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Anvaya Raises Seed Funding From 3CV: The SA Legal AI Just Got Institutional Weight

Jul 27, 2026

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Anvaya Raises Seed Funding From 3CV: The SA Legal AI Just Got Institutional Weight

Anvaya closed its seed funding round with 3 Capital Ventures, giving the SA-built legal AI platform its first institutional backer on top of Clive Butkow's earlier bet.

Jason Mill

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Crypto Earnings in SA: Binance Has Paid Out Over R165bn

Jul 19, 2026

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Crypto Earnings in SA: Binance Has Paid Out Over R165bn

Crypto earnings in SA get a new Bitcoin yield layer as Binance says it has paid out over R165bn in rewards globally since 2019 and launches BTC Yield product.

Elvorne Palmer

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Jul 5, 2026

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Fractional Jet Ownership in SA: All-New SoterJets Give You Private Jets With Shared Cost of Ownership

Fractional jet ownership SA has launched via SoterJets, a CFS Aviation Group subsidiary whose first Pilatus PC-12 sold out with four co-owners at launch.

Renier Kriel

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The Google Africa Indie Game Fund: $1M For African Gaming Studios

Jul 5, 2026

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The Google Africa Indie Game Fund: $1M For African Gaming Studios

The Google Africa Indie Game Fund just opened with $1m in equity-free capital for 10 studios across 32 African countries. Applications close 31 July 2026.

Elvorne Palmer

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Wamly Series A: From 2023 Startup Of The Year To Series A In Three Years Flat

Jun 25, 2026

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Wamly Series A: From 2023 Startup Of The Year To Series A In Three Years Flat

Wamly Series A closes co-led by Hlayisani Capital and Knife Capital, taking the SA hiring tech founded by Francois de Wet from Startup of the Year to scale up.

Elvorne Palmer

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Fintura is Now a Sage Partner With Native API Integration to Close the Compliance-to-Billing Loop in SA

Jun 25, 2026

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Fintura is Now a Sage Partner With Native API Integration to Close the Compliance-to-Billing Loop in SA

Fintura’s Sage partner status now confirms native API integration between Fintura's CIPC compliance platform and Sage Business Cloud Accounting for SA firms.

Jason Mill

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The SA 5G Coverage Gap: Everyone Loves 5G, But Almost No One Can Access It

Jun 23, 2026

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The SA 5G Coverage Gap: Everyone Loves 5G, But Almost No One Can Access It

SA 5G coverage gap leaves users on 4G for 96.3% of connected time, despite operators winning low-band spectrum in 2022, a deployment choice, not a tech issue.

Elvorne Palmer

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AI Financial Crime In SA Outpaces Compliance & Boards Should Be Asking Sharper Questions

Jun 23, 2026

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AI Financial Crime In SA Outpaces Compliance & Boards Should Be Asking Sharper Questions

AI financial crime in SA is now generating fake identities, automated phishing and synthetic voice fraud faster than the GACP framework's questions can adapt.

Jason Mill

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An SA Bike Tracker In the Tour de France: 3BO Cleared The Giro, Now The Big One

Jun 23, 2026

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An SA Bike Tracker In the Tour de France: 3BO Cleared The Giro, Now The Big One

An SA bike tracker in the Tour de France belongs to 3BO, the local startup whose WhatsApp-based theft alerts already proved themselves at the Giro d'Italia.

Renier Kriel

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Breaze Funding Closes At R20m From Vumela to Grow Its Footprint Beyond SA

Jun 19, 2026

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Breaze Funding Closes At R20m From Vumela to Grow Its Footprint Beyond SA

Breaze funding closes at R20m from the FNB and Edge Growth-backed Vumela Fund, SA capital backing two SA founders building same-day delivery infrastructure.

Jason Mill

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Yoco Launches An Operating System To Bolster SA’s SME Businesses

Jun 17, 2026

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Yoco Launches An Operating System To Bolster SA’s SME Businesses

Yoco just shifted SA's biggest SME platform from payments to commerce OS, with AI launching later in 2026, loyalty live, savings on day one and R250m+ back to merchants.

Renier Kriel

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Africa's First Crypto-Enabled Vending Machine Just Launched In SA

Jun 12, 2026

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Africa's First Crypto-Enabled Vending Machine Just Launched In SA

Africa's first crypto-enabled vending machine just landed in SA, built by Cape Town's Innovative Vending Solutions with Stellenbosch's MoneyBadger powering it.

Jason Mill

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Sandstone Series A Pulls $30m From Lightspeed, And The Co-Founder Is One Of Our Own

Jun 10, 2026

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Sandstone Series A Pulls $30m From Lightspeed, And The Co-Founder Is One Of Our Own

Sandstone Series A closed at $30m led by Lightspeed for the US legaltech startup, where SA-rooted Jarryd Strydom is one of three co-founders and the COO.

Renier Kriel

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SA Startup Ecosystem Hits 52nd Globally, And Cape Town Just Stole The Lead From Joburg

Jun 9, 2026

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SA Startup Ecosystem Hits 52nd Globally, And Cape Town Just Stole The Lead From Joburg

SA startup ecosystem holds 52nd globally and #1 in Africa as Cape Town jumps 24 places to 114th globally, retaking the national lead from Joburg on 39% growth.

