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Kalon Venture Partners tops up three portfolio investments, makes new deal

SA venture capital (VC) company Kalon Venture Partners last year committed fresh investments in three of its current portfolio companies and last month invested…

SA proptech Flow set to close new funding round at end of month, says CEO

Proptech startup Flow, which last year raised R20-million in a seed round, is set to close a second seed round at the end of…

SA wins over half of the prize categories at Southern Africa Startup Awards finals

SA companies and entrepreneurs have won 11 of the 19 categories at the finals of this year’s Southern Africa Startup Awards (SASAwards). The winners…

10 questions startup founders should ask before looking for funding

So, you’ve launched a startup and now you want to raise millions from a venture capitalist or angel investor. Hang on a second, do…

Here are the 2019 Southern Africa Startup Awards SA chapter winners

The South African winners of the 2019 Southern Africa Startup Awards (SASAwards) have been announced. The awards form part of the annual Global Startup…

Vunani Capital invests seed capital in SnapnSave ahead of planned Series-A round

Vunani Capital, a pan-African diversified financial services group, today announced that it had concluded an investment in SA startup SnapnSave through its Vunani Fintech Fund. SnapnSave’s app…

Africa Proptech Forum to delve into real-estate disruption

Is the property sector the next big sector due for disruption in South Africa? The Africa Proptech Forum which takes place next month in Johannesburg, aims…

SA blockchain startup The Sun Exchange raises $1.6m to help fund planned ICO

UPDATE (7 September 2018): Kalon Venture Partners’s investment in The Sun Exchange was subsequently denied by the SA Revenue Service (Sars). See note at the foot…

SA’s SnapnSave in R14m investment from Kalon Venture Partners, Smollan

SA venture capital company Kalon Venture Partners (formerly Grotech) and retail solutions company the Smollan Group SA have together invested R14-million for a minority stake…

Grotech rebranding as Kalon Venture Partners to avoid marketplace confusion

South African Section 12J venture capital (VC) company Grotech has rebranded as Kalon Venture Partners. Kalon CEO Clive Butkow said the rebranding was to avoid…

How VR Meditation Apps Like Realms of Flow and Others Are Redefining Our Connection with Reality

Transforming Healthcare in Africa with Technology

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