Startups

Grotech rebranding as Kalon Venture Partners to avoid marketplace confusion

South African Section 12J venture capital (VC) company Grotech has rebranded as Kalon Venture Partners. Kalon CEO Clive Butkow said the rebranding was to avoid…

Innovator taps over R220 000 in support from CSIR grassroots programme

Nkosana Madi has been able to tap over R220 000 in training and support from a Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) programme that…

South Korea seeks to diversify its startup scene with its latest accelerator GAPS

The South Korean government has opened applications for 30 foreign startups to join its new Global Accelerator Program for Startups (GAPS). The application deadline is 31…

LinkdPro completes projects worth R2.5m on its freelance marketplace

Members who have used LinkdPro, a South African digital platform for consultants looking for contract and project-based work, have completed projects worth more than R2.5-million in the almost year…

6 drone startups in South Africa to look out for [Digital All Stars]

Digital All Stars is a series of articles which aims to celebrate the best of South African digital. The articles, which will appear on Memeburn and Ventureburn,…

Seven days left to apply for #cocreate2ACCELERATE 2017

There are seven days left to apply for the #cocreate2ACCELERATE initiative, with this year’s deadline falling on 24 July 2017. #cocreate2ACCELERATE is an initiative by…

PeaceTech Accelerator looking for more startups for its next cohorts

PeaceTech Accelerator, a Washington DC based cloud innovation centre and scale-up programme devoted to peace technology, is looking for more participants for its next cohort…

Pet Heaven hopes to become SA’s top dog in online shopping for pets

Got a hungry pooch or a meowing kitten? Pet Heaven is a South African startup that wants to simplify your shopping habits by delivering…

‘We simply failed’: 4chan founder on killing his seemingly successful startup

Last night Chris Poole, famed for starting 4chan, wrote a post titled: Today my startup failed. “No soft landing, no happy ending — we…

eShip: SA’s first online transport marketplace

Transporting goods across South Africa is not a task one undertakes lightly. Although South Africa’s infrastructure is designed around the road system, knowing where…

Should all startups not have a radical transparency policy? The case of Buffer

Last month the whole Buffer team’s salaries got posted online, sparking a near viral conversation on the subject of business transparency and privacy. All…

Disrupt everything: 22 Nigerian startups and problems worth solving

Nigeria’s startup scene is one of the most vibrant on the African continent. Nigerians are innovating in many areas, chasing the next big thing…

This all-female startup aims to make online speed dating less creepy

A number of dating app startups have come out in Asia. In the Philippines, there’s one more startup to add to the list. Peekawoo…

4 surprising lessons startups can learn from the new Korean entrepreneur

South Korea is world renowned for its Chaebol, the family owned conglomerates which became the driving force of the nation’s economic might in the…

Here are 6 South African startups worth watching in 2014

Ventureburn, with our focus on emerging markets, covered a fare amount of startups from the BRIC countries and the likes in 2013. With our…

Financial comparison site MoneyMax adds new money-savvy services

Based in the Philippines, MoneyMax offers consumers a cheap way to compare and find different financial services ranging from credit card plans to insurance…

Checklist: the 3 things you need for smart growth

Your company is finally up and running, but you’re ready to get out of the startup phase. Perhaps those 80-hour weeks aren’t so much…

How Now Novel improved conversion by 100% in 4 steps [Case Study]

For a startup, getting new customers is everything, but converting website visitors into customers is tricky business. Online writing course, Now Novel, set out…

15 impressive startups from emerging markets you should know about

The last year we’ve seen a lot of startups do a lot of great things. On top of that, we’ve not only seen small…

4 creative leave options to re-energise your workforce

Holidays, we all need them, and by law you are entitled to them. Traditional companies allocate their employees between 15 and 21 days of…

SA Florist to take gifting to the next level, brings hope to a wilting industry

It’s a wilting industry but one that has a lot of potential nonetheless. Independent florists struggle to play catch-up with an increasingly online dominated…

Community builder Every1Mobile makes social impact its business

The social economy: the world of aid, philanthropy, non-profits and development programmes was worth over US$128-billion in 2012 (Official Development Assistance). The United Nations…

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