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| Sep 29, 2020 | Five South African Venture Capital firms | Funding is an integral part of upscaling a startup and one of the main mechanisms to access capital is through venture capital companies.
Securing funding can be an intimidating process and as an entrepreneur finding investors can be a dau... |
| Sep 29, 2020 | Five South African Venture Capital firms | Funding is an integral part of upscaling a startup and one of the main mechanisms to access capital is through venture capital companies.
Securing funding can be an intimidating process and as an entrepreneur finding investors can be a daun... |
| Mar 5, 2020 | SA’s Snapplify acquires Onnie Media for undisclosed amount | Cape Town edtech company Snapplify announced today that it has acquired Onnie Media, an educator media hub for SA teachers, and the hub’s online marketplace for teachers in South Africa, Teacha!.
The edtech company said in a statement today... |
| Mar 5, 2020 | SA’s Snapplify acquires Onnie Media for undisclosed amount | Cape Town edtech company Snapplify announced today that it has acquired Onnie Media, an educator media hub for SA teachers, and the hub’s online marketplace for teachers in South Africa, Teacha!.
The edtech company said in a statement toda... |
| Jan 28, 2020 | Changes to Section 12J VC regime won’t spell doom for all funds says venture capitalist | Experts last year raised concern over new deductions limits for investors under Section 12J of the Income Tax Act, saying it will reduce the amount of funds that venture capital companies (VCCs) can raise. But Knife Capital‘s Keet van Zyl a... |
| Jan 28, 2020 | Changes to Section 12J VC regime won’t spell doom for all funds says venture capitalist | Experts last year raised concern over new deductions limits for investors under Section 12J of the Income Tax Act, saying it will reduce the amount of funds that venture capital companies (VCCs) can raise. But Knife Capital‘s Keet van Zyl a... |
| Jan 20, 2020 | Tech startups likely to weather SA’s economic slowdown say venture capitalists | South Africa’s economic outlook is grim. With the prospect of further power blackouts looming and struggling state-owned entities on the brink of failure, the World Bank predicts that the SA economy will grow at below 1% in 2020. In October... |
| Jan 20, 2020 | Tech startups likely to weather SA’s economic slowdown say venture capitalists | South Africa’s economic outlook is grim. With the prospect of further power blackouts looming and struggling state-owned entities on the brink of failure, the World Bank predicts that the SA economy will grow at below 1% in 2020. In October... |
| Dec 20, 2019 | Are these SA’s 11 biggest disclosed VC deals in 2019? [Updated] | UPDATE (20 and 23 December): This article was updated to correctly state that SweepSouth’s R30-million raise from Naspers Foundry was part of a R60-million round closed in October. We have also removed the R500k Vollar deal which was actual... |
| Dec 20, 2019 | Are these SA’s 11 biggest disclosed VC deals in 2019? [Updated] | UPDATE (20 and 23 December): This article was updated to correctly state that SweepSouth’s R30-million raise from Naspers Foundry was part of a R60-million round closed in October. We have also removed the R500k Vollar deal which was actual... |
| Nov 5, 2019 | SA’s Hlayisani Growth Fund mulling 12 deals after having invested R200m so far | Hlayisani Growth Fund, a SA fund that aims to make later-stage investments in African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), is mulling 12 potential new deals, fund principal Brett Commaille revealed today.
“Most of them have an element... |
| Nov 5, 2019 | SA’s Hlayisani Growth Fund mulling 12 deals after having invested R200m so far | Hlayisani Growth Fund, a SA fund that aims to make later-stage investments in African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), is mulling 12 potential new deals, fund principal Brett Commaille revealed today.
“Most of them have an elemen... |
| Oct 22, 2019 | ‘SA SME Fund set to be among country’s biggest institutional investors by year end’ | South Africa’s R1.4-billion SA SME Fund has thus far approved R1-billion for investment in a number of funds that will lend to small businesses and startups, the fund’s CEO, Ketso Gordhan has revealed.
Speaking to Ventureburn last week, a b... |
| Oct 22, 2019 | ‘SA SME Fund set to be among country’s biggest institutional investors by year end’ | South Africa’s R1.4-billion SA SME Fund has thus far approved R1-billion for investment in a number of funds that will lend to small businesses and startups, the fund’s CEO, Ketso Gordhan has revealed.
