Forget chatbots and robo-advisors, Absa just introduced an AI-powered digital clone of award-winning journalist Fifi Peters, and it’s rewriting the rules of what’s possible…
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You can spot a big-time Silicon Cape guy or gal from a mile away. And it just so happens that we here at Ventureburn…
New accelerator aims to boost youth entrepreneurship in South Africa
An eight-week initiative aimed at accelerating young entrepreneurs’ aspirations and boosting employment has launched in South Africa. As noted in a press release sent…
How much can SA’s Gazelles programme really help high-growth businesses?
The launch this week by the Minister of Small Business Development Lindiwe Zulu of the National Gazelles initiative means the South African government will finally…
Lessons learned from Angel Investor Bootcamp in South Africa
On 27 August the third session in a series of Angel Investor Bootcamps leading up to the ABAN Investor Summit at DEMO Africa was hosted in…