AI is disrupting education. But despite what the headlines (and some ChatGPT horror stories) might suggest, South African teachers aren’t being replaced — they’re…
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…
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…
Startups: What VCs look for
Venture capitalists and entrepreneurs often don’t see eye-to-eye, and in South Africa in particular, there seems to be a very real gap in meeting…
New SA crowd-source fund hits R1-million
Crowdfund is the South African tech industry’s latest step toward fostering a culture of angel investment for online start ups in South Africa, and…