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Why I invest in teams over single founders – venture capitalist [Q&A]

You have a great idea, now you want to get funding for your startup. Do VCs prefer investing in teams or in single founder…

Shopstar announces new investment partners

Online shopping platform Shopstar has announced its new investment partners, in the form of Nona Creative and Kamers. Financial details weren’t revealed, but Shopstar…

3 ways China’s slowdown yields opportunities for Africa

Any economic news out of China makes waves in markets around the world, particularly when it’s bad. Last year’s slowdown prompted furrowed brows across…

Investors’ roadshow to showcase African talent, adventures

German and Mauritian-based investors’ roadshow Invnture is launching its first trip this coming March, showcasing startups and adventures that South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe…

7 key lessons I’ve learnt about raising capital from VCs [Part 1]

The following is an adapted version of a talk done by Clive Butkow from Grovest at the Gordon Institute of Business Science at the…

Report: over $185m invested in Africa’s tech startups in 2015

Tech startups in Africa raised an estimated total of over US$185-million in 2015, according to a recent report. The report, titled African Tech Startups…

African economic slump reveals hot spots ripe for investment

When the International Monetary Fund slashed sub-Saharan Africa’s growth projections this spring, it seemed that the continent’s brief day in the sun had come…

Study: impact investment deployed in West Africa amounts to $852m in 2014

The impact investing industry in West Africa may be small, though it is growing, and amounted to US$852-million in 2014. This is according to…

Gust, Africa Business Angel Network partner to support early-stage investment

One of the world’s largest global match-making platforms for high-growth entrepreneurs and early-stage investors, Gust, and the Africa Business Angel Network (ABAN) have partnered…

3 ways China’s position in Africa is good news for other foreign investors

Nothing good can come from Chinese investments in Africa — at least that’s what naysayers would have you believe. Critics suggest that China’s African…

3 ways investors can navigate Africa’s mobile markets

As investment opportunities go, Africa’s mobile market is about to have its day in the sun.Two-thirds of the sub-Saharan population own mobile devices, and…

SAVCA CEO: we need to be ‘realistic’ about SA’s growing VC sector [Q&A]

Venture capital is on the rise in South Africa. According to a recent survey by Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA)…

What we learned from building a pan-African network of angels

Innovative early stage ventures that have the potential to yield high social impact, but require less than US$1-million in capital, are the most difficult…

Aurik Investment Holdings boasts job creation under tough economic climate

Price Waterhouse Cooper recently revealed that one of the biggest challenges for emerging companies in South Africa is having access to market. It seems,…

8 steps to consider before investing in a web-based startup

Web-based startups can offer phenomenal returns on investment without the need for a large staff or expansive physical infrastructures to make them happen. A…

Lessons learned on building a pan-African network of angel investors

The following article is by David van Dijk who is part of the team behind African Business Angels Network (ABAN), a pan-African association that…

African Angel bootcamps to mobilise early-stage investors

By partnering with a range of prominent industry influencers, the African Business Angel Network hopes to mobilise early-stage investors this year. The initiative is…

Time for new financial landscape, argues SA’s online lending marketplace RainFin

Last week, Aki Kalliatakis asked what lessons startups can take from the collapse of the African Bank. Surely this could have been avoided with…

With new asset class, Grovest wants to disrupt VC in South Africa

Grovest Venture Capital introduces a new asset class today. Investors are encouraged through incentives like tax relief as well as the growing attractiveness of…

HBO drops the first season trailer for Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials

Google Doodle celebrates NASA’s 50th moon landing anniversary

Google is closing Incognito Mode loophole in Chrome 76 update

Everything you need to know about West African startup landscape [2019 Update]

Ivory Coast has $210m edtech market but investment badly needed, finds Seedstars report

Time to test that startup idea, here’s how we at Feastfox did it

Flappy Royale: a new ‘unforgiving’ battle royale version of Flappy Bird

Huawei Mate X official specs revealed: 5G, four cameras, and lots of RAM

Audi’s new cars in Germany will count you down, pace you to green lights

Two Ford Focus trim levels also found to have lock issues

South Africa’s govt ministers really love German cars and big Toyotas report reveals