The Netflix matchup between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul has redefined what a modern boxing event can be, fusing old-school boxing prestige with digital-age…
Tech Trailblazers Awards adds incentive with Regional Trailblazers Cups
The global Tech Trailblazers Awards for IT startups has announced a new Regional Cup Awards. Every entrant into the global competition will automatically be…
Forget mobile-web: here are 5 sectors in Africa worth your money and innovation
Mobile-web is all the rage in Africa lately, and not without reason. Mobile penetration and access to the internet is going to blow up…
VC in South Africa: Where are we now? [Net Prophet]
“If this elevator goes down, so does the Cape Town VC industry.” That’s what Justin Stanford, co-founder of investment management group 4Di and 4Di…
Become an overnight success in 15 years [Net Prophet]
“The idea will not make you rich”, Andre de Wet, GM of PriceCheck, told the Net Prophet 2013 audience. Hearing that might make you…
SleepOut raises $200 000 seed funding, launches online travel mag
SleepOut – Kenya’s leading online accommodation marketplace announced today that it has raised approximately US$200 000 in seed funding, intended to finance expansion across…
Everything you need to know about 88mph Nairobi from Nikolai Barnwell
Seed accelerator 88mph’s Nairobi director Nikolai Barnwell spoke to Ventureburn about its upcoming three-month acceleration programme in the Kenyan capital: what they look for…
Accelerator 88mph hopes to find next big mobile-web entrepreneur in Nairobi
There’s no rest for the weary with startup accelerator 88mph. Right off the bat of closing its 2013 Cape Town incubation programme, the accelerator…
Prodigy Finance helps MBA students from emerging markets get ahead
Prodigy Finance is a fascinating company. It takes elements of micro-lending, as well as some proprietary risk-assessment practices, and applies them to MBA students…
US company Symbion Power targets energy sector in Africa
Coinciding with African Utility Week taking place in Cape Town later this month, US energy company Symbion Power has taken strides to invest in…
Enter the Entrepreneur ‘X’ Factor and fast-track your business
If you consider yourself an entrepreneur – someone with an adept business acumen, an affinity for risk-taking and developing ideas into marketable, scalable companies…
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