Everlytic is set to redefine customer communication with its revolutionary AI Studio, using WhatsApp for seamless chatbot interactions. The company, South Africa’s most trusted…
Herd Cows in digital version of local game Morabaraba
A cow herding board game played in rural South Africa, Morabaraba, is becoming digitized, developed by an ex-Stellenbosch University student and licensed to InnoVartis…
It’s all very private: FNB private clients get exclusive digital lifestyle magazine
First National Bank (FNB) is fast becoming more than just a bank. We recently heard that it might be entering the mobile network arena,…
Entrepreneurial Snapshot: South Africa
In a new series of posts — Entrepreneurial Snapshot — I’d like to give a brief overview of the six countries surveyed in Omidyar…
5 key differences between a private and public company
There comes a stage in every company’s lifecycle when going public makes sense. It might be to maintain growth, pull off more aggressive expansion,…
Santam’s ‘Business Legal’ insurance could solve SMMEs’ compliance issues
Staying legally compliant is notoriously easier for larger companies than it is for small, medium and micro-sized enterprises (SMMEs), especially in a country like…
Rocket Internet’s SE Asian LAZADA secures huge funding for the region
Things seem to be going well for Rocket Internet, with news and investments coming every week from the ecommerce cookie cutter company. This time…
Fab receives $150 million in Series D funding, led by China giant Tencent
Fab, the gay social network turned ecommerce-design service with 14-million registered members, is now worth over US$1-billion after it received US$150 million in Series…
WooCommerce democratises ecommerce — a true WordPress child
The WordPress themes’ space has gotten quite crowed in the last few years. From ThemeForest to Elegant Themes, the competitors have boxed it out…
88mph calls on local investors to back 2014 fund, before heading overseas
88mph has had a busy year so far closing up its 2013 Cape Town programme, but the startup accelerator is showing no signs of…
Bloomberg launches $75 million venture capital fund Bloomberg Beta
International news agency Bloomberg is taking a shot at the venture capital game with its new fund, Bloomberg Beta, which was launched yesterday and…
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