The country’s unemployment rate saw a negative spike of 31.9% in the third quarter of 2023, which marked the first time the unemployment rate…
Droppa goes global following series A funding round
Droppa, a South African logistics start-up, closed its series A investment round with SkyNet Worldwide Express. The relationship, though, was not formed in a…
Salary cuts, customers not paying, as Covid-19 begin to bite even VC-funded startups
The economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic is beginning to bite, with even South Africa’s venture capital (VC) funded tech startups feeling the pinch….
Eight SA startups to keep an eye on in 2020
A number of tech startups featured in news headlines last year. Ventureburn has picked eight that we think readers should follow closely in 2020….
SA on-demand truck hire startup Droppa nets multi-million rand investment
Droppa, a Johannesburg based on-demand platform for trucks and bakkies, has secured a multi-million rand investment from SA investor IDF Capital. Droppa CEO Khathutshelo…
