Michael Jordaan

Michael Jordaan backed crypto trading platform VALR raises $1.5m seed round [Updated]

Joburg based cryptocurrency trading platform VALR — whose investors include local venture capitalist Michael Jordaan — has raised $1.5-million in a seed round led…

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…

What African startups should keep an eye out for in 2019

The new year is upon us and it’s time to get that diary marked up. Last year was quite packed with happenings. What then…

Eight SA tech entrepreneurs who made headlines in Ventureburn in 2018

A local startup founder accused in the US of stealing $600 000 from investors by faking details of his startup, a mysterious angel investor and an…

Romeo Kumalo, Gil Oved to release details on $200m tech fund in Q1 of 2019

Startups and investors can expect more details of a planned $200-million tech investment fund headed by former Vodacom executive Romeo Kumalo in the first quarter of…

Startups have until midnight to enter 2018 Ventureburn Survey to win iPhone X

SA startups have until midnight this Monday (5 November) to enter the 2018 Ventureburn Tech Startup Survey. In addition, Ventureburn has added two new prizes to encourage startups…

Bank Zero to begin beta testing in the first quarter of 2019

Venture capitalist and former FNB CEO Michael Jordaan’s new app-based Bank Zero plans to begin beta testing in the first quarter of 2019, before launching to…

Michael Jordaan backed startup Alto Africa reports 85% growth in 2017

Cape Town based tech company Alto Africa, which has investment from Michael Jordaan’s Montegray Capital, saw 85% growth in revenue in 2017, following a 50% growth in…

Could this asset management startup be SA’s next ‘quant’ powerhouse?

A Financial Times article published on Tuesday (20 March) describes interest in quantitative investing (quant investing) — the use of powerful computers and artificial…

Q&A: No plans for Bank Zero to use blockchain, bitcoin says Michael Jordaan

Venture capitalist and former FNB CEO Michael Jordaan says his new app-based Bank Zero won’t be accepting bitcoin or Ethereum when the bank launches…

Michael Jordaan blown away by all the good wishes on app-based Bank Zero

Former FNB head and venture capitalist Michael Jordaan says he’s “blown away by all the good wishes” on his announcement today of the planned…

Funding your startup: Ventureburn lists the SA investors delivering [2019 update]

For entrepreneurs wanting to find early-stage funding, this is the article for you. As there is generally a veil of secrecy surrounding funding and…

SA SME Fund will commence with due diligence in July says CEO

The R1.5-billion SA SME Fund will commence with initial fund screening due diligence from next month (July 2017), the fund’s CEO Quinton Dicks said…

SA downgrade ‘nearly irrelevant’ to startups – Michael Jordaan

South Africa’s downgrade to junk status earlier this month by two rating agencies may have depressed Michael Jordaan, one of the country’s most respected venture…

Michael Jordaan’s Montegray backs ‘farm-to-door’ wine startup Port2Port

Former FNB boss and South African venture capitalist Michael Jordaan has announced an investment into a local “farm-to-door” wine startup, called Port2Port. Figures on…

Angelhub Ventures invests in Snapplify, Michael Jordaan joins board

Additional reporting by Jacques Coetzee This is interesting. AngelHub Ventures, the angel investment company backed by money from ex FNB head-honcho Michael Jordaan and…

Michael Jordaan’s MonteGray Capital makes first VC bets and it’s all about tech

Last year when former FNB head Michael Jordaan joined South African instant messaging service Mxit as chairman, we heard that his new aspirations were…

Meet MonteGray Capital, Michael Jordaan’s new startup investment vehicle

We always knew it was likely that Michael Jordaan’s post-FNB career would include startups. Now we can confirm that this is actually the case…

FNB announce host of PayPal features, plan to implement Rand

South African bank First National Bank (FNB) rolled into a crisp and windy Cape Town last night with a challenge to entrepreneurs to embrace…

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