Sandras Phiri

Sandras Phiri bids farewell to Startup Grind Cape Town

Entrepreneur Sandras Phiri has announced that he has stepped down as chapter head of Startup Grind Cape Town. Guillaume De Smedt, who is the…

Enygma Ventures launches R20m Covid-19 fund to seed post-pandemic solutions

US venture capital (VC) fund Enygma Ventures has launched a R20-million fund to invest in startups with post-pandemic innovative solutions. The fund is open…

How Startup Grind chapters in SA are responding to the coronavirus threat [Updated]

UPDATE (23 March 2020): Startup Grind Pretoria announced in an email to subscribers today that it has postponed all in-person events until an indefinite…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [15/03/2020]

The coronavirus has seen the cancellation of a number of startup events across Africa. In addition, yesterday the South African government banned all gatherings…

US duo launch R100m VC fund to invest in women-led startups in Southern Africa

A US business duo has launched Enygma Ventures, a R100-million venture capital (VC) fund which will invest up R10-million in women led startups from…

Live a simple life, Project Isizwe founder Alan Knott-Craig urges entrepreneurs

Project Isizwe founder, HeroTel executive chairman and World of Avatar founder and former CEO Alan Knott-Craig yesterday urged entrepreneurs to live a simple life and keep their living costs flat once their income increases.

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…

Top SA tech personalities on the books every entrepreneur should read in 2018

If there’s one thing that all successful entrepreneurs have in common it’s that they are all avid readers. But with so many books out…

15 people in the SA tech startup ecosystem you should follow in 2018

The new year is upon us. What better way to get started than to follow and connect with key decision makers in the SA…

Want to run a Startup Grind chapter? New Cape director Sandras Phiri tells how

Anyone, anywhere in the world can launch a Startup Grind chapter. But many close within months of launching. The key is to get your…

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