Speaking to Ventureburn last week, a ... |
| Sep 25, 2019 | SA edtech Snapplify snaps up over R29m in expansion capital from funders | Cape Town edtech company Snapplify announced today that it had raised $2-million (over R29-million) in expansion capital.
The money was raised from two SA funds — venture capital firm Knife Capital via its SA Revenue Service (Sars) Section... |
| Sep 25, 2019 | SA edtech Snapplify snaps up over R29m in expansion capital from funders | Cape Town edtech company Snapplify announced today that it had raised $2-million (over R29-million) in expansion capital.
The money was raised from two SA funds — venture capital firm Knife Capital via its SA Revenue Service (Sars) Section ... |
| Sep 19, 2019 | Raising funding in Africa? Here are 12 venture capitalists you should know about | If you’re reading this, chances are you’re a tech startup founder who is looking to raise venture capital (VC) funding.
The good news is as Africa’s VC sector continues to grow the amount of VC funding raised by startups this year is likely... |
| Sep 19, 2019 | Raising funding in Africa? Here are 12 venture capitalists you should know about | If you’re reading this, chances are you’re a tech startup founder who is looking to raise venture capital (VC) funding.
The good news is as Africa’s VC sector continues to grow the amount of VC funding raised by startups this year is likel... |
| Aug 30, 2019 | Grindstone Accelerator helps firms in fourth cohort grow revenue by 36%, add 32 jobs | Business has taken off for Ryno Goosen and his geospatial data analytics company Locstat Systems, after he and his co-founders got valuable sales and marketing assistance from the Grindstone Accelerator.
Locstat is now looking to take on t... |
| Aug 30, 2019 | Grindstone Accelerator helps firms in fourth cohort grow revenue by 36%, add 32 jobs | Business has taken off for Ryno Goosen and his geospatial data analytics company Locstat Systems, after he and his co-founders got valuable sales and marketing assistance from the Grindstone Accelerator.
Locstat is now looking to take on th... |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Are these six, SA’s most important venture capitalists? | Who would you turn to if you were a SA tech startup looking for venture capital (VC)?
South Africa’s VC sector has grown substantially in recent years, with over R1-billion invested in startups and early-stage companies in 2017, according ... |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Are these six, SA’s most important venture capitalists? | Who would you turn to if you were a SA tech startup looking for venture capital (VC)?
South Africa’s VC sector has grown substantially in recent years, with over R1-billion invested in startups and early-stage companies in 2017, according t... |
| Jul 9, 2019 | Knife Capital invests in 19-year-old SaaS firm Cradle Technology Services | Cape Town based venture capital (VC) company Knife Capital announced today that it had invested in Software as a Service (SaaS) company Cradle Technology Services.
Last year Cradle was one of the 10 companies selected for the fourth cohort... |
| Jul 9, 2019 | Knife Capital invests in 19-year-old SaaS firm Cradle Technology Services | Cape Town based venture capital (VC) company Knife Capital announced today that it had invested in Software as a Service (SaaS) company Cradle Technology Services.
Last year Cradle was one of the 10 companies selected for the fourth cohort ... |
| Mar 29, 2019 | Here are the eight funds that the SA SME Fund will invest in | The R1.4-billion SA SME Fund — which was officially launched yesterday in Johannesburg by President Cyril Ramaphosa but which has already begun disbursing investments — will invest in eight funds, three of which are venture capital (VC) fun... |
| Mar 29, 2019 | Here are the eight funds that the SA SME Fund will invest in | The R1.4-billion SA SME Fund — which was officially launched yesterday in Johannesburg by President Cyril Ramaphosa but which has already begun disbursing investments — will invest in eight funds, three of which are venture capital (VC) fun... |
| Mar 25, 2019 | Grindstone Accelerator launches call to startups for first Gauteng cohort [Updated] | Venture capital (VC) company Knife Capital has joined forces with the SA SME Fund and Deloitte to launch the next iteration of its Grindstone Accelerator programme in Johannesburg.
Grindstone, which is jointly owned by Knife Capital and Th... |
| Mar 25, 2019 | Grindstone Accelerator launches call to startups for first Gauteng cohort [Updated] | Venture capital (VC) company Knife Capital has joined forces with the SA SME Fund and Deloitte to launch the next iteration of its Grindstone Accelerator programme in Johannesburg.
