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WATCH: Ventureburn and Kalon Venture Partners webinar series part two

In our second webinar, hosted by Ventureburn in Partnership with Kalon Venture Partners, we dived into detail about the benefits of becoming an investee…

Register for our first free webinar hosted with Kalon Venture Partners

Ventureburn will be hosting our first-ever free webinar series with the first session taking place tomorrow at 11am. Hosted in partnership with Kalon Venture Partners,…

Ventureburn launches its first-ever free webinar series

Ventureburn will be hosting our first-ever free webinar series with the first session taking place on 1 September 2020. Hosted in partnership with Kalon Venture…

Part one: All you need to know about Section 12J

Ventureburn will be kicking off its first webinar series at the start of September 2020. Held in partnership with Kalon Venture Partners, a registered…

Ventureburn and Techpoint Africa announce new partnership

Two of Africa’s foremost news and information platforms for African tech startups, Ventureburn and Techpoint Africa, are proud to announce a new partnership. The…

You think it’s never going to happen to you, but it’s happening to me – Matthew Buckland [Book extract]

The below extract is taken from Matthew Buckland’s “So You Want To Build A Startup”, out now in book stores (see details below of…

Burnmedia announces new website designs

Burn Media today announced its new site designs for Ventureburn and Memeburn, as well as refreshed newsletters for each. It follows the announcement earlier…

Burn Media announces Cobus Heyl as director, chief product officer

Burn Media Group — which publishes Ventureburn and its sister site Memeburn — today announced Cobus Heyl as the company’s new chief product officer. Heyl has…

Entered the Ventureburn Tech Startup Survey yet? Here’s why you should

In a bid to gain a better understanding of how SA’s tech startup sector works, Ventureburn — in partnership with Telkom Futuremakers and analytics company…

Ventureburn announces media partnership agreement with Seedstars

Ventureburn today announced a media partnership with Seedstars, one of the world’s leading organisations that supports startups in emerging markets. The partnership will see…

Burn Media to embark on aggressive growth after deal to go solo – Buckland

The Burn Media Group, a media stable with publications that include Ventureburn and Memeburn, has broken away from M&C Saatchi Abel’s digital agency Creative Spark…

Ventureburn invited to attend prestigious Seedstars Summit in Switzerland

Ventureburn has been invited to attend the fifth annual Seedstars World Summit — one of the largest emerging markets startup competitions of its kind. The…

Here are the winners of the 2017 Ventureburn Tech Startup Survey

Ventureburn is proud to announce the seven startup founders and startup employees who have been randomly selected as prize winners after completing the 2017 Ventureburn…

Surge in black entrepreneurs, Gauteng challenges Silicon Cape as startup capital

Gauteng is now home to 44% of tech startup founders — behind the Western Cape’s 47%. The percentage of black startups has risen from…

Slowing economy is biting into startups’ profit reveals Ventureburn survey

South Africa may have seen an explosion in venture capital (VC) deals of late — with the value of VC deals having increased by…

Enter the 2017 Ventureburn Tech Startup Survey and win an iPhone 8, more!

Ventureburn, in partnership with Telkom Futuremakers and analytics company Qurio, is proud to announce the launch of the second annual Startup Survey — the Ventureburn Tech Startup Survey powered…

Ventureburn wants to know about your tech startup

Ventureburn is dedicated to featuring and writing news about startups in emerging markets. In fact, it’s our passion to inform our readers about new startups,…

Crazy about startups and all things tech? Ventureburn might have the job for you!

Ventureburn is looking for an experienced journalist to further help cement the site in becoming South Africa, and Africa’s, go-to publication for all things…

Ventureburn survey sheds light on SA’s tough, but pioneering startup industry

Stuart Thomas, Matthew Buckland and Graham van der Made contributed to this article. Startup life isn’t as glamorous as it’s sometimes made out to…

Can’t get enough of tech startups? Ventureburn is looking for a savvy startup writer

Ventureburn is looking for a savvy startup writer to join its talented, growing team. The African startup space is bubbling with exciting stories around…

Student admin startup Gradesmatch wins Ventureburn Startup Battle

From B2B recycling through to travel agents and elearning, last week’s Social Media Week Johannesburg saw five exciting tech startups go head-to-head for a chance to…

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…

Broadband Africa Forum 2024

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