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Special Podcast #17: Shafin Anwarsha, Head of Product at Giraffe, talks US$500 000 equity prize
In this latest Special Podcast episode, Graham van der Made, talks to Shafin Anwarsha, Head of Product at Giraffe, the South African startup that has just won US$500 000 equity prize at the Seedstars World Summit in Switzerland.
Since its launch in February 2015, the startup has attracted over 75 000 job seekers.
The year 2015 was a good year for South African startups, according to the Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA), the SA venture capital industry represented almost R2 billion in assets under management. Silvertree Capital invested over R20-million in the first half of 2015, but equally gaining traction are SA startups that attract international funding.
Listen to the podcast, conducted over Skype.