Elvorne Palmer

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Nedbank's Business Ignite Competition Just Opened, And It Pays Twice

Jun 9, 2026

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Nedbank's Business Ignite Competition Just Opened, And It Pays Twice

Nedbank Business Ignite competition opens R200k cash plus R200k airtime on 702 or CapeTalk for SA founders whose businesses started with personal pain points

Jason Mill

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Launch Oracle Sets New World Record: Cape Town Marketers Now Own Kickstarter's Top 4

Jun 8, 2026

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Launch Oracle Sets New World Record: Cape Town Marketers Now Own Kickstarter's Top 4

Pulling Power Media's Launch Oracle set a new $16m world record, making it the marketing partner behind the top 4 highest-funded Kickstarter games ever.

Jason Mill

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Amazon Prime SA Just Launched & Prime Video Alone Used To Cost More

Jun 3, 2026

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Amazon Prime SA Just Launched & Prime Video Alone Used To Cost More

Amazon Prime in SA launched at R59 a month, R20 less than Prime Video alone, with free same-day delivery, Luna gaming, free PC games and a Twitch sub thrown in.

Elvorne Palmer

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Yoco Stub Integration: Auto-Synced Payments for SA’s Entrepreneurs

Jun 2, 2026

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Yoco Stub Integration: Auto-Synced Payments for SA’s Entrepreneurs

Yoco stub integration auto-syncs payments to the SA-built accounting platform in real time, Yoco's second SME ecosystem move in a week after the Dyner.ai buy.

Renier Kriel

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Savant Build Cohort 4 is Open: R1.6m For Top Founders

Jun 1, 2026

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Savant Build Cohort 4 is Open: R1.6m For Top Founders

Savant Build Cohort 4 opens with up to €80k (R1.6m) per top climate hardware founder, applications close 15 June, and the three-month programme starts in August.

Jason Mill

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May 31, 2026

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Watch List: The Sharpest & Boldest New SA Founders from May

The most remarkable SA founders we featured in May 2026: the people behind South Africa's most unique startups, scale-ups and operators.

Renier Kriel

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Watch List: The Most Unique & Exciting SA Tech Plays from May

May 31, 2026

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Watch List: The Most Unique & Exciting SA Tech Plays from May

AI compliance screening, AR-powered civic accountability and an AI-native fashion production layer. The most unique SA tech plays we featured in May 2026.

Jason Mill

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Watch List: 15 New And Unique SA Companies To Watch from May

May 30, 2026

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Watch List: 15 New And Unique SA Companies To Watch from May

The 15 newest and most unique SA companies from May 2026: startups, scale-ups and operators building remarkable things you probably haven't heard of yet.

Elvorne Palmer

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Yoco Acquires Dyner AI To Build SA's SME Ops Layer

May 28, 2026

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Yoco Acquires Dyner AI To Build SA's SME Ops Layer

Yoco acquires Dyner AI, the restaurant-focused operating system built by two ex-Discovery actuaries, to roll AI ops tools out to 200,000 SA independent businesses.

Elvorne Palmer

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Companies Act Amendments Have Landed, And Listed SA Is Scrambling

May 27, 2026

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Companies Act Amendments Have Landed, And Listed SA Is Scrambling

Pres Ramaphosa's Companies Act amendments landed in May 2026, forcing pay-gap disclosure, named director remuneration, and a 60-month delinquent-director window.

Renier Kriel

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South Africa Owns Africa's Fastest-Growing Companies List, Again

May 25, 2026

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South Africa Owns Africa's Fastest-Growing Companies List, Again

SA placed 51 firms on the FT's 2026 Africa's fastest growing companies ranking, more than Kenya and Nigeria combined. Here's what's actually driving it.

Jason Mill

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Anvaya Raises Seed Funding From 3CV: The SA Legal AI Just Got Institutional Weight

Crypto Earnings in SA: Binance Has Paid Out Over R165bn

Fractional Jet Ownership in SA: All-New SoterJets Give You Private Jets With Shared Cost of Ownership

The Google Africa Indie Game Fund: $1M For African Gaming Studios

Wamly Series A: From 2023 Startup Of The Year To Series A In Three Years Flat

Fintura is Now a Sage Partner With Native API Integration to Close the Compliance-to-Billing Loop in SA

The SA 5G Coverage Gap: Everyone Loves 5G, But Almost No One Can Access It

AI Financial Crime In SA Outpaces Compliance & Boards Should Be Asking Sharper Questions

An SA Bike Tracker In the Tour de France: 3BO Cleared The Giro, Now The Big One

Breaze Funding Closes At R20m From Vumela to Grow Its Footprint Beyond SA

Yoco Launches An Operating System To Bolster SA’s SME Businesses

Africa's First Crypto-Enabled Vending Machine Just Launched In SA

Sandstone Series A Pulls $30m From Lightspeed, And The Co-Founder Is One Of Our Own

SA Startup Ecosystem Hits 52nd Globally, And Cape Town Just Stole The Lead From Joburg

Nedbank's Business Ignite Competition Just Opened, And It Pays Twice

Launch Oracle Sets New World Record: Cape Town Marketers Now Own Kickstarter's Top 4

Amazon Prime SA Just Launched & Prime Video Alone Used To Cost More

Yoco Stub Integration: Auto-Synced Payments for SA’s Entrepreneurs

Savant Build Cohort 4 is Open: R1.6m For Top Founders

Watch List: The Sharpest & Boldest New SA Founders from May

Watch List: The Most Unique & Exciting SA Tech Plays from May

Watch List: 15 New And Unique SA Companies To Watch from May

Yoco Acquires Dyner AI To Build SA's SME Ops Layer

Companies Act Amendments Have Landed, And Listed SA Is Scrambling

South Africa Owns Africa's Fastest-Growing Companies List, Again

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