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…
Consumer lending has dropped to ‘almost zero’ under new regulations – Rainfin CEO
Consumer lending on marketplace lending platform RainFin has ground to a halt since the new National Credit Regulations threshold came into effect on 11…
‘SA must forget being unicorn factory, focus on tech that solves challenges’
South Africa is never going to be “a unicorn factory” so startups should focus rather on using technology to help the country solve its many challenge, says…
Task team’s investigation into $445m Kapa Biosystems deal drags on
Months after setting up a task team to probe the $445-million sale of Kapa Biosystems, the Department of Science and Technology is still proceeding with…
Start-Up Nations SA helping spread best practices in SA, claims co-ordinator
Three years after the launch of Start-Up Nations South Africa by the Minister of Small Business Development Lindiwe Zulu in November 2014, Ventureburn has questioned…
How Pretoria guy made a million at 22 but still stays with parents
A millionaire at 22. That’s the story of Pretoria property entrepreneur Albert van Wyk, who last month launched a book detailing how he made…
Startup Grind to host first event in Angola
Angolan entrepreneurs will get access to regular entrepreneurship talks and information when global entrepreneurship meetup group Startup Grind kicks off its first event in…
Grotech fund set to announce first three deals
Grotech, a venture capital (VC) fund set up under the 12J VC tax incentive, is set to announce its first three investments, said fund manager Clive…
SA SME Fund will commence with due diligence in July says CEO
The R1.5-billion SA SME Fund will commence with initial fund screening due diligence from next month (July 2017), the fund’s CEO Quinton Dicks said…
Entrepreneur’s report to address why SA has yet to produce a unicorn
South African startups have produced a string of successes of late. Yet something is lacking. In April Edtech startup GetSmarter announced it would sell to…
Joburg health platform Guidepost one of 20 new companies Endeavor to boost
Two South African entrepreneurs are among 28 business owners from 15 countries that Endeavor, a global non-profit organisation that backs high-impact entrepreneurship, recently welcomed into its fold….
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