The Netflix matchup between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul has redefined what a modern boxing event can be, fusing old-school boxing prestige with digital-age…
Real Time Wine founder Andy Hadfield launches social impact startup
Andy Hadfield, founder of the now defunct wine rating startup Real Time Wine, has announced his newest venture: a social impact startup called forgood….
SA startup looks to provide relief to those affected by Woza shutdown
The shutdown of Woza, Google’s free website service, earlier this week was big news. Understandably so too: the service, which launched in early 2012…
Travelstart acquires Hong Kong’s Satisfly to boost its social intelligence chops
Cape Town-headquartered online flight booking company Travelstart has acquired Satisfly, a Hong Kong-based social intelligence company. Founded in 2008, Satisfly uses big data and…
Takealot-Kalahari merger gets the official go-ahead
The merger between Takealot and Kalahari, two of South Africa’s largest online retailers, has been approved by the country’s Competition Commission and will come…
4 New Year’s resolutions your startup should consider adopting in 2015
This is it. This is the year your startup will go big. At least that’s what you were telling everyone at the New Year’s…
2014: the year in digital agency acquisitions
If 2014 was a big year for investment in the South African startup space, it was an even bigger year for digital agency acquisitions….
2014 was as good for early stage startups as it was for established players
Things are looking good for the African startup space. We’ve already revealed how much established players, especially in the ecommerce space, have benefited from…
Zambia’s StreetCred inks partnership with mobile PoS Nomanini
Zambian airtime distributor StreetCred has secured an exclusive partnership with Nomanini — a South African-based mobile point of sale service that specialises in facilitating…
Dragons’ Den SA episode 12: going out with a bang
The first season of Dragons’ Den SA is over. Throughout its course, the dragons have given away millions, laughed some horrendous ideas out of…
Ventureburn goes behind the scenes on SA Florist’s Dragons’ Den deal
When it was announced that the international phenomenon that is Dragons’ Den was coming to South Africa, I for one was sceptical about how…
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