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…
Simodisa to integrate Venture Central site with other existing portals
SA entrepreneurship advocacy body Simodisa will in coming months begin integrating its Venture Central portal for entrepreneurs with other exisiting portals, the startup advocacy group’s…
Joburg duo to take on big boys in calcium carbonate sector with IDC VC funding
Entrepreneurs Zane Abrahams and Mark Anthony Appollos are taking on the big boys. The two plan to give an established calcium carbonate player a run for…
Over a year on, when will big companies’ SA SME Fund get going? [Opinion]
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SA swimmer Natalie du Toit connected to new ICO to target amateur sports sector
Paralympic SA swimming star Natalie du Toit is working with Pretoria-based startup Sports Podium to launch an initial coin offering (ICO) to fund the first “knowledge-based digital sports economy” for…
Little fishing village in Morocco still Africa’s top digital nomad destination
Looking for an African digital nomad destination to set up camp in for 2018? Why not try the sleepy fishing and surfing village of…
What startups should know about getting their story into the media [Opinion]
It’s the new year and you’re thinking of getting some publicity. How do you go about getting your story into the media? First off…
15 people in the SA tech startup ecosystem you should follow in 2018
The new year is upon us. What better way to get started than to follow and connect with key decision makers in the SA…
Looking to get ahead SA startups? Apply for these accelerators in 2018
What better way to start the new year than by signing up to one of the many accelerator programmes open to South African tech entrepreneurs? It’s…
Here are 12 SA tech entrepreneurs who made headlines in Ventureburn in 2017
From selling their startup for over a billion rand, to turning air into water — here are 12 South African entrepreneurs who made headlines…
Here are the SA tech startup acquisitions that were concluded in 2017
This year saw one of the biggest acquisition deals for a South African tech startup — when US listed company 2U bought Getsmarter for…
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