Gavin Reardon

Tech startups likely to weather SA’s economic slowdown say venture capitalists

South Africa’s economic outlook is grim. With the prospect of further power blackouts looming and struggling state-owned entities on the brink of failure, the…

Kingson Capital grows SA VC fund to over R1.4bn with additional capital

Durban based venture capital (VC) company Kingson Capital yesterday announced that it had raised an additional amount in capital from US investors, to bring its $30-million…

Are these six, SA’s most important venture capitalists?

Who would you turn to if you were a SA tech startup looking for venture capital (VC)? South Africa’s VC sector has grown substantially…

VC is growing in Africa, but sector still hobbled by lack of follow-on and seed funding

Ten years ago when Cape Town venture capitalist Justin Stanford and entrepreneur Vinny Lingham launched Cape Town’s startup initiative Silicon Cape there was hardly an angel…

Akro Capital, Kingson Capital to send 10 winning startups to US bootcamp

Are you running a startup? Looking to be selected for a two-week bootcamp in the US? Durban based venture capital (VC) fund Kingson Capital and Cape…

Startup World Cup shows how with right support tech can change the world [Opinion]

As a recent attendee of the Startup World Cup (held last week — Ed) in San Francisco, I had the opportunity to engage with some…

SMEasy saga: founder slams MTN’s claim that deal had no exclusivity clause

SMEasy founder Darlene Menzies has hit back at MTN’s claims that there was no exclusivity clause in a multi-million dollar distribution deal that her…

SA VC Kingson Capital launches R400m fund to target tech startups, black SMEs [Updated]

Durban based venture capital (VC) company Kingson Capital today announced the launch of a R400-million VC fund aimed at investing in 30 to 50…

Venture capitalists welcome Section 12J proposals but call for more changes

Venture capitalists have welcomed The National Treasury plan’s to amend a venture capital tax incentive, but want further amendments to be made. The VC tax incentive falls under Section…

More needs to be done on educating startups on raising finance – Finfind CEO

Not enough is being done to educate startups on the art of securing capital and funding. So says Darlene Menzies, founder and CEO of finance matching…

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