There’s usually something at the cause of a shift in pattern, and looking past Black Friday’s whirlwind, there was a definite shift in consumer…
Africa’s VC industry growing slowly: $4.8b raised in 2022
Africa’s venture capital (VC) industry experienced a downturn in 2022, with only $4.8 billion raised in the continent, according to Oliver Dickson, an SAFM…
Institutional investors to consider local VC as asset class
South Africa does not have a capital scarcity problem. In fact, it is home to the continent’s largest pension fund and R4.6 trillion of…
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…
VC and private equity investors bank on African tech boom
Venture capital (VC) and private equity investors are banking on an African tech boom over the next three years, with the continent’s start-up ecosystem…