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| Dec 30, 2019 | 10 ways Africa’s fintech sector boomed in 2019 | Fintech remains one of the hottest tech verticals in Africa. This year saw African fintech startups based on the continent raise over $53-million in 25 deals (in disclosed deals).
Fintech deals accounted for about 18% of the almost $290-mil... |
| Dec 30, 2019 | 10 ways Africa’s fintech sector boomed in 2019 | Fintech remains one of the hottest tech verticals in Africa. This year saw African fintech startups based on the continent raise over $53-million in 25 deals (in disclosed deals).
Fintech deals accounted for about 18% of the almost $290-mi... |
| Dec 24, 2019 | Are these the 10 biggest deals by African tech startups in 2019? | Big money. That’s what African 86 tech startups raised this year.
While not every startup wanted to disclose how much they raised, those that did made a ton of it — almost $290-million going on data from 88 venture capital (VC) disclosed d... |
| Dec 24, 2019 | Are these the 10 biggest deals by African tech startups in 2019? | Big money. That’s what African 86 tech startups raised this year.
While not every startup wanted to disclose how much they raised, those that did made a ton of it — almost $290-million going on data from 88 venture capital (VC) disclosed de... |
| Dec 23, 2019 | African tech startups netted over $6m in collective prize money in 2019 [List] | African tech startups this year tapped millions of dollars by taking part in and winning startup competitions — at least over $6-million collectively, by Ventureburn’s calculations.
The biggest cash prize went to South African insurtech sta... |
| Dec 23, 2019 | African tech startups netted over $6m in collective prize money in 2019 [List] | African tech startups this year tapped millions of dollars by taking part in and winning startup competitions — at least over $6-million collectively, by Ventureburn’s calculations.
The biggest cash prize went to South African insurtech st... |
| 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 1, 2019 | Here are seven SA insurtechs that insurance companies are working with | Insurance technology is big money in South Africa, with several local insurtechs having together raised tens of millions of rands in investment of late, to develop new models that aim to disrupt the traditional insurance industry.
Wins by ... |
| Nov 1, 2019 | Here are seven SA insurtechs that insurance companies are working with | Insurance technology is big money in South Africa, with several local insurtechs having together raised tens of millions of rands in investment of late, to develop new models that aim to disrupt the traditional insurance industry.
Wins by t... |
| Oct 25, 2019 | Founders from SA startup InvestSure excited after inclusion on Insurtech100 list | The founders of Johannesburg-based insurtech startup InvestSure are over the moon after being included on the Insurtech100 2019 list.
The Insurtech100 is an annual list of 100 of the world’s most innovative insurtech companies selected by a... |
| Oct 25, 2019 | Founders from SA startup InvestSure excited after inclusion on Insurtech100 list | The founders of Johannesburg-based insurtech startup InvestSure are over the moon after being included on the Insurtech100 2019 list.
The Insurtech100 is an annual list of 100 of the world’s most innovative insurtech companies selected by ... |
| 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 5, 2019 | SA insurtech Investsure in R9.6m round from 4Di, Lireas Holdings, Compass Insure | SA insurtech InvestSure announced today that the company has completed their first funding round – securing R9.6-million from Hannover Re Africa subsidiaries Lireas Holdings and Compass Insure, and venture capital firm 4Di Capital.
The fun... |
| Mar 5, 2019 | SA insurtech Investsure in R9.6m round from 4Di, Lireas Holdings, Compass Insure | SA insurtech InvestSure announced today that the company has completed their first funding round – securing R9.6-million from Hannover Re Africa subsidiaries Lireas Holdings and Compass Insure, and venture capital firm 4Di Capital.
The fund... |
| Oct 24, 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 ... |
| Oct 24, 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 ... |
| Aug 1, 2018 | ‘AlphaCode in drive to create pipeline of fintechs to invest in’ [Q&A] | Joburg based fintech accelerator AlphaCode aims to create a pipeline of fintech firms in which Rand Merchant Bank — which runs the programme — can invest in and grow, says the programme’s head Dominique Collett.
Since it was established in... |
| Aug 1, 2018 | ‘AlphaCode in drive to create pipeline of fintechs to invest in’ [Q&A] | Joburg based fintech accelerator AlphaCode aims to create a pipeline of fintech firms in which Rand Merchant Bank — which runs the programme — can invest in and grow, says the programme’s head Dominique Collett.
Since it was established in ... |
| Jul 26, 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... |
| Jul 26, 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... |
| Jun 21, 2018 | Seven SA insurtech startups to watch [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... |
| Jun 21, 2018 | Seven SA insurtech startups to watch [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... |
| Jun 6, 2018 | How Michael Jordaan inspired Investsure, the ‘world’s first cover for investors’ | Sometimes in the SA tech ecosystem all it takes is two words to get someone’s attention. Sometimes those words are someone’s name — someone called Michael Jordaan. At least this was the case for one of the founders of insurtech startup Inve... |
| Jun 6, 2018 | How Michael Jordaan inspired Investsure, the ‘world’s first cover for investors’ | Sometimes in the SA tech ecosystem all it takes is two words to get someone’s attention. Sometimes those words are someone’s name — someone called Michael Jordaan. At least this was the case for one of the founders of insurtech startup Inve... |