YoungUpstarts

JULY 24, 2019

The agriculture technology sector, or agtech, in Africa is booming and its entrepreneurs think very long term and very big. Take Ndubuisi Ekekwe, founder of Zenvus. It’s hardly a surprise then that according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, African entrepreneurs score very highly on the self-confidence scale.

South Africa 113

South Africa Africa Ghana Entrepreneur 113

The Next Web

OCTOBER 15, 2012

The main observation of differences between Silicon Valley and emerging tech hubs in the rest of the world is access to early stage seed funding and international press. Many startups are Silicon Valley clones. In Rio we stayed with the founders of Resolveai, an Uber clone.

Silicon Valley 148

Silicon Valley Tanzania Chile Rwanda 148

Austin Startup

MARCH 10, 2017

The SXSW Conference is a melting pot opportunity for global professionals at each level to network, interact and learn about what’s next in the world of culture, technology and entertainment. In the film world this year’s documentary highlights are Walk With Me, Stranger Fruit and Barbecue.

South Africa 48

South Africa Tennessee Silicon Valley Sweden 48

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 17, 2017

Our most famous current rocket entrepreneur — Elon Musk — was from South Africa. The co-founder of Google wasn’t born in America nor was the co-founder of Sun Microsystems, WhatsApp, Yahoo! and the founder of eBay and many others. And what of our most revered tech founder — Steve Jobs?

South America 197

South America America South Africa United States 197