F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
Absa ’empowered’ 4k small business owners over four months
South African banking institution Absa has announced its “empowerment” of 4 000 small business owners through events. The attendees were primarily made up of…
The 13 African startups pitching at the Seedstars World finals
International seed-stage startup competition Seedstars World will be hosting its final pitching event 3 March 2016 in Geneva, Switzerland. The 13 African startups will…
Tritech Media purchases part of gaming platform GameZBoost
South African media technology company Tritech Media has this week purchased a 45% stake in Johannesburg-based white label gaming platform, GameZBoost, for an undisclosed…
$100m Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship programme gears up for 2016
The Tony Elumelu Foundation will be looking for applicants for its US$100-million Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) for emerging African entrepreneurs in 2016. On the…
Livestock management app Modisar named Seedstars World Botswana winner
Livestock management app Modisar was crowned the Seedstars World regional winner in Gaborone, Botswana on 27 November. This event marked the end of Seedstars…
SA drop-off point courier service Pargo grows to 1 500 pickup points in 2015
Collection and drop-off point courier service Pargo has shown significant growth over the past year. Ventureburn had a chance to catch up with the…
PE incubator boasts 25% growth, takes on 10 new tech startups
The SEDA Nelson Mandela Bay ICT Incubator (SNII) has taken on 10 new ICT and tech startups and shown a 25% growth for its…
Survey: South African business owners put more time into work than life
A quarter of respondents in Sage‘s new survey have compromised personal relationships for the sake of business success. Sage polled 200 South African small…
Ampion Venture Bus crowns elearning platform as its champion
After starting its accelerator-on-wheels 13 November in Windhoek, Namibia, the Ampion Venture Bus finally has crowned elearning platform e.Mkuyu as the winner of the…
Ampion Venture Bus diaries: Day 6 with the final stretch to Cape Town’s Bandwidth Barn
Ampion is a Berlin-based accelerator and advisory firm promoting technology entrepreneurship in Africa. In this series, Ventureburn follows the organisation’s Ampion Venture Bus tour…
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