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SA startup Healthcent nets R8m investment from Allan Gray, Umkathi Wethu Ventures

SA healthtech startup Healthcent announced today that it had secured R8-million in seed funding from black empowered holding company Umkhathi Wethu Ventures and investment firm…

Fintech accounts for over a third of SA tech startup investments in 2019 so far

Over a third of the over R500-million rand in venture capital (VC) investments directed to SA tech startups so far this year, has gone…

Are these SA’s 10 biggest disclosed VC deals so far in 2019? [Updated]

UPDATE (18 July and 23 December 2019): The list and figures have been updated to take into consideration deals in the crypto sector that…

Naspers’ $2.3bn in Indian firms since 2011 dwarfs SA tech investments [Updated]

UPDATE (12 August 2019): Naspers announced in a press release today that it had taken part as lead investor in a $125-million fundraise in Indian…

Naspers Foundry announces its first investment, with R30m in SweepSouth

UPDATE (20 December 2019: SweepSouth co-founder Aisha Pandor confirmed with Ventureburn today that the R30-million was part of an investment round which the startup…

Will these startups still have an uncle, parent in Ramaphosa’s cabinet?

UPDATE (30 May): Naledi Pandor, Tito Mboweni and Aaron Motsoaledi all returned to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s newly named cabinet on Wednesday (29 May) as ministers of…

Investec showcases three SA startups at Tech4Good event that tackle financial inclusion

Last week banking and asset management group Investec showcased three SA startups that it believes are addressing financial inclusion in the country. Investec presented the…

SweepSouth expands into KwaZulu-Natal, hits Durban first

On-demand cleaning service, SweepSouth has expanded into Durban. The startup previously launched in Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Pretoria. “Expanding to Durban has been on the…

SweepSouth launches mobile booking app for Apple, Android

On-demand cleaning service SweepSouth has launched their mobile app. Previously, bookings for the service could only be handled through the SweepSouth website. Much like other apps…

8 SA companies using the Uber business model to disrupt their industries

Whether you like it or not, Uber’s on-demand business model has resulted in a flood of companies using a similar strategy. There are Uber-like…

Domestic cleaning startup SweepSouth sweeps in R10m

Jacques Coetzee contributed to this article. Cape Town-based on-demand cleaning service SweepSouth has announced a new R10-million round of funding. This follows a thrilling…

10 defining moments that shaped SA’s startup ecosystem in 2015

2015 was a year of grinding it out and building momentum… More and more investors, business accelerators and corporate venturers are embracing South African…

Ventureburn’s top 5 tech startups in South Africa of 2015

There’s no doubt that 2015 has been an exciting year for South African innovation. Out of the hundreds of companies building exciting new products…

Ventureburn’s 2015 top 10 podcasts that you have to listen to

One of the exciting things at Ventureburn in 2015 was visiting startups in their offices — be they shared spaces, artsy dens or a…

Why SweepSouth believes in US-based 500 Startups incubator

South African-based on-demand cleaning service SweepSouth believes more local startups should take advantage of US-based initiative 500 Startups. The company recently returned from the…

SweepSouth weighs in on experience at Silicon Valley’s 500 Startups accelerator

SweepSouth is a having a good first year. Just after the South African on-demand domestic cleaning startup secured its first investment, it was accepted by…

SweepSouth becomes first SA startup to join Silicon Valley’s 500 Startups programme

South African on-demand domestic cleaning startup SweepSouth has secured a spot in the renowned Silicon Valley-based accelerator programme, 500 Startups. Not only has SweepSouth…

SweepSouth announces seed round, plans on-demand cleaning everywhere

SweepSouth launched mid last year on a mission to help get South Africa’s homes clean. The on-demand domestic cleaning startup has since swept up…

SweepSouth sweeps up award at SiMODiSA StartupSA

StartupSA by SiMODiSA saw on-demand cleaning service SweepSouth named the winner of the conference’s Get-Up Start-Up pitch awards last week. Apart from the food, drinks…

SweepSouth is the lean cleaning company your home has been looking for

The next wave of ecommerce is very definitely service oriented. Apart from the group of taxi and online entertainment focused services, just a few…

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