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Nigeria based Field Intelligence closes $3.6m Series-A round

Nigerian startup Field Intelligence has announced that it has closed a $3.6-million Series-A funding round to fund the further roll out of its product…

Imperial and Vinny Lingham’s Newtown Partners launch $20m corporate VC fund [Updated]

UPDATE (11 March 2020): A PR representative for Newtown Partners told Ventureburn subsequent to the publication of this story that select startups across Africa…

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…

Why I closed down blockchain startup – Wala founder

SA blockchain startup Wala has closed down, the startup’s CEO Tricia Martinez has confirmed in a blog post. The Cape Town-based blockchain-enabled fintech platform — which…

Everything you need to know about the South African cryptocurrency ecosystem

While things may have quietened down on the crypto front after 2018’s massive fall in the price of Bitcoin, there’s still significant interest from entrepreneurs…

Vinny Lingham’s Newtown Partners invests in crypto exchange Ovex

Silicon Valley based SA entrepreneur Vinny Lingham has invested an undisclosed sum in Ovex, a Cape Town based cryptocurrency exchange, through his VC firm…

Newtown Partners shifts focus to offshore deals amid SA challenges

SA entrepreneur Vinny Lingham’s angel investment fund Newtown Partners has shifted its focus to sourcing deals outside of South Africa because of the poor…

With 32 investments, Lagos Angel Network is tops in Africa finds report

The Lagos Angel Network (LAN) is Africa’s most active angel group by number of investments with about $1.5-million currently invested across 32 investments, according to…

Why we invested in Augmentors game – Llew Claasen, Vinny Lingham [Updated]

Assembling a team with the right skills has been a key challenge in the development of the Augmentors game, which claims to be the world’s first augmented…

Five South African fintech dealmakers your startup should meet

Fintech is one of the fastest growing startup sectors in the world. A number of SA startups have secured multi-million rand investments of late,…

Five SA angel investors you want to meet

If you’re a startup and you need money the chances are you are going to look to friends and relatives for help. Or you could…

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…

Wala ICO nets just 4% of $30m target, but Newtown Partners praises result

SA fintech startup Wala may have been able to raise just four percent of the $30-million it aimed to net in an initial coin offering (ICO) that…

Q&A: Wala CEO on tackling financial exclusion in emerging markets

Imagine life without access to crucial financial services, the convenience of having a bank account, the means to save towards a goal or put…

Fintech startup Wala secures equity investment from Newtown Partners

Newtown Partners, a seed-stage venture capital firm founded by Llew Claasen and Vinny Lingham, announced an investment of an undisclosed sum into Wala, a…

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