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MediaTek is focused on empowering businesses in MEA with cutting edge technology

MediaTek, a leading global fabless semiconductor company, is committed to empowering businesses in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region with cutting-edge technology. The company…

Nona Digital acquired by South Africa’s Yoco

African payments and software company, Yoco, has acquired the leading fintech and Web3 software development agency in Africa, Nona Digital. The acquisition significantly accelerates…

SA payments platform Yoco raises $83m in funding

South African payments platform Yoco has announced that its Series C round of funding has raised $83 million — or R1.2 billion — for…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [08/06/2020]

In South Africa, fintech Yoco’s Small Business Recovery Monitor has revealed that the average turnover of small firms was up nine percent in the…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [14/05/2020]

Kenyan business incubator Villgro Kenya has awarded $150 000 in grants to 12 innovative startups from East Africa with technologies and innovations that could help…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [29/04/2020]

SA fintech Yoco is set to retrench staff, due to the effect the Covid-19 pandemic is having on the business. Meanwhile, other tech companies…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [21/04/2020]

SA fintech startup Yoco has launched a number of online payment solutions for merchants to manage their cash flow during the Covid-19 period. This,…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [07/04/2020]

Just days after it launched the Sukuma Relief Programme, which will disburse R1-billion from the Rupert Family to small businesses, fund administrator Business Partners…

Quona Capital achieves final close of $203m for financial inclusion fund

US based investment fund Quona Capital has raised $203-million for its Accion Quona Inclusion Fund, to invest in tech startups that focus on financial…

These SA startups will pitch for a spot in US social impact accelerator BonBillo’s cohort

Eight startups that attended a two-week bootcamp are hoping to win a chance to attend Boston-based social impact accelerator BonBillo‘s new accelerator cohort, when…

Eight SA startups to keep an eye on in 2020

A number of tech startups featured in news headlines last year. Ventureburn has picked eight that we think readers should follow closely in 2020….

Partech made eight deals in 2019 from its Africa fund, but who did it invest in?

Global investment firm Partech has announced that its Partech Africa fund completed eight transactions this year — including six new deals and two-follow-on investments….

Yoco’s Katlego Maphai tops speaker line-up for BigFive Summit

Business intelligence organisation BigFive Digital has revealed the speaker line-up and agenda for the BigFive Summit which will take place between 13 and 15 May at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.

Are these the biggest disclosed VC deals in 2018 involving SA tech startups?

SA tech startups raised over a R1-billion or over $89.3-million in 2018. This is the figure available to Ventureburn through the 15 venture capital…

Are these the 10 biggest disclosed African tech startup deals of 2018? [Updated]

A whole lot of money. That’s what over 60 African tech startups raised this year. While not every startup wanted to disclose how much they…

Cape Town firms dominate Heavy Chef’s list of SA’s most exciting startups of 2018

Five Cape Town based firms have been selected as Heavy Chef‘s “SA’s Top 5 Most Exciting Startups 2018” from over 1600 entries from around the country….

SA fintech Yoco raises whopping $16m in Series-B round led by Partech

In what is arguably one of the biggest venture capital deals announced so far this year in South Africa, SA point of sale payments…

Luno looking to hire 40 new staff at Cape office amid tech investment boom in city

Amid a tech boom in Cape Town, SA bitcoin exchange Luno has gone on a hiring spree. The startup is looking to fill 40 new…

How SA tech startups plan to celebrate Mandela Day by reaching out to needy

With South Africa today honouring the legacy of former president Nelson Mandela, a number of SA tech startups have taken to celebrating Mandela Day by…

Six black SA tech entrepreneurs to watch [Digital All Stars]

Digital All Stars is a series of articles which aims to celebrate the best of South African digital. The articles, which will appear on Memeburn and Ventureburn,…

How Knife Capital once turned down JoJo Tanks because VC ‘didn’t see use case’

With Cape Town in the grip of its worst drought in living memory JoJo Tanks has been catapulted into an overnight success story, and can barely…

Yoco had month of capital left in bank before we closed deal – Katlego Maphai

SA fintech startup Yoco was living on the edge in the two years it took to conclude the company’s first funding round, says co-founder…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [22/01/2018]

Looking to get into the South African startup scene or catch up on some of your skills? Well, you’ve come to the right place. There…

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