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…
One-size-fits-all view on Africa and other mistakes VCs make
A one-size-fits-all view of the African market or simply transplanting Silicon Valley startup models on the continent, will doom those looking to invest in…
VC is growing in Africa, but sector still hobbled by lack of follow-on and seed funding
Ten years ago when Cape Town venture capitalist Justin Stanford and entrepreneur Vinny Lingham launched Cape Town’s startup initiative Silicon Cape there was hardly an angel…
Investor bets Egypt’s Swvl will hit $1bn in revenue by 2023
Will Egypt’s Swvl the next big thing to come out of Africa? Maybe. Swedish venture capital (VC) fund Vostok New Ventures is betting on the Egyptian…
Ran Neu-Ner confirms he’s taken legal action against Shark Tank’s Gil Oved, Romeo Kumalo [Updated]
UPDATE (21 August 2019): While entrepreneur Ran Neu-Ner has so far refused to provide Ventureburn with the affidavits he’s filed against Gil Oved and…
Five SA fintechs that service the growing market of SME lending [Updated]
An increasing number of fintech startups are looking to fund small businesses in South Africa using online platforms and apps to service the massive…
Number of regulatory sandbox licenses granted by Mauritius body to fintechs grows to nine
The number of startups and companies that have been granted regulatory sandbox licenses by Mauritius’s Economic Development Board (EDB) has grown to nine. This,…
HouseMe investor Geddes Capital secures R200m debt facility from UK company
Cape Town based financier Geddes Capital — which last year invested in SA startups HouseMe and Seon — has secured R200-million from a UK…
As Brexit looms, UK government looks to support SA startups
SA tech startups can expect added business and trade support from the UK government as it seeks to boost links with other countries amid…
LLH Capital’s Gil Oved, Romeo Kumalo mum on deals fund has concluded so far
Those waiting for details on the closing of SA based LLH Capital‘s $200-million tech fund will have to remain patient until the fund’s partners —…
So, what percentage of VC and angel investing goes to SA startups with women founders? [Updated]
UPDATE (14 August 2019): We neglected to include Smartblade’s R9.5-million investment from Savant in the below list. We have updated the list as well…
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