With streaming platforms, next-gen gaming, and hybrid lifestyles reshaping how we consume entertainment, the humble TV is slowly being overtaken by a bigger player:…
Startup Knight is on a crusade for SA’s top savvy tech startups
With steed, steel and savviness at hand, South African software development company Byte Orbit recently announced its annual startup competition — Startup Knight. A…
Calling all Kenyan startups to attend Ventureburn Meetup
Ventureburn Managing editor Michelle Atagana will be jetting into Kenya on Tuesday, 23 September, and is looking to meet-up and chat with Kenyan startup…
Cape Town gets Africa’s first taste of Startup Weekend Education action
Africa’s first ever Startup Weekend Education event took place this past weekend in Cape Town. There were five teams involved, with other high profile…
Millicom, Kalixa join forces to offer payment service provider for Africa, Latin America
The mobile payment sector is currently experiencing an exponential boom on the African continent, perhaps this is why mobile payment firm Kalixa will be…
SA’s MySidekick wants to be the shopping assistant in your pocket
MySideKick is a new app for South Africa’s shoppers. The free app claims to give easy access to specials, promotions, sales, products and coupons…
Aqua snatches up SA software company Applogix
South African digital agency, Aqua Group, has just confirmed the acquisition of nine-year-old software company, Applogix. The deal will help Aqua strengthen its role…
DHL records 1000% growth in sub-Saharan Africa in less than 3 years
The notable red and yellow German logistics company DHL Express recently announced a massive growth milestone of 1000% within the last three years in…
uAfrica announces Kalahari, Yuppiechef, Zando among SA’s best ecommerce sites of 2014
One of Southern Africa’s leading ecommerce companies, uAfrica, today announced the winners of the six award categories highlighting the best in the online retail…
3 valuable lessons from a successful startup exit in South Africa
Long ago in a world far, far away (Cape Town, 2010), I started and ran a group-buying website. Yes, I was taken in by…
Want to win R25K? Enter Ventureburn’s ‘Startup Battle’
What makes a good business? Is it the idea? Or perhaps the market gap? Maybe it is the business model or timing. There are…
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