| Date | Title | Description |
| 14.02.2019 | 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... |
| 14.02.2019 | 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... |
| 04.01.2019 | 10 people in the SA tech startup sector you should follow in 2019 | The new year is here, 2019 is here. Why not get started by following and connecting with some key decision makers in the SA tech scene.
Here are 10 people — from entrepreneur and investor Michael Jordaan to Matsi Modise, the head of startu... |
| 04.01.2019 | 10 people in the SA tech startup sector you should follow in 2019 | The new year is here, 2019 is here. Why not get started by following and connecting with some key decision makers in the SA tech scene.
Here are 10 people — from entrepreneur and investor Michael Jordaan to Matsi Modise, the head of startup... |
| 14.12.2018 | Section 12J VC incentive a good start, but government can do more [Opinion] | The world of startups is a risky choice for an investor. But there is a clever way you can reduce that risk, and that is by investing in a government-sanctioned Section 12J fund.
The tech industry often laments that government can do more ... |
| 14.12.2018 | Section 12J VC incentive a good start, but government can do more [Opinion] | The world of startups is a risky choice for an investor. But there is a clever way you can reduce that risk, and that is by investing in a government-sanctioned Section 12J fund.
The tech industry often laments that government can do more t... |
| 13.12.2018 | How SA tech entrepreneurs plan to take time out this festive season | Taking time out is vital if you want to run a successful business. Sometimes you need to stop to see the wood from the trees.
Which is why Ventureburn has sampled a number of tech startup founders on the value of taking a break and how they... |
| 13.12.2018 | How SA tech entrepreneurs plan to take time out this festive season | Taking time out is vital if you want to run a successful business. Sometimes you need to stop to see the wood from the trees.
Which is why Ventureburn has sampled a number of tech startup founders on the value of taking a break and how the... |
| 24.10.2018 | Pick a sector, add internet and your firm could be worth millions [Opinion] | Given all the press, you would be forgiven for thinking that startups were have only become a thing in the last 20 years. The reality is that startups have existed in all shapes and forms since the beginning of time. Some fail and some are ... |
| 24.10.2018 | Pick a sector, add internet and your firm could be worth millions [Opinion] | Given all the press, you would be forgiven for thinking that startups were have only become a thing in the last 20 years. The reality is that startups have existed in all shapes and forms since the beginning of time. Some fail and some are ... |
| 06.09.2018 | Five South African fintech dealmakers your startup should meet | Fintech is one of the fastest growing startup sectors in the world. A number of SA startups have secured multi-million rand investments of late, including in i-Pay, WiiGroup, Entersekt and Luno.
KPMG estimates in a report last year that glo... |
| 06.09.2018 | Five South African fintech dealmakers your startup should meet | Fintech is one of the fastest growing startup sectors in the world. A number of SA startups have secured multi-million rand investments of late, including in i-Pay, WiiGroup, Entersekt and Luno.
KPMG estimates in a report last year that gl... |
| 28.08.2018 | Get voting on your choice of finalists for the Southern Africa Startup Awards | After receiving 3211 nominations the organisers of the inaugural Southern Africa Startup Awards have revealed the names of the startups and entrepreneurs that have made it into the national finals. The names will now be put to a public vote... |
| 28.08.2018 | Get voting on your choice of finalists for the Southern Africa Startup Awards | After receiving 3211 nominations the organisers of the inaugural Southern Africa Startup Awards have revealed the names of the startups and entrepreneurs that have made it into the national finals. The names will now be put to a public vote... |
| 10.08.2018 | Three tech startups tapped for inaugural Savca Industry Awards | Three SA tech startups — fintech i-Pay, on demand cleaning platform SweepSouth, and meal delivery site Ucook — are among nine companies that have been shortlisted for the inaugura Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Associat... |
| 10.08.2018 | Three tech startups tapped for inaugural Savca Industry Awards | Three SA tech startups — fintech i-Pay, on demand cleaning platform SweepSouth, and meal delivery site Ucook — are among nine companies that have been shortlisted for the inaugura Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Associat... |
| 26.07.2018 | SA entrepreneurs detail the software they use to run their tech start up | Jira, Google Suite for Business, Ruby on Rails and fathomhq. These are just some of the software programs that SA tech entrepreneurs are using to set up their startup.
