Last week, local airline FlySafair trended on social media as it launched its R8 sale. But how many tickets did the airline sell as…
Accelerators helping women-led startups in emerging markets can win up to $25,000 in IFC ScaleX initiative
International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) have launched a call for applications for the IFC ScaleX, a performance-based initiative that will…
Solvesting’s P2P lending wants to bridge SME investments in emerging markets
Over the past few years, Africa has seen record levels of foreign direct investment, peaking at US$56.3-billion in 2013. Yet, studies still show that medium-sized enterprises…
14 tech startups from emerging markets onto something big
This year, for Ventureburn and all the other tech blogs covering startup scenes, we’ve seen an exciting crop of talent show face. From major…
Looking beyond garments: The future is bright for Bangladeshi tech startups
We’ve been touring emerging markets for more than a year now, and are quite excited to visit Bangladesh soon — a country better known…
