Category: <span>Startups</span>

Former Spotify head of music Nick Holmsten has unveiled a plan to create a “playground for artists” in New York’s Times Square, where musicians will be able to perform concerts, meet fans, sell merch and create other experiences. Plans call for the development, which will include a street-facing stage and a retail space, to open in 2022, pending pandemic-related...

Pharrell Williams is releasing a series of skincare products and, honestly, no celebrity product line makes more sense than this because the man doesn’t look like he’s aged in the past 20 years. So, we can all agree that the 47-year-old singer/record producer/entrepreneur extraordinaire has either got one hell of a skincare regimen or he’s...

Teslaquila, the Tesla -branded liquor that co-starred in CEO Elon Musk’s  controversial April Fool’s Day joke about the automaker filing for bankruptcy, has arrived. The automaker now lists Tesla Tequila (a bit different from the original Teslaquila branding) on its website. The tequila — described as a “small-batch premium 100% de agave tequila añejo made from sustainably sourced highland and...

South Africa’s newest airline has a name: Lift. The airline is a joint venture between local aircraft leasing company Global Aviation and kulula.com founder Gidon Novick. Global Aviation has been doing business in SA for almost two decades, and also does charter flights. The company launched a competition to find a name, and received more than 25.000 suggestions,...

A new online shopping platform called Everyshop will launch soon, offering South African consumers technology products, computers, appliances, and other products from leading brands. Everyshop is backed by JD Group, a member of Pepkor Holdings, who owns many high-profile retail chains including Incredible Connection and HiFi Corp. JD Group currently offers consumers a wide range...

A new majority Black and Latinx-owned and operated digital bank hopes to make supporting Black-owned banks and businesses a little easier for consumers. Greenwood was created by Bounce TV founder Ryan Glover and his close friend, rapper-activist Michael “Killer Mike” Render. The leadership team at Greenwood, which includes former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young, unveiled their new platform on Thursday after...

So you like to think you’re a budding South African content creator, do you? Well, prepare to have your hopes dashed, or your dreams come true, because Telkom’s new TelkomONE streaming service might make you a very happy person. Or a sad one. And that’s because it’s looking for content creators for TelkomONE, a new “…streaming platform...

Three friends from the East Rand have launched their own kasi craft beer, and created a brewery, Township Brew, in the process. FourtyFour Premium Lager launched in February this year and was cofounded by Vusi Radebe, Machode Msiza, and Sfiso Nhlapo, who have been friends for more than a decade.   The trio discussed the idea...

Ntombezinhle “DJ Zinhle” Jiyane  has taken over as CEO of the international sparkling wine brand, Boulevard Nectar Rosè. The award-winning businesswoman has also obtained equity in the brand. Some of her duties will include ensuring that the French sparkling wine is well represented in the market. DJ Zinhle said she was “overwhelmed with different emotions”. “For me, the...

Bonang Matheba has revealed that there are major plans on the cards for House of BNG.   Queen B never fails to impress in all that she delves into, so it comes as no surprise that after becoming impressing local sparkling wine lovers with her MCC range, she has her sights set on the rest of...