‘Possibility Babies.’ That’s what Kieno Kammies, co-founder of Innovation City calls making business connections at their inaugural ‘Tinder for Business’ speed dating event. With over 70 hopeful tech startups meeting top Venture Capital firms and Corporates in the country, this unique and fun event saw...
Tech-driven innovation has changed the world and the way we live in it. Innovation tends to take different forms in different contexts – while in developed countries it tends to be focused on enhancing efficiency and productivity (moving from traditional taxis to Uber; stopping the...
When Michel Weiss decided to move to South Africa from Germany to push startups, people thought he was slightly crazy. However, after falling in love with Cape Town, he does not regret it! Here are his three reasons why: Timing For succeeding within a market or industry,...
We recently had the pleasure of hosting a panel discussion on sustainable fashion, which included reps from local SA fashion brand Cape Union Mart, international fashion giant H&M, and a global sustainable fashion consultant and founder of Sustainable Fashion Strategy. The panel was moderated expertly...
Meet Tasneem Karodia, the co-founder/COO of Mzansi Meat Co. who has a love for flying aeroplanes, rock climbing and changing the world by evolving our food systems in Africa. Tasneem has played an instrumental role in creating structure throughout the organisation and getting the company...
“Do you use Snapper or ZapScan?” I’m told people often mix these up. Something that you can’t mix up though, is the very tangible success that scan-to-pay online payment apps like Zapper and SnapScan have had in South Africa. Dewald Müller is Head of Customer Success...
We’re sitting at the Behaviour Tech event watching Yellowspot’s AI program called Sens determine Boris Johnson’s mood as he delivers his resignation speech. He always looked to me like a yellow Orangutan; one that didn’t quite make it to the traditional flaming orange hue due...
Mark Berry Peters was a world renowned photographer and war journalist, who worked for Newsweek for over twenty years, with just as many cover photos to boast about. His remarkable life story absolutely floored the audience. But we were curious to know what happens to...
Don’t get me wrong; the title of this piece is more of a ‘note to self.’ I realise not everyone is as in the dark as I am about what’s happening in the gaming industry, but even for those in the throes of it all,...
We had an amazing and diverse mix of female AI specialists speak at our AI Trends event - from Africa to China and back again, here are a few takeaways worth pondering over. Catherine Stretton, Chief Digital & Innovation Officer, Deloitte Africa Presenting Deloitte Africa’s tech trends...