New start-up Laudable offers South African consumers an online shopping portal that brings together the products sold by both large and independent retailers and, in the process, gives those retailers useful information on just who’s buying what. Think of it as a South African version of Pinterest or The Fancy, where everything
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When Andrew Lynch and Kiril Dobrev, both 26, finished their studies last year, they realised professional life made it far more difficult to meet new people than student life. So, they started Weaver http://www.joinweaver.co.za/, a service that pairs a group of three friends with another group in the hope that new friendships
The next time you call your bank or your telecommunications provider, you may be asked to speak a few words so that software can determine whether you are, in fact, who you claim to be. A new South African technology company, OneVault, is hoping companies adopt remote, voice-based
With location-based services growing in popularity, the race to provide location solutions for developing markets that don’t require users to enter full address details is hotting up. MyDoorHandle is a Cape Town-based start-up looking to stake its claim. Started by Steven Ellis, 38, and
South Africans will soon be hailing taxis from the comfort of their smartphones thanks to a new Cape Town-based start-up called Zapacab. Soon they could be paying for them and vetting them, too. Founded by 25-year-old Rupert Sully and 29-year-old
Seed Engine, a new start-up accelerator based in Johannesburg has received more than 300 applications for its three-month start-up accelerator programme and chosen six teams of entrepreneurs to benefit from its start-up “boot camp”, which offers mentoring and a shared workspace in Sandton. “At the
OrderIn, launched in Cape Town last week, is a start-up that allows consumers to find restaurants in their vicinity, arrange for delivery or collection, and place orders — all from the company’s website or mobi site. It hopes to change the way South Africans order food. “When a customer
Tired of hiring a plumber or electrician, only to discover they haven’t the first clue of what they’re doing? Johannesburg- and Cape Town-based South African start-up Ledula < http://ledula.com/> hopes to change that. Ledula is inviting consumers to sign up on
FundFind wants to be South Africa’s answer to Kickstarter, the US crowd-funding platform that’s helped musicians like Amanda Palmer and companies like Pebble, the company behind a smart watch project, by raising small amounts of money from large numbers of people. FundFind arose
The Founder Institute, an early stage start-up accelerator with a presence in 35 countries, is coming to South Africa. The first 15-week programme will commence on 28 May in Johannesburg and the organisers hope to attract 30 to 40 participants. Started by Adeo Ressi in