Startups

WooThemes’ Mark Forrester on how an SA startup sprouted a global success story

Last week we witnessed one of South Africa’s greatest success stories to date. A local tech company was acquired by Automattic, which is the…

Here’s all you need to know about WeChat’s new on-demand courier startup Picup

At the Picup launch last night, WeChat wanted the guest to walk home knowing three things: that Picup is going to revolutionarise the on-demand…

Does the future of instant messaging apps lie in bulk?

The instant messaging space is a tough nut to crack. Add a couple feature and it becomes cluttered and the users become uncomfortable. Remove…

Q&A with MoboFree CEO on Africa’s fast-growing mobile marketplace

MoboFree is an African-based mobile marketplace with a social twist that allows people to buy, sell and swap products with each other. The goal…

InstaLens: How SA’s Instagram acolyte is capturing global success

Instagram is well known for its dedicated communities — especially in cities such as Cape Town where designers, both local and tourists, take advantage…

Ventureburn speaks to entrepreneurial maestro Adii Pienaar on Receiptful’s $500k Angel round

South African serial entrepreneur and investor Adii Pienaar’s new startup called Receiptful is making some noise. The co-founder of the popular website theme builder,…

StudySearch connects African students with quality universities abroad

Even though there is no official data on the number of Africans that are travelling abroad annually for postgraduate studies, it’s expected to be…

Diaspora scores on privacy but will it ever go mainstream?

Diaspora, the open source social network that puts user privacy above all else, is now rolling out in private alpha. The question is: can…

What a startup can learn from a restaurant menu

It’s often said that one of the biggest challenges for an entrepreneur is focus. Naturally, this is coupled with multiple challenges like cash flow,…

Evly.com first look: Will this new crowdsourcing social network work?

Sometimes it just so happens that a new technology service really speaks to you. The first time I saw Groupon, I thought that it…

Four things large companies can learn from startups

Any startup company is agile by design and necessity. There are certain characteristics of a startup that make an agile approach come naturally, and…

Nigeria’s rapidly growing online job search market

When you start talking about online employment sites, you’re likely to mention global behemoths such as Monster.com and CareerBuilder.com, both originating from the United…

Qwiki and Storify: Disruptive storytelling comes of age

On October 26, Qwiki, a new “information experience” platform, opened its doors to pre-invited users as an Alpha web product. As this year’s winning…

Why Angel funding is killing innovation

I’m a fan of Max Levchin and his fellow Paypal alumni because this group has spent the past five years creating many of the…

Tynt: A business built on ‘copy and paste’

Who would think that there is a business in providing an online copy and paste service? Tynt believes that there is a very large…

CREATORmakers.com: Unlock your potential

To dream is as easy as breathing; it is one of the things that make us quintessentially human. But sometimes hopes and dreams get…

Paper.li makes you editor-in-chief of your online newspaper

There is no longer any doubt about the awesome impact that Twitter is having on the media landscape. Every day, the micro-blogging phenomenon cements…

Viewdle gives mobile phones the ability to ‘see’

High-powered players are pumping US$10-million into Viewdle, a technology startup crafting ways that enable smartphones “see” things the same way people do and identify…

Thinkup: A web app to help analyse your social network

ThinkUp, a free software project founded by Gina Trapani of Lifehacker fame, helps you harvest insights from the conversations you have on social networks…

Blekko search: Coming soon to a browser near you

Blekko CEO Rich Skrenta has conceded the search battle to Google without even firing a shot. Instead, he’s adopted the mantra of his co-founder…

7 reasons to bootstrap: Angels, VCs or none of the above?

The venture capitalist (VC) community is disdainful of angel investors and their puny funds, but the angels can do deals that VCs cannot because…

The lack of tech IPOs is holding back job expansion in US, says leading VC

Robert Ackerman, a leading Silicon Valley venture capitalist and founder of Allegis Capital, says that tech IPOs will remain scarce and that this will…

LG’s New 100-Inch QNED TV Is a Game-Changer for Home Entertainment in South Africa

ASUS Taps Into South Africa’s AI Obsession With Smarter Devices

HONOR 400 and 400 Pro Redefine AI Smartphone Innovation for South African Users

SA SMBs are AI-Ready – ASUS Report Shows Local Businesses Are Already Seeing Real ROI

Ocellics Reinvents Fund Factsheets with Automation-Driven Platform for Investment Managers

AWIEF 2025 Awards Nominations Now Open

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

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves