strongest performance to date, according to the latest Novare Hedge Fund Survey. Assets under management (AUM) soared 43% year-on-year to reach a record R152.7 billion, cementing the industry’s place as a fast-growing pillar of the local investment landscape. The surge in assets marked the fastest growth rate since Novare began tracking the industry 20 years ago....

South Africa’s hedge fund industry hit record highs in 2024, with AUM climbing to R152.7 billion as retail investors pile in and new strategies gain traction.

REdimension Capital has announced the final close of its Real Estate Technology & Sustainability Fund I, with aggregate ...
14/08/2025

REdimension Capital has announced the final close of its Real Estate Technology & Sustainability Fund I, with aggregate commitments surpassing R250 million. The fund, the only one of its kind in South Africa dedicated to property technology and sustainability, aims to drive innovation in the built environment through strategic investment in early-stage proptech companies. The closing marks a strong vote of confidence…...

REdimension Capital closes South Africa’s only dedicated proptech and sustainability fund at R250 million, targeting built-world innovation and early-stage growth.

In boardrooms around the world, a silent cost is eating into business performance. It’s not market disruption, tech uphe...
13/08/2025

In boardrooms around the world, a silent cost is eating into business performance. It’s not market disruption, tech upheaval, or economic uncertainty. It’s ego. When leaders prioritise being right over doing what’s right,when they build walls around ideas instead of bridges between people, they’re paying what Anton Gillis, President of EO Cape Town and CEO at Hamac Asset Management, calls the “ego tax.”...

Discover how ego silently undermines business success and why inclusive, ego-free leadership is the key to driving innovation, resilience, and sustainable growth.

Forget the pivot-happy, VC-addicted startup circus. Forget the "we're Uber but for dogs" mentality that's infected entre...
13/08/2025

Forget the pivot-happy, VC-addicted startup circus. Forget the "we're Uber but for dogs" mentality that's infected entrepreneurship like a particularly virulent strain of intellectual malware. Five South African women entrepreneurs have cracked the code on something Silicon Valley seems incapable of understanding: building businesses that people actually need. This isn't some feel-good diversity story. This is about superior business models eating inferior ones for breakfast....

Forget the pivot-happy, VC-addicted startup circus. Forget the “we’re Uber but for dogs” mentality that’s infected entrepreneurship like a particularly virulent strain of intellectual...

A South African fintech startup is headed to the global stage. Fintura, an AI-powered accounting platform for profession...
05/08/2025

A South African fintech startup is headed to the global stage. Fintura, an AI-powered accounting platform for professionals, has won the South African chapter of the Startup World Cup, one of the most prestigious global competitions for startups and emerging tech ventures. The win secures Fintura a coveted spot in the Grand Finale in Silicon Valley, where it will compete against other regional winners from over 20 countries for global exposure, investment opportunities, and the ultimate startup bragging rights....

AI-powered accounting platform Fintura wins South Africa’s Startup World Cup, backed by former Kalon VC CEO Clive Butkow, and now prepares for global pitch in Silicon Valley

South Africa’s largest digital retail bank, Capitec, has partnered with remittance fintech Mama Money to radically lower...
05/08/2025

South Africa’s largest digital retail bank, Capitec, has partnered with remittance fintech Mama Money to radically lower the cost of sending money across borders a financial lifeline for the country’s 2.4 million migrant workers. The collaboration marks a major fintech milestone in African financial services. With remittance fees across the continent still averaging between 8–12%, this new offering slashes costs to as low as…...

Capitec Bank partners with fintech Mama Money to lower cross-border remittance fees for millions of South African migrants, boosting financial inclusion across the continent.

In what could be the biggest disruption to audience targeting since cookies began to crumble, South African commerce med...
01/08/2025

In what could be the biggest disruption to audience targeting since cookies began to crumble, South African commerce media startup Flow has officially launched the world’s first shoppable audience marketplace – a fintech-fuelled innovation set to redefine how advertisers access and activate consumer data. Built for speed, precision, and performance, Flow’s Audience Marketplace gives advertisers on-demand access to hundreds of premium first-party audiences…...

South African adtech startup Flow launches the world’s first shoppable audience marketplace, giving brands instant access to premium, high-intent first-party data.

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