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Ventureburn is dedicated to featuring and writing news about startups in emerging markets. In fact, it’s our passion to inform our readers about new startups,…

Call for nominations: Digital All Stars’ top green startups

There are an incredible amount of startups in SA who are tackling natural resources, harnessing power, or even changing the way cars work. For Ventureburn’s next…

OPIC to finance Unreasonable Capital with US$5-million

The US government’s Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has announced their support of Unreasonable Capital, to the tune of US$5-million. Unreasonable is a venture capital…

2017 applications now open for Street Business School

The Street Business School, a Johannesburg-based institution for entrepreneurs, is taking applications for 2017. Ten students are selected for the programme per annum. Their…

RainFin adds new R100m Business-to-Retail loans to its product offering

Fintech startup, RainFin has added crowdfunding and lending options to its platform in the form of Business-to-Retail loans. Amounts of up to R10-million will be…

Swedish startup accelerator programme is looking for global applicants

Swedish-based Fast Track Malmö is looking for startups from around the world to participate in its startup accelerator. It will be based in Malmö, Sweden…

Blue Label Telecoms announces new SME accelerator programme

Telecoms company Blue Label Telecoms and Blue Pencil Management (Blue Pencil) have launched a business accelerator programme. The programme will grant SMEs access to…

Bummed there is no Twitter on Mxit? Don’t fret now you have Tweetr

As a platform, Mxit seems to be evolving. In the last year it has expanded the user experience by opening up its API and…

8 mobile ventures get $2.4 million from Knight Foundation

The Knight Foundation has announced the latest winners of its news challenge. The media innovation challenge is aimed at getting startups to build applications…

Pastel enters the personal finance game

Pastel My Money is joining the likes of Moneysmart, 22seven and Nedbank in an all out barroom brawl for personal finance management supremacy. Softline…

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Online social music startup Boom.fm is set to close down after its funding was withdrawn by investment incubator hybrid World of Avatar.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…

SA’s Innovation agency approves R100m for venture capital fund

Tech is the future and fostering innovation is in vogue. South Africa’s Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) is in agreement. According to a Business Day…

Zando gets €20 million investment boost from Summit Partners

International growth equity investor Summit Partners is set to invest €20 million in South African online retail giant Zando. This shows a huge vote…

Signed, sealed and delivered: the Mxit/Motribe deal

Mxit has officially inked the deal to buy social network builder Motribe. We reported a few weeks ago that the deal was in its…

mPowa beats Square to Africa in multi-million dollar deal with FNB

This is big. Square competitor mPowa will launch its payments device in South Africa after inking a multi-million dollar deal with banking giant FNB….

Wait. Simon Cowell and will.i.am are on the hunt for the next Steve Jobs?

Simon Cowell is looking for the next big tech entrepreneur. Why am I not surprised? The music producer and former American Idol judge has…

BlackBerry reaches out to Nigeria’s academic community

Research In Motion (RIM) seems determined to make its mark in Africa. The maker of BlackBerry smartphones and tablets has announced that it will…

Mxit buys mobile social network builder Motribe, CEO steps down

Sources close to Ventureburn have been speculating for a while that Mxit was on the verge of buying Motribe. Now we have confirmation that…

WPP wants a slice of Native? [RUMOUR]

Memeburn sources can reveal that the world’s largest advertising and PR conglomerate WPP has been sniffing around high-profile digital agency Native with a view…

Quirk Education to usher in digital era at Red & Yellow

Acquisitions and mergers are all the rage these days in the advertising and digital agency world. The latest in merger news is that Red…

Prezence Digital set to launch student mentoring initiative

South African digital agency, Prezence Digital has announced that it will soon be launching a project it calls the 10Teams/10Brands/10Grand initiative. Established in the…

Who are South Africa’s top business women and entrepreneurs?

The influence of women on business is increasing — they’re making a mark on the tech world and women account for a larger percentage…

South African VC Knife Capital receives international recognition

To the people living on the African continent, the brilliant innovation emerging from the continent’s unsung entrepreneurs is axiomatic. The rest of the world…

Epson Survey Reveals Surge in Demand for Projectors as Home Cinema Trend Takes Off

Opera Mini Brings Free AI to South Africa, Tackling Data Costs and Boosting Digital Inclusion

HONOR X7c: Does This Budget Beast Deliver on Battery and That 108MP Camera?

Umvuzo Health Turns 21 with a Tech-Driven Medtech Model That’s Redefining Corporate Healthcare

Kazang Brings Card Payments to Spaza Shops, Driving Fintech-Fuelled Financial Inclusion

Flutterwave Launches Accelerate Workshop to Upskill Young Africans in Tech

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Slate Truck is an outrageously sensible pickup

Red Bull wings for Lucid – not Tesla

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV