Startups

Village Capital needs fintech startups for FinTech: Africa 2016 programme

Training and investment company Village Capital is looking for entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa for its FinTech: Africa 2016 programme. The event aims to find startups who…

SA to receive first non-profit association for growing angel investors

SA will be receiving its first national non-profit association to grow angel investors, named the South African Business Angel Network (SABAN). It is set to…

GroTech looks to raise additional R38-million for funding

VC firm GroTech is looking to raise an additional R38-million in funding. This comes after the company received R62-million in its last round. GroTech…

Nigeria’s NetPlusDotCom taps Etisalat to rollout STORM app mPOS solution

A few weeks ago, Ventureburn focused on how African telecoms operators can have a mutually beneficial innovation-driven relationship with startups specifically by making their…

CES to host Africa Tech Now Village startup showcase in 2017

Taking place at the yearly CES technology exhibition in Las Vegas, Eureka Park is the destination for startups to launch new products during the event. In…

Travel startup Timbuktu aims to take fuss out of safaris

A new travel company aims to take the hassle out of safari trips on the African continent. Based in Cape Town but focusing on the…

South Korea launches another global accelerator

South Korea has been making a concerted effort to attract global startups lately. Earlier this year, the country launched the K-Startup Grand Challenge, inviting…

3 key insights SA’s tech ecosystem can take from Israel

Mind-set, connectedness and government support are everything when it comes to building and sustaining a far reaching tech culture set to breed innovations across…

Calling all Kenyan startups to attend Ventureburn Meetup

Ventureburn Managing editor Michelle Atagana will be jetting into Kenya on Tuesday, 23 September, and is looking to meet-up and chat with Kenyan startup…

Forget funding: 5 things South African tech entrepreneurs really need to start caring about

And it’s probably not bitcoin. In the last couple of years, startups – especially within the tech sector – have (finally) been given a…

Looking for a change? 5 reasons to start a company in the Philippines

You may not be familiar yet with South-East Asia, so here’s a big picture to give an understanding on why it matters when it…

Hong Kong and Singapore: meet the ‘evil twin’ startup ecosystems of Southeast Asia

Singapore and Hong Kong are Southeast Asia’s famous city-states. Both are offshore financial centres for the rest of Asia (and beyond), with a strong…

[Exclusive] Fresh off the Dragons’ Den set: Ventureburn chats to Vinny Lingham

The announcement of the judges for the South African version of Dragons’ Den was pretty much the headline news of the week in the…

Fixing the African startup space: stop looking at Silicon Valley

We are at a very exciting stage in the African Startup space. The attention we are getting internationally is great and we are seeing…

PwC Vision to Reality Awards reveals top 10 SA startups

PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC) has just announced the top 10 startup finalists of its Vision to Reality Awards that will be taking part in its three…

8 Cape Town finalists named for Get in the Ring global startup competition

In South Africa, the Capetonian finalists for the international startup competition Get in the Ring have been announced and will be pitching 22 July….

Say hello to DEMO Africa’s top 40 tech startups of 2014

DEMO Africa has just announced the 40 chosen tech startups that will launch their product on the DEMO Africa stage in September 2014. The…

How Evernote is globalising Africa’s tech and building bridges

You can see it in its logo; the elephant symbol stamped onto the green background. Evernote’s got a connection with the African continent, even…

Dream about running a startup? Here are 7 lessons to get you going

Amazing ideas can spring from the most mundane events. A few months ago, my lawn mower broke. I decided it was time to hire…

Ideas to reality: 5 free tools to build your own prototype (and potential startup)

Ideas to Reality is an article series where I take look at easy tools to help entrepreneurs get their projects up-and-running. We all have…

DEMO Africa competition extends application deadline for startups

Your startup still has time to enter the DEMO Africa competition. One of Africa’s biggest startup pitch events is keeping its application process open…

Anatomy of a pivot: the story of Fora, a startup that never was

When I was in Nigeria a few months ago, I got the distinct feeling that education startups were the new hot ticket for young…

Social is easy: Pocketplan lets you find, book and pay for events in your city

Entertainment, like transport, is integral to any major city’s attractiveness to its citizens and tourists. And while we’ve seen some truly disruptive (read:Uber) and…

The Rise of Agentic AI: How Autonomous AI is Transforming Manufacturing

How Do South African Online Casinos Compare to Global Platforms?

Nigerian startups can now apply for SIA Startup Foundry Cohort 2

Savant Build Programme Cohort 3: Empowering Deep-Tech Startups to Drive Green Economy Innovation

Float and Peach Payments Partner to Revolutionize SA’s Fintech Landscape

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

Tariffs trump US new car affordability needs

GS3 Emzoom R Style review

Dakar dominated by South African built Hilux Evos