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’s Snapt on track for 1000% revenue growth after landing $3m investment
Two years after raising $1-million in funding, SA tech company Snapt this week landed $3-million from three local investors — Nedbank, Sanari Capital and Convergence Partners (which took part in…
Blockchain fad is wearing off says man behind Jozi crypto startup DoshEx
The fad around blockchain among startups and corporates has cooled, says the head of a Joburg-based company that develops blockchain solutions for local and international…
How SA startup Outsourced CFO almost closed its doors 18 months in
Louw Barnardt may today run a successful firm offering startups and companies outsourced accounting and financial management, but there was a time — just…
Why Shuttleworth investment failed – eight years on Red Five Labs man speaks
It was touted at its time as ground breaking technology, one that would enable mobile apps to run on all smartphones regardless of a handset’s operating…
It’s official: Cape Town healthtech startup is SA SME Fund’s first investment
Ventureburn can today confirm that a venture capital deal concluded by Cape Town based KNF Ventures earlier this month in SA healthtech firm 5nines Technologies has made…
How introduction from VC helped Zelda Learning land R500k in angel funding
An introduction from SA venture capitalist Andrea Bohmert has helped the founders of Cape Town edtech startup Zelda Learning secure the startup’s first angel round…
SA SME Fund in new mandate to invest over R1bn in black small firms, startups
SA’s long awaited SA SME Fund will invest just over R1-billion or 75% of its R1.4-billion in funds in black-owned small and medium-sized enterprises, including tech startups —…
Uber platform for mechanics Fixxr wins R500k from IBM in pitching competition
Mobile car repair platform Fixxr has won R500 000 from software multinational IBM following a pitching competition last week. The pitching competition took place last Wednesday (14 November)…
SA tech startups still out of touch when getting angel, VC funding – survey
Over a quarter of founders or 29% of SA tech startups believe that they will grow their business by securing venture capital (VC) or funding…
Black tech startups in SA still struggling finds new Ventureburn survey
While 15% of SA tech startups founded by white entrepreneurs are turning a profit, just seven percent of their black counterparts are making a profit,…
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