Ventureburn spoke to founders from eight SA tech startups to find out w... |
| 26.07.2018 | SA entrepreneurs detail the software they use to run their tech start up | Jira, Google Suite for Business, Ruby on Rails and fathomhq. These are just some of the software programs that SA tech entrepreneurs are using to set up their startup.
Ventureburn spoke to founders from eight SA tech startups to find out wh... |
| 17.07.2018 | Five SA tech startups that are expanding into the rest of Africa [Updated] | South African tech startups are slowly waking up to the massive untapped market that is the rest of the continent.
If data from Ventureburn’s 2017 tech startup survey is anything to go by, an increasing percentage of tech startups are looki... |
| 17.07.2018 | Five SA tech startups that are expanding into the rest of Africa [Updated] | South African tech startups are slowly waking up to the massive untapped market that is the rest of the continent.
If data from Ventureburn’s 2017 tech startup survey is anything to go by, an increasing percentage of tech startups are look... |
| 07.06.2018 | Here are 4 things Kalon Venture Partners looks for when picking startups [Q&A] | Disruptive technology that is 12 months ahead of the competition. A proven product. A large addressable market. The best team on the planet.
These are four things venture capitalist Clive Butkow looks for when his Kalon Venture Partners — a... |
| 07.06.2018 | Here are 4 things Kalon Venture Partners looks for when picking startups [Q&A] | Disruptive technology that is 12 months ahead of the competition. A proven product. A large addressable market. The best team on the planet.
These are four things venture capitalist Clive Butkow looks for when his Kalon Venture Partners — ... |
| 23.05.2018 | Startups need at least 10x in 5 years to be good investment – VC, angel investors | Want to get investment from an angel or venture capital (VC) investor? You’re going to have be able to grow the valuation of your startup by about 50% year on year and return to investors 10 times what they invested in your company — all in... |
| 23.05.2018 | Startups need at least 10x in 5 years to be good investment – VC, angel investors | Want to get investment from an angel or venture capital (VC) investor? You’re going to have be able to grow the valuation of your startup by about 50% year on year and return to investors 10 times what they invested in your company — all in... |
| 14.03.2018 | We’ve hit burst of NOS from Fast and Furious – i-Pay CEO ahead of $5m raise | With just over two months left in which to raise $5-million in funding, things at Johannesburg fintech i-Pay are picking up, says co-founder and CEO Thomas Pays.
“We haven’t (had) a quiet period in the past two months,” said Pays (pictured ... |
| 14.03.2018 | We’ve hit burst of NOS from Fast and Furious – i-Pay CEO ahead of $5m raise | With just over two months left in which to raise $5-million in funding, things at Johannesburg fintech i-Pay are picking up, says co-founder and CEO Thomas Pays.
