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Raising funding in Africa? Here are 12 venture capitalists you should know about

If you’re reading this, chances are you’re a tech startup founder who is looking to raise venture capital (VC) funding. The good news is…

One-size-fits-all view on Africa and other mistakes VCs make

A one-size-fits-all view of the African market or simply transplanting Silicon Valley startup models on the continent, will doom those looking to invest in…

Experts raise concern over new Section 12J rule that limits deductions for investors

Experts have raised concern over a new threshold for deductions that investors can make under Section 12J of the Income Tax Act, saying it…

Knife Capital invests in 19-year-old SaaS firm Cradle Technology Services

Cape Town based venture capital (VC) company Knife Capital announced today that it had invested in Software as a Service (SaaS) company Cradle Technology Services….

Meet the 10 startups selected for Grindstone Accelerator’s fifth cohort

Venture capital (VC) company Knife Capital today announced the names of the 10 companies selected for its fifth Grindstone Accelerator programme. The names of the companies — which…

10 tips on how to raise venture capital in South Africa [Opinion]

Entrepreneurs constantly disrupt the balance of competition by unlocking inventive commercial opportunities and creating new markets in doing so. This can sometimes be done…

Sars Section 12J VC companies – hype versus substance [Opinion]

There are many legal ways for South African taxpayers to reduce their tax burden, and investing in a SA Revenue Service (Sars) approved Section…

10 people in the SA tech startup sector you should follow in 2019

The new year is here, 2019 is here. Why not get started by following and connecting with some key decision makers in the SA tech…

Why Shuttleworth investment failed – eight years on Red Five Labs man speaks

It was touted at its time as ground breaking technology, one that would enable mobile apps to run on all smartphones regardless of a handset’s operating…

It’s official: Cape Town healthtech startup is SA SME Fund’s first investment

Ventureburn can today confirm that a venture capital deal concluded by Cape Town based KNF Ventures earlier this month in SA healthtech firm 5nines Technologies has made…

Africa no Silicon Valley and other key takeaways from AESIS 2018 VC summit

Cape Town last week welcomed over 300 active and aspiring investors from Africa’s early stage investing ecosystem for last week’s two-day Africa Early Stage…

Knife Capital invests in healthtech 5nines Technologies’ PharmaScout solution

SA venture capital (VC) fund Knife Capital announced today that it has made an undisclosed investment in Cape Town based healthtech firm 5nines Technologies…

Entered the Ventureburn Tech Startup Survey yet? Here’s why you should

In a bid to gain a better understanding of how SA’s tech startup sector works, Ventureburn — in partnership with Telkom Futuremakers and analytics company…

What really is the secret to getting a VC deal? [Opinion]

Most entrepreneurs dream of that moment when they get to send out that press release announcing they have struck a venture capital (VC) funding…

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…

Knife Capital launches fourth edition of Grindstone Accelerator programme

Cape Town based venture capital firm Knife Capital has launched the fourth edition of its Grindstone Accelerator programme in partnership with Johannesburg-based management consultancy Thinkroom….

Knowledge, networks, funding: what’s behind VC that set up Uber exit [Q&A]

It’s just days after arguably the biggest deal so far this year — Cape Town founded company orderTalk’s exit to Uber Eats. Many may be…

Three reasons why Uber acquisition of SA grown orderTalk is so big a deal [Updated]

Uber’s food delivery business Uber Eats has acquired tech company orderTalk, which was once headquartered as a startup in Cape Town, South Africa. Here’s why it’s such…

Uber Eats acquires SA founded tech firm orderTalk for undisclosed amount

Uber’s food delivery business Uber Eats has acquired SA tech company orderTalk from Knife Capital, the Cape Town based venture capital (VC) firm revealed today (23 May). OrderTalk provides…

Startups need at least 10x in 5 years to be good investment – VC, angel investors

Want to get investment from an angel or venture capital (VC) investor? You’re going to have be able to grow the valuation of your…

Fourth time lucky for founder of SkillUp as startup nets Knife Capital funding

Fourth time lucky. That’s probably how Matthew Henshall would describe his current startup — SkillUp. The Cape Town based edtech company has just received an undisclosed…

How Knife Capital once turned down JoJo Tanks because VC ‘didn’t see use case’

With Cape Town in the grip of its worst drought in living memory JoJo Tanks has been catapulted into an overnight success story, and can barely…

With Zuma gone, investor interest has picked up say local venture capitalists

Investor interest in placing money in venture capital funds has picked up since the resignation last month of Jacob Zuma as president and the swearing in of Cyril…

Does Amazon Alexa work on the Fitbit Versa 2 in South Africa?

Uber-cheap UberGo launches in East London today

SABC cancels ‘Top Billing’ after 23 years and South Africa can’t believe it

DoshEx launches property investment crowdfunding service for SA investors

PEG Africa secures $4m in debt capital to expand operations in Senegal

Startups better hurry if they want to apply for Wamda’s Dubai-based programme

Google’s Stadia controller won’t be totally wireless at launch

Samsung is finally fixing the Galaxy S10’s dodgy fingerprint scanner

Google Nest Mini and Nest WiFi: smart speakers and smart routers join forces

What other parts may need to be replaced with my windscreen? [Sponsored]

African car company Mureza to debut Prim8 mini-SUV at Automechanika Johannesburg

2020 Nissan GTR 50th Anniversary edition hits SA, starts at R2.4m