startup

8 tips for marketing your startup on a shoestring budget

While success has many fathers, failure is considered as an orphan. Sailing your entrepreneurial stint to success has its own challenges. Most startups fail…

She Leads Africa calls public to vote for favourite female entrepreneur

Social enterprise dedicated to supporting high-growth female entrepreneurs, She Leads Africa, is enabling the public to vote for their favourite African entrepreneur. The People’s…

Inside Nigeria’s bustling startup world — where the real ‘hustlers’ live

Earlier this week, Ventureburn unveiled DEMO Africa’s top 30 startups for 2015. While attention is being given to Ivory Coast whose startup scene is…

When do startups stop being startups?

At Tech in Asia we often come across well-funded companies that have been in existence for a number of years, but began as a…

These are DEMO Africa’s top 30 startups for 2015

From entertainment marketplace Bozza Media in South Africa to Nigeria’s elearning company Flippy Campus, DEMO Africa has just revealed its top selected 30 tech…

5 questions you really need to ask about startup growth

Mobile startup expert Olga Steidi gives an insightful list of the right questions to ask and the ways to implement growth in your startup…

5 key steps to getting your startup ready for funding

It’s the age of the startup. Technology is enabling us to solve more problems at a greater speed than ever before. Solutions to big…

Your startup doesn’t need to be cool to succeed… but it helps

Every startup wants to be cool right? Well, how do you go about doing this and how can you benefit from improving your image?…

‘Lagos Silicon Village’ to become Africa’s next tech hub by 2020

According to an analyst, Lagos is expected to become Africa’s technology hub by 2020. That’s per recent trends that have seen an impressive number…

SnappCab: the hail-a-cab startup looking to catalyse SA’s cab industry

Need a ride? There’s a new mobile-friendly option to get you from point A to B. SnappCab is a multi-platform hail-a-cab app to order,…

SA startup launches myViGO to help creatives build their own websites

Professional or amateur, ViGO is said to be for anyone who wants to create their own website. ViGO is a Cape Town-based software company…

Uber should focus its new found millions on the emerging markets

If Uber hasn’t launched in your city yet then you are missing something, because in the last few months the mobile based private car…

Paperight partners with copier-printer developer Riso to empower schools

In partnership with Riso, Cape Town-based startup Paperight moves closer to achieving its goal of providing schools and teachers easy, low-cost access to textbooks….

The ANN7 debacle: 5 startup lessons from South Africa’s latest news channel

South Africa’s latest 24-hour news channel, ANN7, has provided a lot of ammunition for the internet the last couple of weeks. Its launch was…

Zoona: mobile money helping Zambia’s unbanked populace

What is Africa’s biggest problem when it comes to money and banks? Easy: in many parts of the continent there are large portions of…

Oficialize is an online consultancy startup for Brazilian startups

World Bank’s Doing Business Index for 2013 ranked Brazil 121st among 183 countries in the ease of starting a business. Providing business consulting services,…

Singaporean e-grocer RedMart raises $4.6-million in series A funding

The Singapore-based online grocery store RedMart has closed its Series A round of funding. Yesterday, the company announced that the funding will bring its…

It’s Startup Month at Memeburn

Every month is startup month at Memeburn, but we’re doing something special for the month of April. We invite you to let us know…

Crowd-funding pushes lone startup into spotlight

Another crowdfunding project has hit South Africa’s Angel investment landscape. Crowd-funding.co.za, a site aimed at raising money for startups in South Africa, recently launched….

App development made easy with Tappnology

App stores are big business and with US$15-billion in revenue expected to pour into their combined coffers by 2012, everyone is looking for a…

Coachingmill.com brings online sports strategies to the masses

It’s a hard life being a coach. When the team wins, everyone’s dreading your next loss. When your team loses, you are raked through…

Startup Weekends hit South Africa

In what could be a potential boon for tech entrepreneurs in the region, Startup Weekends have arrived in South Africa. Startup Weekends are established…

6 tips for startup success

Rob Stokes is an entrepreneurial successes heading a multi-national agency, Quirk eMarketing. His company delivers marketing solutions for businesses and brands that seek to…

Productivity On A Large Screen

Everlytic Launches Cutting-Edge AI Studio with WhatsApp Chatbots for Smarter Communication

Everlytic’s new API Communicator feature enhances customer engagement across multiple channels

Savant Launches Savant Build Cohort 3 to Accelerate Deep-Tech Innovation in the Green Economy

Simplicity at scale: The role of leadership in agile transformation

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Renault got design right in 2024

Nio Firefly brings Galaxy design to compact EVs

Google Cast and other Christmas goodies for Rivian