“We haven’t (had) a quiet period in the past two months,” said Pays (pictured... |
| 12.03.2018 | Here are the four South Africans joining Endeavor’s Entrepreneur programme | Four South African entrepreneurs from two startups, payments platform i-Pay and shopping rewards solution Retail Engage, have been selected to join Endeavor‘s Entrepreneurs programme at the 77th International Selection Panel (ISP) in Dubai.... |
| 12.03.2018 | Here are the four South Africans joining Endeavor’s Entrepreneur programme | Four South African entrepreneurs from two startups, payments platform i-Pay and shopping rewards solution Retail Engage, have been selected to join Endeavor‘s Entrepreneurs programme at the 77th International Selection Panel (ISP) in Dubai.... |
| 23.01.2018 | 8 Gauteng startups to watch in 2018 [Digital All Stars] | Digital All Stars is a series of articles which aims to celebrate the best of South African digital. The articles, which will appear on Memeburn and Ventureburn, recognise and celebrate South Africa’s best digital entrepreneurs, business pe... |
| 23.01.2018 | 8 Gauteng startups to watch in 2018 [Digital All Stars] | Digital All Stars is a series of articles which aims to celebrate the best of South African digital. The articles, which will appear on Memeburn and Ventureburn, recognise and celebrate South Africa’s best digital entrepreneurs, business pe... |
| 20.11.2017 | SA fintech startup i-Pay raises funding from Kalon Venture Partners | South African payments startup i-Pay has secured funding from venture capital firm Kalon Venture Partners to scale and expand its operations.
Kalon Venture Partners said the investment in i-Pay, which facilitates bank-to-bank automated and ... |
| 17.11.2017 | Fintech startup i-Pay secures R10m investment from Kalon Venture Partners | Johannesburg-based fintech startup i-Pay has secured a R10-million investment from venture capital (VC) firm and registered 12J VC fund Kalon Venture Partners.
i-Pay’s electronic fund transfer (EFT) processing system automates EFT transacti... |
| 17.11.2017 | Fintech startup i-Pay secures R10m investment from Kalon Venture Partners | Johannesburg-based fintech startup i-Pay has secured a R10-million investment from venture capital (VC) firm and registered 12J VC fund Kalon Venture Partners.
i-Pay’s electronic fund transfer (EFT) processing system automates EFT transact... |
| 08.11.2017 | Here are the nine winners of the AfricArena innovation challenges | The winners of the nine innovation challenges that took place over the two-day AfricArena conference in Cape Town have been announced.
Startups shortlisted to pitch in the challenge finals duked it out in live pitch battles at the conferen... |
| 08.11.2017 | Here are the nine winners of the AfricArena innovation challenges | The winners of the nine innovation challenges that took place over the two-day AfricArena conference in Cape Town have been announced.
Startups shortlisted to pitch in the challenge finals duked it out in live pitch battles at the conferenc... |
| 23.05.2017 | Innovation awards finalists announced | FNB Business in association with Endeavor South Africa has announced 12 startups shortlisted for the FNB Business Innovation Awards.
The awards are aimed at businesses that are able to demonstrate real innovation that has the potential to ... |
| 23.05.2017 | Innovation awards finalists announced | FNB Business in association with Endeavor South Africa has announced 12 startups shortlisted for the FNB Business Innovation Awards.
The awards are aimed at businesses that are able to demonstrate real innovation that has the potential to c... |
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| 03.03.2016 | i-Pay, PayU roll out new EFT system to SA online stores | Online payment gateway i-Pay and Naspers-owned payment solution PayU‘s collaboration is rolling out to online stores. Named PayU EFT Pro, the service will be available to online stores who utilise PayU as a payments gateway.
The two compani... |
| 03.03.2016 | i-Pay, PayU roll out new EFT system to SA online stores | Online payment gateway i-Pay and Naspers-owned payment solution PayU‘s collaboration is rolling out to online stores. Named PayU EFT Pro, the service will be available to online stores who utilise PayU as a payments gateway.
The two compan... |
| - | Kalon Venture Partners Invests in i-Pay, Instant EFT Service Provider | |
| - | Eight Gauteng startups to watch in 2018 [Digital All Stars] | |
| - | SA fintech startup i-Pay raises funding from Kalon Venture Partners | South African payments startup i-Pay has secured funding from venture capital firm Kalon Venture Partners to scale and expand its operations.
Kalon Venture Partners said the investment in i-Pay, which facilitates bank-to-bank automated and ... |
| - | i-Pay CEO – We’ve hit burst of NOS from Fast and Furious | |
| - | Section 12J VC incentive a good start, but government can do more. | |
