Acer’s bringing the heat to the gaming arena with its latest Nitro lineup. We’re talking new laptops and a compact desktop, all juiced up…
Investec out to fund fintech startups through global investment platform
SA bank and asset management group Investec currently looking to invest in three or four early-stage SA fintech startups, Investec Emerging Companies spokesperson Akash Maharaj has confirmed. Earlier…
Silicon Valley VC model doesn’t work in Africa, argues Silvertree Holdings man
The Silicon Valley venture capital (VC) model doesn’t work in Africa and other emerging markets, argues Manuel Koser, the managing director and co-founder of…
SA fintech JUMO secures first two commitments in new funding round
SA fintech JUMO has secured equity funding from French development agency Proparco and Finnish development finance company Finnfund — the first commitments to a new funding round, the startup’s founder Andrew Watkins-Ball…
SA startup Aerobotics secures funding round from Nedbank VC fund [Updated]
Local corporate and investment bank Nedbank has invested an undisclosed amount in Cape Town based aerial data-analytics startup Aerobotics. The bank was the lead…
