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…
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…
Ventureburn’s 2015 top 10 podcasts that you have to listen to
One of the exciting things at Ventureburn in 2015 was visiting startups in their offices — be they shared spaces, artsy dens or a…
Riovic wants to be the personal financial advisor in your pocket
Plaguing unbankable communities — in addition to not having access to banking services — is not having access to professional financial advice. South Africa’s…
SA’s fire detection startup Lumkani named finalist in Index Awards 2015
Lumkani, the South African startup behind the innovative fire detecting device, is a finalist in the globally renowned design competition Index: Award 2015. Lumkani…
Here’s all you need to know about WeChat’s new on-demand courier startup Picup
At the Picup launch last night, WeChat wanted the guest to walk home knowing three things: that Picup is going to revolutionarise the on-demand…
WeChat to launch on-demand delivery service Picup this week
It was 16 April 2015 that Picup — WeChat Africa’s on-demand goods collection and delivery service — was meant to be launched. It wasn’t…
WeChat to launch GoBeauty for booking all your beauty treatments [update]
WeChat is launching a new service in South Africa. The service is called GoBeauty, a smartphone app for booking beauty treatments. The invite to…
You can now apply for the World Cup Tech Challenge 2015 to pitch in Silicon Valley
The World Cup Tech Challenge is inviting the global tech and entrepreneur community to apply and stand a chance to attend the global pitch…
5 important trends that show Africa’s venture scene is on the rise
New data from VC4Africa, a startup funding platform, revealed that startups are contributing more to job creation while the investment scene is steadily growing….
DEMO Africa 2015 startup competition opens for applications
The major pan-African startup competition, DEMO Africa 2015, is upon us and startups are encouraged to apply now. The application window is open until…
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