SAVCA

ICT sector defies odds, tops VC investments

The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) released its annual Venture Capital Industry Survey, revealing significant trends in the region’s investment…

SAVCA welcomes 5 new board members at AGM

The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) welcomed five distinguished professionals to its board at an annual general meeting held earlier…

SA’s most promising businesses honoured by SAVCA

A multi-store, e-commerce start-up and an energy drink brand were among the winners at this year’s prestigious SAVCA Industry Awards. Hosted by the South…

Future of VC: Commercial viability, impact go hand-in-hand

As the growth of the venture capital industry continues on an upward trajectory, a number of deals are moving towards an intersection of commercial…

Fintech, edtech investment dominate SA venture capital

Growth in South Africa’s venture capital (VC) industry remains robust with early-stage fund managers investing R1.31 billion into 121 entities through 186 investment rounds….

SAVCA to honour businesses who thrived with investment

Portfolio companies, private equity and venture capital funds have until Monday, 15 August to enter the 2022 SAVCA Industry Awards hosted by the Southern…

SAVCA findings: How Venture Capital can solve unemployment

South Africa’s unemployment figures are among the highest in the world and this inequity means many people live in poverty. Venture Capital may be…

Recap: 2021 SAVCA Venture Capital Conference

The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) represents about 170 members who manage more than R185 billion in assets and its…

Venture capital continues to grow in South Africa – survey

A survey of the venture capital industry in South Africa has shown 122 local startups received a record R1.39 billion from investors during 2020….

SAVCA Responds to 2021 Budget Speech

The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) welcomes the announcement that proposed changes to Regulation 28 will be published by National…

Report reveals record investment in local venture capital landscape

The latest report by The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA), titled the SAVCA 2020 Venture Capital Industry Survey has revealed that…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [08/04/2020]

Johannesburg-based startup Epione.net launched epione.net in Zimbabwe today. The offering, already available in South Africa, is an online pre-screening symptom checker that connects stakeholders…

SA venture capitalists shocked over Havaic’s bid to sue Custostech for $4.5m

SA venture capitalists have expressed shock and concern over local venture capital (VC) company HAVAIC‘s decision to sue Stellenbosch based startup Custostech for $4.45-million….

SA venture capitalists prepare for tough times ahead with onset of coronavirus

SA venture capitalists are preparing for tough times ahead, as the onset of the coronavirus threatens to cut short funding rounds and in some…

Western Cape government launches free tech startup investor course

The Western Cape government’s Department of Economic Development and Tourism is calling on digital entrepreneurs to apply for a free three-hour early-stage tech startup…

The tech sector in SA is still a hot place to be [Opinion]

South Africa’s economic outlook may be gloomy, with annual growth forecast to barely past 1.5% over the next three years, but things are still…

Smaller Section 12J funds will struggle to raise investor capital with new changes [Opinion]

National Treasury appears certain to retain changes to the Section 12J tax incentive, which allows South Africans to write off 100% of the investment…

Aerobotics named Best Startup, Venture Capital Company at 2019 Savca Industry Awards

Cape Town-based agritech startup Aerobotics has won the Best Startup and Venture Capital Company category at the 2019 Southern African Venture Capital and Private…

2019 Savca Industry Awards finalists announced

The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (Savca), in collaboration with Investec and Sanlam Investments, has announced the finalists of the 2019…

Savca appoints two new board members amid industry growth

The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (Savca) has appointed two new directors and reappointed one existing director to its board. Savca…

Savca selects 13 participants for fund manager development programme

The Southern African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (Savca) has selected 13 women and black fund managers for its Fund Manager Development Programme (FMDP)….

SA had bumper VC year in 2018 with investments up 31% over 2017, reveals report

Venture capital (VC) had a bumper year in South Africa in 2018, with southern African VC funds having made investments of over R1.5-billion last year…

Is spike in energy deals evidence that Section 12J funds are driving VC boom in SA?

Is a massive spike in energy deals last year evidence that a 2008 venture capital (VC) tax incentive is behind South Africa’s 31% increase…

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