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…
RapidDeploy set to double staff at new Cape Town office to 120, after hot 2019
It’s been quite a year for Steven Raucher and Brett Meyerowitz, the founders of SA startup RapidDeploy. The startup’s cloud-based software enables public safety…
Eran Eyal disappears from social media after new fraud charges laid by SEC over $42m Shopin ICO [Updated]
UPDATE (12 December): Fraud-accused Eran Eyal responded to a text message that Ventureburn sent to him earlier today, requesting comment and received this reply…
SA startup 3X4 Genetics lands $2.5m VC deal to market offering in the US [Updated]
The SA founders of biotech startup 3X4 Genetics have landed $2.5-million in investment from US venture capital (VC) fund Alethea Capital Management. Founded by…
Vinny Lingham linked VC fund has secured 20% of Mara Phone’s SA master franchise [Updated]
UPDATE (14 January 2020): While Silicon Valley based SA entrepreneur Vinny Lingham is linked to the LionPride Agility Fund, which secured a 20% cut…
Swiss crypto fund CV VC has invested $75k in SA startup PocketJam, confirms co-founder
Swiss investment company Crypto Valley Venture Capital (CV VC) has invested $75 000 in Cape Town based crypto startup PocketJam, a platform that incentivises…
EXCLUSIVE: Intergreatme’s over R32m crowdfund – reduced to R6m after ‘suspect pledges’
A SA startup which hit the headlines earlier this year for having raised one of the biggest equity crowdfunding rounds in South Africa, has…
We’ve netted $150k from VC fund, reveals SA-born founder behind SpeechKit
An SA-born man is behind a US registered startup that has landed $150 000 from US venture capital (VC) fund, Newark Venture Partners. The…
The tech sector in SA is still a hot place to be [Opinion]
South Africa’s economic outlook may be gloomy, with annual growth forecast to barely past 1.5% over the next three years, but things are still…
Polish businessman’s tales of fear and loathing in Nigeria [Book review]
Chasing Black Unicorns: How Building the Amazon of Africa put me on Interpol’s most wanted list by controversial Polish entrepreneur Marek Zmyslowski, is a thrilling…
Fintech My-iMali scores investment from Crossfin after crowdfunding campaign fails
SA fintech startup My-iMali has landed an undisclosed amount in investment from fintech investor Crossfin to grow its digital wallet platform. The raise follows the…
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