Venture capital

How founder of Egypt’s Xpay bagged $250k after meeting angels at social event

The founder of startup XPay — which was reported last week to have raised $250 000 from two angel investors — says he closed the…

Benin’s Noru Capital inches closer to $10m targeted raise

Noru Capital, which was launched last month to invest in tech startups in Benin, has raised $800 000 of its targeted capital of $10-million, EtriLabs…

Newly launched Benin Business Angels Network to make five deals this year

The newly launched Benin Business Angels Network (BBAN) is looking to invest in three to five Beninese tech startups this year — with the…

Investment from Sozala Media was less than R1m, reveals Peepz’s Nick Holdcroft

Nick Holdcroft says he’s looking to grow his event staffing platform Peepz, following his announcement last month that his startup had landed an investment from…

Chipper Cash CEO on why African startups aren’t launching the next Paypal

Africa’s fragmented nature could be why the continent’s startups have found it difficult to launch merchant-focused payments products such as Paypal, surmises Ham Serunjogi the…

‘Only 4% of Section 12J funds went to VC in last tax year’

A mere four percent or R120-million of the estimated over R3-billion raised by Section 12J venture capital companies (VCCs) in the 2019 tax year…

InstaDeep raises $7m in round led by Tunisia’s AfricInvest

Enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) startup InstaDeep has raised a $7-million Series-A round led by Tunisian private equity firm AfricInvest. Endeavor Catalyst — the co-investment fund…

Off to chat to a VC? Here are 10 things you need to do first

A lot of very very smart, experienced investors have put several “must read” guides out there over the last few years on how to…

Why your email pitch did not even make the VC’s ‘maybe pile’

Here’s the thing: if you do a cold-call pitch to a Venture Capital (VC) investor using email, your proposal is already at the bottom…

Meet 8 of Russia’s top VC firms

Being a part of the Russians doesn’t mean you get a free bottle Russki Standard at tech events. Unfortunately. But what it does mean,…

China’s startup scene needs more Angel investors says tech mogul Lei Jun

Lei Jun wears many hats — he’s Xiaomi CEO, the board chair at Kingsoft and an Angel investor — and is one of the…

Beginner investor? Here are 7 things to consider before funding a startup

I have been dispensing a fair amount of startup advice of late, mostly picked up from hanging around some pretty hardcore venture capitalists (VCs)….

18 questions you should ask a VC before you sign your startup away

So you have been lucky: your idea is the next Google and investors have decided put a pile of money into it. This is…

10 VCs you should be pitching to right now

So you’re a startup, and you have a great idea. In fact, your idea is going to change the world. It’s better than Facebook….

Series A crunch blah blah… Get over it. Learn from Africa’s example

If you are a startup junkie (yes there is such a thing), chances are you have been hearing about the ominous Series A crunch….

How to sell a high-risk startup to skittish investors

Exhibit A: a startup with an inexperienced leadership team enters a business sector with notoriously high failure rates: the food service industry. On paper,…

2012 startups in review: funding, competition winners and acquisitions

Despite a struggling global economy and a notable downturn in Series A funding in the US, 2012 left a veritable smorgasbord of startup deals,…

VC-backed programme to boost early-stage high-growth investment

The UCT Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) is teaming up with growth equity fund manager Knife Capital to launch a new education programme…

Seed Engine: a lifeline for idea-stage ventures

While the US is seeing a downturn in Series A tech startup funding, 2012 has been a bumper year for seed/angel deals. In more…

Which industries will see the heaviest VC interest in 2013?

If you’re staring 2013 in the eyes, trying to figure out whether or not your new venture is likely to attract VC investment in…

Lessons from Southeast Asia: trials and tribulations of a young VC

James Chan is chief hustler at Silicon Straits, and concurrently principal at Neoteny Labs. He is currently kicking the cans around on a couple…

HealthQ: groundbreaking African startup launches, attracts funding, blows minds

When we broke the story about HealthQ’s open source metabolic chamber — the first of its kind in the world — we came away…

Are the consumer web and enterprise splitting the VC herd?

Dave McClure, the highly successful Silicon Valley Angel/Micro VC investor, published a passionate post about the prosperous future for the consumer web, and criticised…

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