Grindstone, which is jointly owned by Knife Capital and Thi... |
| Feb 28, 2019 | Spartan SME Finance secures R100m from SA SME Fund for R600m fund | SA small business financier Spartan SME Finance has secured a R100-million investment from The SA SME Fund to anchor its R600-million debt financing fund, with half of the investment or R50-million, to be channelled to black African owned b... |
| Feb 28, 2019 | Spartan SME Finance secures R100m from SA SME Fund for R600m fund | SA small business financier Spartan SME Finance has secured a R100-million investment from The SA SME Fund to anchor its R600-million debt financing fund, with half of the investment or R50-million, to be channelled to black African owned b... |
| Feb 20, 2019 | Sars Section 12J VC companies – hype versus substance [Opinion] | There are many legal ways for South African taxpayers to reduce their tax burden, and investing in a SA Revenue Service (Sars) approved Section 12J venture capital company (VCC) is one of them.
However, opinions are divided on the hype of ... |
| Feb 20, 2019 | Sars Section 12J VC companies – hype versus substance [Opinion] | There are many legal ways for South African taxpayers to reduce their tax burden, and investing in a SA Revenue Service (Sars) approved Section 12J venture capital company (VCC) is one of them.
However, opinions are divided on the hype of a... |
| Feb 14, 2019 | Four Sars Section 12J venture capital funds that invest in SA tech startups | South Africa’s venture capital (VC) tax incentive allows investors that invest in accredited VC companies that then invest in small businesses, to make a tax deduction of 100% in the year that the investment was made.
To date the SA Revenu... |
| Feb 14, 2019 | Four Sars Section 12J venture capital funds that invest in SA tech startups | South Africa’s venture capital (VC) tax incentive allows investors that invest in accredited VC companies that then invest in small businesses, to make a tax deduction of 100% in the year that the investment was made.
To date the SA Revenue... |
| Feb 11, 2019 | Everything you need to know about SA’s tech startup ecosystem [updated 2019] | Update: Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or other opportunities? Are you an aspiring startup owner looking for assistance? Well, you have come to t... |
| Feb 11, 2019 | Everything you need to know about SA’s tech startup ecosystem [updated 2019] | Update: Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or other opportunities? Are you an aspiring startup owner looking for assistance? Well, you have come to t... |
| Feb 11, 2019 | Why we invested in soda drink startup Pura, explains Knife Capital | It’s not just tech that SA venture capital (VC) firm Knife Capital invests in. Today the VC — which has invested in a number of SA tech deals in recent years — announced that it had invested in SA beverage startup Pura.
Knife Capital did n... |
| Feb 11, 2019 | Why we invested in soda drink startup Pura, explains Knife Capital | It’s not just tech that SA venture capital (VC) firm Knife Capital invests in. Today the VC — which has invested in a number of SA tech deals in recent years — announced that it had invested in SA beverage startup Pura.
Knife Capital did no... |
| Jan 2, 2019 | What African startups should keep an eye out for in 2019 | The new year is upon us and it’s time to get that diary marked up. Last year was quite packed with happenings. What then can we expect in 2019?
Here then is a short list of what funds and initiatives are expected to launch in Africa in 2019... |
| Jan 2, 2019 | What African startups should keep an eye out for in 2019 | The new year is upon us and it’s time to get that diary marked up. Last year was quite packed with happenings. What then can we expect in 2019?
Here then is a short list of what funds and initiatives are expected to launch in Africa in 201... |
| Nov 27, 2018 | It’s official: Cape Town healthtech startup is SA SME Fund’s first investment | Ventureburn can today confirm that a venture capital deal concluded by Cape Town based KNF Ventures earlier this month in SA healthtech firm 5nines Technologies has made history — as the first investment that the R1.4-billion SA SME Fund ha... |
| Nov 27, 2018 | It’s official: Cape Town healthtech startup is SA SME Fund’s first investment | Ventureburn can today confirm that a venture capital deal concluded by Cape Town based KNF Ventures earlier this month in SA healthtech firm 5nines Technologies has made history — as the first investment that the R1.4-billion SA SME Fund ha... |
| Nov 21, 2018 | SA SME Fund in new mandate to invest over R1bn in black small firms, startups | SA’s long awaited SA SME Fund will invest just over R1-billion or 75% of its R1.4-billion in funds in black-owned small and medium-sized enterprises, including tech startups — the fund’s CEO Ketso Gordhan has revealed.
