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…
SA crowdfunding site The People’s Fund in first payout of R43k to 42 investors
Ten months after launching, Johannesburg based crowdfunding platform The People’s Fund has made its first payout of R43 800 to 42 investors who earlier this year…
SA fintech Bettr launches alpha version of ‘financial ecosystem’ at MoneyConf event [Updated]
SA fintech startup Bettr has launched the alpha version of its community-built financial ecosystem today at the annual MoneyConf tech event in Dublin. Bettr — which…
Google opens applications for its second class of Launchpad Africa accelerator
Google has opened applications for the second class of its Launchpad Accelerator Africa programme. The programme will now take applications from an additional 12 African countries…
Burn Media to embark on aggressive growth after deal to go solo – Buckland
The Burn Media Group, a media stable with publications that include Ventureburn and Memeburn, has broken away from M&C Saatchi Abel’s digital agency Creative Spark…
Here are 4 things Kalon Venture Partners looks for when picking startups [Q&A]
Disruptive technology that is 12 months ahead of the competition. A proven product. A large addressable market. The best team on the planet. These are…
EXCLUSIVE: SA SME Fund CEO’s stepping down was ‘amicable’ says fund official
The head of the SA SME Fund Quinton Dicks has parted ways “amicably” with the fund, a right-hand official of Discovery CEO Adrian Gore who initiated…
SA incubator Savant in process of raising funding for 11 tech companies [Q&A]
Cape Town tech incubator Savant is busy raising funding for four of the 16 technology related companies in its portfolio — while pursuing second-round funding for another nine, the incubator’s…
Sometimes startup just hits right market at right time – Angelhub man [Q&A]
The difference between a well performing and poorly performing investment often comes down to three things, says Angelhub Ventures lead partner Brett Commaille. For…
‘Playing patient investor, Omidyar has not made many exits from $1.3bn portfolio’ [Updated]
Philanthropic impact investor Omidyar Network has invested close to $1.3-billion* in non-profit and for-profit ventures globally since it was founded in 2004 by eBay founder Pierre…
First Uber partnership, now Aura secures first R2m from HAVAÍC in equity raise
Days after concluding a deal with ride-hailing company Uber, Joburg-based startup Aura announced today that it has secured the first R2-million in a R6-million equity…
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