South Africa’s smallest businesses are punching above their weight when it comes to job creation – but the system is still actively working against…
Singapore’s Nitrous.IO gets $1 million funding from Silicon Valley luminaries
Nitrous.IO, Action.IO’s software development platform and key product, just got US$1 million in seed funding from a handful of VC firms in Silicon Valley…
What’s behind the social startup decline?
Fewer and fewer entrepreneurs are starting social startups. Why? Fizzling IPOs and disappointing return on investments mean that social is no longer the investor…
SA startup Paperight wins prestigious innovation award at London Book Fair
If you haven’t heard of Paperight, the network of independent copy shops that print books, it’s time to pay attention: the South African startup…
6 brilliant SA startups chosen for U-Start startup showcase in Milan
Last week we took a look at the finalists for the U-Start Bloom Business Plan Competition. U-Start, the Italian funding platform behind the competition,…