Startups

My parents said I was crazy to start a business, SweepSouth’s Aisha Pandor reveals in podcast

Save three years’ worth of salary. That’s what SweepSouth co-founder Aisha Pandor’s mother — the Minister of Foreign Affairs Naledi Pandor — advised her…

How to get your startup to appear in the media [Opinion]

It’s a new year and you’re probably big on getting your startup noticed. One way is to get media coverage. As a startup one…

Eight SA startups to keep an eye on in 2020

A number of tech startups featured in news headlines last year. Ventureburn has picked eight that we think readers should follow closely in 2020….

How Endeavor plans to make social impact by backing high-growth entrepreneurs [Q&A]

Endeavor is more than simply a networking club for the business elite, but an organisation that aims to make a sustained social impact by…

Here are seven SA insurtechs that insurance companies are working with

Insurance technology is big money in South Africa, with several local insurtechs having together raised tens of millions of rands in investment of late,…

Momentum Metropolitan reveals it’s backing insurtech, fintech through local VC [Q&A]

SA insurance company Momentum Metropolitan is partnering with a local venture capital (VC) company and a VC from the UK to develop innovative financial…

Here are five SA hardware startups making waves in 2019

More than many other kinds of businesses, startups that develop hardware solutions arguably face more challenges bringing their solution to market. The sheer amount…

How we had to start over after shareholder stole startup from us – Entry Ninja co-founder

The founders of SA startup Entry Ninja may have sold their business for millions of rands to Computicket two years ago, but only after…

How we pitched our startup at San Francisco’s TechCrunch Disrupt 2019 – SA founder

SA startup founder Kamo Sesing (pictured above, left with one of his co-founders, Cam Naidoo) was at TechCrunch’s Disrupt 2019 in San Francisco last…

SA founders who’ve sold their startup to a Silicon Valley firm

Hitting it big in Silicon Valley is every South African tech entrepreneur’s dream. What better way than to sell your startup to a Valley-based…

New Proptech Africa association launches to promote sector to property industry

Africa’s fast-growing property sector is expected to benefit dramatically in years to come from the emergence of a vibrant proptech startup ecosystem. This is…

Here are eight SA fintechs that local banks are working with [Updated]

SA fintech startups are offering banks new ways to accept and make payments, lend out loans and offer financial services to the previously under…

I burnt myself into the ground, reveals Getsmarter co-founder Rob Paddock on $103m deal

He may have closed one of the biggest deals ever in South Africa’s tech startup sector, but GetSmarter co-founder Rob Paddock admits that he “burnt…

Stop mixing up innovation-led firms with SME argues former Flutterwave CEO

Policy makers must stop mixing up innovation-led enterprises with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as the two are completely different from one another, argues…

What decriminalisation of cannabis means for the workplace [Opinion]

Following the Constitutional Court’s ruling in September last year, cannabis use, possession and cultivation in South Africa has been decriminalised with adult persons now…

Everything you need to know about West African startup landscape [2019 Update]

Update: Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or…

Time to test that startup idea, here’s how we at Feastfox did it

So you’ve come up with what you think is the next Uber or Airbnb. Now what? It might be tempting to quit your day…

A fail-safe way to moving IP offshore: Part 2 [Opinion]

In my previous article I summarised the goal of a company seeking to grow internationally by locating its intellectual property (IP) offshore. This second…

A fail-safe way to moving IP offshore: Part 1 [Opinion]

At some point those at SA tech companies will ask — how do we move our intellectual property (IP) to an offshore company, one…

10 steps to setting up an office for your startup in the US [Opinion]

There are many reasons for incorporating your business in the US. The reason why I incorporated my business Feastfox (an eating out app that allows…

Eight Kenyan fintech startups to keep an eye on

With the 2007 launch of mobile-money transfer service M-Pesa by Vodacom for Safaricom, Kenya has led the world in mobile money. Inspired by this…

Time we focus more on startups founded by those of African origin [Opinion]

Over the last couple of weeks, Ventureburn has sampled a diverse array of views to a question this writer has long wondered about. The…

How I built a mobile app UX testing setup for under $50

The challenge: a mobile app UX recording setup for less than $50 that allowed us to record users’ interactions with a mobile app. As…

Netflix drops official ‘Ghost in the Shell’ trailer ahead of April release

Cape Town dams in much better shape in January 2020 than 2018

Google Search might look a bit different in the coming weeks

FSAT Labs, Seda call on tech startups to apply for next acceleration programme

Grant Brooke announces he’s stepped down from managing Twiga Foods

Changes to Section 12J VC regime won’t spell doom for all funds says venture capitalist

Apex Legends trailer teases fans with new season 4 character’s death

Overwatch League, Call of Duty League to stream on YouTube

Motorola Razr 2019’s screen is made with ‘bumps and lumps’ in mind

Audi’s AI:ME could be the company’s future A2

BMW confirms the iX3’s battery and power details

The true cost of Audi’s electric car strategy