The fund, which is c... |
| Nov 21, 2018 | SA SME Fund in new mandate to invest over R1bn in black small firms, startups | SA’s long awaited SA SME Fund will invest just over R1-billion or 75% of its R1.4-billion in funds in black-owned small and medium-sized enterprises, including tech startups — the fund’s CEO Ketso Gordhan has revealed.
The fund, which is ca... |
| Jul 30, 2018 | Hitting the high road – what it takes to join Grindstone accelerator [Q&A] | What do you perceive as success? Is owning a lifestyle business sufficient for you? Are you prepared to make changes to your business?
These are some key questions that tech entrepreneurs looking to sign up to the Grindstone Accelerator pr... |
| Jul 30, 2018 | Hitting the high road – what it takes to join Grindstone accelerator [Q&A] | What do you perceive as success? Is owning a lifestyle business sufficient for you? Are you prepared to make changes to your business?
These are some key questions that tech entrepreneurs looking to sign up to the Grindstone Accelerator pro... |
| Jan 8, 2018 | 10 Defining moments that shaped the 2017 South African startup ecosystem | 2017 in South Africa is a very hard year to define… Most people are limping into 2018 battle-scar ridden and trying to figure out what the hell just happened?!
Bitcoin highs and Steinhoff lows, neighbouring coup-non-coups, Rugby World Cup ... |
| Jan 8, 2018 | 10 Defining moments that shaped the 2017 South African startup ecosystem | 2017 in South Africa is a very hard year to define… Most people are limping into 2018 battle-scar ridden and trying to figure out what the hell just happened?!
Bitcoin highs and Steinhoff lows, neighbouring coup-non-coups, Rugby World Cup h... |
| Jan 5, 2018 | Funding your startup: Ventureburn lists the SA investors delivering [2019 update] | For entrepreneurs wanting to find early-stage funding, this is the article for you. As there is generally a veil of secrecy surrounding funding and startups, there is often smoke and mirrors in the industry, with many claiming to be “invest... |
| Jan 5, 2018 | Funding your startup: Ventureburn lists the SA investors delivering [2019 update] | For entrepreneurs wanting to find early-stage funding, this is the article for you. As there is generally a veil of secrecy surrounding funding and startups, there is often smoke and mirrors in the industry, with many claiming to be “invest... |
| Sep 11, 2017 | SA STARTUP KINIFE CAPITAL EXPANDS TO THE UK | The venture capital firm known as Knife Capital has expanded the services that it offers by opening an office of operations in London, United Kingdom.
This expansion was taken after they introduced a strategic investor known as the UK-based... |
| Mar 29, 2017 | KNF Ventures announces investment in online ticket platform Quicket | Section 12J venture capital firm KNF Ventures has announced an undisclosed investment to acquire a meaningful minority equate stake in online ticketing service Quicket.
The company is part of Knife Capital’s year-long entrepreneurship devel... |
| Mar 29, 2017 | KNF Ventures announces investment in online ticket platform Quicket | Section 12J venture capital firm KNF Ventures has announced an undisclosed investment to acquire a meaningful minority equate stake in online ticketing service Quicket.
The company is part of Knife Capital’s year-long entrepreneurship deve... |
| Feb 16, 2016 | Knife Capital announces R100m fund to amplify more SA startups | Renowned South African venture capital (VC) firm Knife Capital has launched a new investment fund called KNF Ventures. With a rather generous target of R100-million, the fund will invest in innovation-driven startups by providing tax incent... |
| Feb 16, 2016 | Knife Capital announces R100m fund to amplify more SA startups | Renowned South African venture capital (VC) firm Knife Capital has launched a new investment fund called KNF Ventures. With a rather generous target of R100-million, the fund will invest in innovation-driven startups by providing tax incent... |
| SA STARTUP KINIFE CAPITAL EXPANDS TO THE UK | The venture capital firm known as Knife Capital has expanded the services that it offers by opening an office of operations in London, United Kingdom.
This expansion was taken after they introduced a strategic investor known as the UK-based... |