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Zim innovator looks to kick-start hip hop startup with crowdfunding
Just over a year ago we told you about Munyuki Manatsa, the Zimbabwean university graduate who built an online hip-hop community from an internet…
CityMob gets Wantitall investment boost
South African ecommerce player Wantitall has just closed a deal which will see it invest an undisclosed sum of money in flash sales specialist…
Vinny Lingham’s Gyft launches APIs for third-party apps
Gyft, the mobile gifting service from Yola founder Vinny Lingham, has announced the launch of APIs to extend gift cards into third-party apps. While…
13 lessons every startup can learn from Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett was once the richest man on the planet. He’d still probably hold, or at least be close to, that spot if he…
Zando founder, MD Manuel Koser resigns
Zando co-founder and managing director Manuel Koser today announced his resignation from the South African online retailer. The entrepreneur will reportedly be leaving Zando…
Screw Silicon Valley, Brazil actually has a startup show worth watching
Anyone on the tech startup scene will have at least heard mention of a Silicon Valley reality TV show. Well Brazil looked at that,…
Confirmed: Blue Label Telecoms inks deal with mobile startup Panacea
Ventureburn can confirm that prepaid and mobile payment company Blue Label Telecoms quietly acquired a major stake in Bulk SMS startup Panacea Mobile in…
World of Avatar cuts funding to Boom.fm amid Mxit layoffs [Update]
Online social music startup Boom.fm is set to close down after its funding was withdrawn by investment incubator hybrid World of Avatar. In an…
QikCommerce: Behind the MIH-Obox break-up
Back in March, we reported that Naspers’ investment arm MIH had teamed up with Obox to launch QikCommerce — a WordPress-based eCommerce tool that…
6 of South Africa’s hottest ecommerce sites
When it comes to tech startups, ecommerce is at once an easy and tricky space to play in. It’s easy, because to get going…
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