Four young scientists, accompanied by Eskom Expo’s Business Manager, Mmamoloko Rancia Riba, won their place to represent the country at the Indonesia competition, renowned…
Imperial and Vinny Lingham’s Newtown Partners launch $20m corporate VC fund [Updated]
UPDATE (11 March 2020): A PR representative for Newtown Partners told Ventureburn subsequent to the publication of this story that select startups across Africa…
Nigerian VC Microtraction ups ticket size offering to $25k [Updated]
Correction (5 March): An earlier version of this article had it that the investor would offer an additional $50 000 convertible note at a…
SA mobility tech company WhereIsMyTransport raises $7.5m Series-A round
Cape Town and London-based mobility data company WhereIsMyTransport has raised a $7.5-million Series A funding round. WhereIsMyTransport collects and provides access to public transport…
Cote D’Ivoire startup Afrikrea lands €1m investment
Ivorian tech startup Afrikrea has secured €1-million in investment from its existing investor Saviu, a French venture builder and venture capital (VC) fund, as…