F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
Exclusive: Major int’l VC stealthily buying into SA eCommerce sites
A major US$3.5-billion New York-based hedge fund headed by investor Lee Fixel has been quietly buying up some major eCommerce properties in South Africa…
Facebook IPO: ‘Suddenly it feels like 1999’
The high valuation of Facebook on secondary share markets might be out of line with its revenues but it does show one thing: A…
Insights from a VC: Social networks overdone, but storage is hot
I spoke with Bob Ackerman, managing director of US-based Allegis Capital and a veteran Silicon Valley venture capitalist about some of the trends and…
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…
