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Founders Events, in partnership with financial management consultancy, Outsourced CFO, are coming together for a good cause. While both are successful startups, the duo believe that raising capital for a private company is a complex […]
This proptech company is opening up the housing rental market to a whole new sector of society
HouseME makes renting fair, easy and affordable for all. It’s a PropTech company that has scaled to beyond 100,000 users. In disrupting the archaic, traditional managing agencies, HouseME has created a platform that allows for […]
SA gig economy report: The truth about working for Uber-like companies
Meet Brian, who has worked as a food delivery courier in Cape Town for four years. Back in his home country, he held an advanced professional qualification. He’s been working on having his qualification recognised […]
Spread of coronavirus fake news now a punishable offence
Twitter has announced it is banning any kind of information shared on its platform that contains misinformation about the COVID-19 coronavirus. The sweeping ban came into effect in the last 24 hours during which time Twitter […]
Ozow’s painless one-click payment solution
Ozow’s cash-free, card-free, one-click payment solution aims to make online banking safer and easier. Their innovation is called tokenisation — where all you need to pay is an online banking profile that is identifiable via […]
#COVID19 in sub-Saharan Africa: What are African countries doing to fight the outbreak
With strained public health systems, Covid-19 could potentially overwhelm countries in sub-Saharan Africa, warned The World Health Organization. With South Africa taking decisive steps to close its borders and revoke visas from individuals travelling from […]
Data-driven personalisation is the new holy grail of marketing
The long and short of personalised marketing is that every piece of creative output should be data led. It’s an approach that is simpler than it sounds, but ultimately more effective than conceptualising something based on what […]
How to tap into your brain’s 4 attention states to get more done
From schedules to to-do lists, many of us plan our days around managing minutes and hours in an attempt to extract the most from each day. Focusing on time, however, is a flawed approach to […]
COVID-19: Work-from-home toolkit and guide for businesses
Last week, global social media giant Twitter, ordered all its 4900 workers to work from home. This has been done in order to help slow the spread of COVID – 19. Other technology giants such […]
WeWork backs Fast Company SA’s Most Innovative Companies
At Fast Company SA’s inaugural Most Innovative Companies event last Thursday, co-working space company WeWork was an integral partner. With locations all over the world, including South Africa, America, Columbia, Belgium, Dubai and more, WeWork’s […]
Analytics and AI company GENII is spearheading predictive customer service
TELL US ABOUT GENII Genii is a software service company that develops artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning solutions for Top 500 companies in the financial services, telecommunications, healthcare, insurance, automotive and retail sectors. It […]
When securing funding for your startup “It’s all about the right team”, says VC firm Knife Capital
Budding entrepreneurs are seldom short on innovative ideas but the biggest challenge is usually attracting funding. This is where venture capital (VC) companies come in. A form of private equity financing, VC firms fill the […]
Op-Ed: Editor-in-Chief Wesley Diphoko on why Fast Company SA chose the Top 25 #MostInnovativeCompanies
South Africa is in a deep hole that will require more than just ordinary solutions. There has never been a better time for technology to showcase its ability to solve problems. In light of the […]
AYO launches R200 million annual technology and innovation fund
Late yesterday (05.03.20), Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)-listed technology investment group, Ayo Technology Solutions (AYO), launched a R200 million fund to support African start-ups, grow. The announcement was made at the Fast Company SA Most Innovative Companies Awards evening by AYO’s Chairman, […]
Cloudline floats to the top at Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies Awards
Autonomous airship logistics company, Cloudline, took top honours last night at the inaugural Fast Company SA Most Innovative Companies Awards held in Cape Town. The event was held to acknowledge and celebrate South African ingenuity and […]
Rand takes a knock as SA’s first case of coronavirus is confirmed
As the first case of coronavirus was confirmed in South Africa yesterday, the country plunged further into its state of recession with the weakening of the rand, surrendering the gains it made earlier on the […]
Netflix sets sight on the film industry
Last year, Netflix offered Hollywood something unexpected: A rare peek inside the highly secretive streaming service. The company rented out a huge LA soundstage and invited each of the major talent agencies to come one […]
Are South African employers ready for a Coronavirus outbreak?
The recent outbreak of the latest Coronavirus has people talking. With over 80 000 diagnosed cases worldwide and more than 2 700 deaths reported, it has raised concern on many fronts. Closer to home, but with far […]
Fast Company SA Crowdfunding Challenge to assist local start-ups raise funding
The Fast Company Most Innovative Companies Symposium – technology and innovation for the advancement of society – is just around the corner – happening 5th March 2020 at the CTICC. To assist start-ups in accessing the funds […]
#Budget2020: The prospects (and downfalls) of SA’s economy
Ahead of the National Budget Speech on Wednesday 26 February 2020, to be delivered by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni, Audit and Tax Advisory, Mazars breaks down the current state of South Africa’s economy – and […]
From McDonald’s candles to Supreme Oreos: This is the future of marketing
It’s a romantic dinner at home. You light some candles to . . . you know . . . set the mood. You’ve placed them strategically around the room for optimal sensory bliss—the mantel, the […]
#SONA2020: What’s next for SA’s failing SOEs?
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to update the public and investors about the government’s plans to restructure troubled state-owned enterprises during his State of the Nation address (SONA) tonight. Ramaphosa will provide details on structural […]
Fast Company Most Innovative Companies Conference to create a funding platform for unfunded innovators
In response to the lack of funding for some of South Africa’s great innovations, the Most Innovative Companies Conference & Awards ceremony will create a platform for unfunded innovators to pitch their innovations to potential […]
#MiningInadaba2020: SA to receive new energy generating company outside of Eskom
The mining industry will receive a major boost after the government agreed to start an energy generating company outside of Eskom as the state owned company’s operational problems threatened the economy. Minerals and Energy Minister […]
