Venture capital

Kenyan agritech startup secures $220 000 funding

Farmers Pride, a Kenya-based agritech startup has secured a reported $220 000 in funding from US-based impact investor, Gray Matters Capital. The inclusive agritech aims…

Agritech innovation fund worth $50 000 open for applications

FarmCrew has created an innovation fund that awards 10 African founded agritech startups an opportunity to receive a $50 000 investment fund. This fund…

Nigerian fintech startup receives $25 000 in funding

Nigeria-based Venture Capitalist firm, Microtraction has invested $25 000 in Evolve Credit, a loan and financial marketplace aimed at assisting Nigerians to select the…

Local healthtech startup secures R10-million funding

South African-founded and based healthtech startup, Udok has raised R10-million in a seed round of funding from FinX Capital, a local venture capital firm. …

We should be funding camels, not hunting unicorns [Opinion]

Glenn Gillis, CEO, Sea Monster offers insight into his personal views on investing in camels, startups that are able to adapt and survive under…

New capital fund of $30-million launches for Southern Africa SMEs

Secha Capital, a Southern African investment impact firm that provides long-term capital to established SMEs, has announced the closure of its second fund worth…

Cape Town-based insurance platform receives multi-million rand investment

SixThirty, a US-based tech venture fund has invested in Cape Town-based InsureTech company, Click2Sure. This is the first time the US-based venture fund has…

African VC activity shows impressive spike in 2014

It’s been a good year for Africa’s startups. In terms of investment activity at least, data from one of the world’s most comprehensive startup…

U-Start launches investment vehicle, will be worth €30-million in 2015

Global Venture Capital initiative U-Start has recently rounded-off its 2014 conference series in Cape Town, South Africa, and announced further penetration to the Central and…

Amendments to Section 12J under the Income Tax Act welcomed by VCs

Complex legal or financial regulations are all too often cited as South Africa’s main obstacles for flourishing entrepreneurial activity. First introoduced in 2009, Section…

5 crucial questions that will help you choose your VC dream team

When you’re out saving the world, it sometimes helps to imagine that you’re a superhero. The startup world is bright and exciting — full…

10 survival strategies for getting your startup funded

Alexis Horowitz-Burdick is the founder and CEO of online cosmetics store Luxola, which has raised US$10 million from investors. But before she was able…

Azimo closes $10m Series A fundraising deal to fuel emerging market expansion

Azimo, the clever UK-based FinTech startup that enables international money transfers through novel ways, has closed a US$10-million Series A funding round led by…

SA investors need to invest in local entrepreneurs: the Triggerfish story

Last week I attended the SiMODiSA forum set-up for South Africa’s entrepreneurs and investors to help promote the conditions necessary for entrepreneurial activity to…

4Di Capital gets major cash injection in new fund raising round

Tech Venture Capital firm 4Di Capital today announced that Convergence Partners will join as the newest investor in its 4Di Capital Fund 1, as…

AngelHub: Investors come together to foster startup growth

You may believe tech creates jobs, you may believe it destroys jobs. Whatever the case, we know that in the tech world we are…

VC funding is not a blank cheque with no strings attached

Receiving venture capital (VC) funding is a significant accomplishment for any entrepreneur as it takes months of hard work and negotiation. Some entrepreneurs believe…

Funding your business: 8 ways to win over VCs

In the world of venture capital (VC), ideas are plentiful but fundable businesses are hard to find. Despite the perception, VCs do not fund…

Gone in 30 seconds: How Venture Capitalists screen your business plan

“The average time that a Venture Capitalist spends analysing a business plan is 22 seconds” – Speaker at the 26th Venture Capital Institute, Atlanta,…

5 Common mistakes startups make when applying for funding

There is a perception among entrepreneurs that a revolutionary idea is enough to secure the venture capital needed to kick-start their businesses. This is…

Why Silicon Valley can be bad for emerging market startups

Launching a startup anywhere in the world is challenging, but launching one in an emerging market territory where there is often limited access to…

Why most startups fail … and here’s how not to

It’s easy to think of the latest startup like a pimple in the middle of your forehead: you wake up one morning and it’s…

How to do market and competitor research that wins investment

Regardless of whether it’s an angel investor or venture capitalist you are approaching, every funder will narrow things down to one major question: “Who…

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