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| Jul 23, 2025 | VC funding in South Africa bucks international trend | Rapid growth in venture capitalist investments in Southern African – with early stage tech start-ups taking the lion’s share of the VC pot – is a sign of the region’s growth potential.
This is especially true given the slowdown in venture c... |
| Dec 12, 2024 | A transformative year for private capital in Southern Africa | The global private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) landscape continues to face significant challenges, with lower levels of fundraising and subdued deal activity in 2024 compared to 2023.
Despite these macro headwinds, the Southern Afr... |
| Jul 22, 2024 | VC investments in tech see big growth in South Africa | The technology sector is leading the charge when it comes to investment in South Africa’s start-up ecosystem, despite the rough macroeconomic environment.
This is according to the South African Venture Capital Association (Savca), which pub... |
| Dec 15, 2022 | Looking back at SA VC activity in 2022 and what 2023 will bring
TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report
Success! | According to the venture capital tracking publication Africa: The Big Deal, Africa was the only continent to record a positive growth venture capital deal value in 2022. However, Nigeria and South Africa, the continent’s two biggest VC mark... |
| Nov 14, 2022 | SA’s most promising businesses honoured by SAVCA | A multi-store, e-commerce start-up and an energy drink brand were among the winners at this year’s prestigious SAVCA Industry Awards.
Hosted by the South African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) and Investec, the comp... |
| Nov 14, 2022 | SA’s most promising businesses honoured by SAVCA | A multi-store, e-commerce start-up and an energy drink brand were among the winners at this year’s prestigious SAVCA Industry Awards.
Hosted by the South African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) and Investec, the compe... |
| Nov 8, 2022 | Future of VC: Commercial viability, impact go hand-in-hand | As the growth of the venture capital industry continues on an upward trajectory, a number of deals are moving towards an intersection of commercial and impact objectives. The businesses receiving VC funding are providing strong financial re... |
| Nov 8, 2022 | Future of VC: Commercial viability, impact go hand-in-hand | As the growth of the venture capital industry continues on an upward trajectory, a number of deals are moving towards an intersection of commercial and impact objectives. The businesses receiving VC funding are providing strong financial re... |
| Oct 5, 2022 | Fintech, edtech investment dominate SA venture capital | Growth in South Africa’s venture capital (VC) industry remains robust with early-stage fund managers investing R1.31 billion into 121 entities through 186 investment rounds. This is according to the newly released 2022 Southern African Vent... |
| Oct 5, 2022 | Fintech, edtech investment dominate SA venture capital | Growth in South Africa’s venture capital (VC) industry remains robust with early-stage fund managers investing R1.31 billion into 121 entities through 186 investment rounds. This is according to the newly released 2022 Southern African Vent... |
| Oct 3, 2022 | ICT sector bagged R138m VC deals in 2021 | Southern Africa’s ICT sector attracted the largest rand value of investments from venture capital (VC) firms and fund managers in 2021.
This is according to the SAVCA 2021 Venture Capital Industry Survey, released by the Southern African Ve... |
| Aug 9, 2022 | SAVCA to honour businesses who thrived with investment | Portfolio companies, private equity and venture capital funds have until Monday, 15 August to enter the 2022 SAVCA Industry Awards hosted by the Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association in partnership with Investec.
... |
| Aug 9, 2022 | SAVCA to honour businesses who thrived with investment | Portfolio companies, private equity and venture capital funds have until Monday, 15 August to enter the 2022 SAVCA Industry Awards hosted by the Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association in partnership with Investec.
T... |
| Nov 18, 2021 | Recap: 2021 SAVCA Venture Capital Conference | The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) represents about 170 members who manage more than R185 billion in assets and its conferences attract the interest of all stakeholders across the public and private ... |
| Nov 18, 2021 | Recap: 2021 SAVCA Venture Capital Conference | The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) represents about 170 members who manage more than R185 billion in assets and its conferences attract the interest of all stakeholders across the public and private ... |
| Oct 25, 2021 | Ramaphosa urged to support start-up innovation | Representatives from the South African Start-up Act Steering Committee met with president Cyril Ramaphosa last week, to discuss issues such as creating a framework to support start-ups on innovation and new technologies to spur competitiven... |
| Mar 3, 2021 | How has Covid-19 impacted South Africa’s venture capital space? | A little under a year ago, South Africa confirmed its first COVID-19 case. At the time, there was still hope that the country could isolate and contain the disease, allowing economic activity to continue as normal. Few could’ve guessed the ... |
| Mar 3, 2021 | How has Covid-19 impacted South Africa’s venture capital space? | A little under a year ago, South Africa confirmed its first COVID-19 case. At the time, there was still hope that the country could isolate and contain the disease, allowing economic activity to continue as normal. Few could’ve guessed the ... |
| Feb 26, 2021 | SAVCA Responds to 2021 Budget Speech | The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) welcomes the announcement that proposed changes to Regulation 28 will be published by National Treasury later this week for public comment, as outlined by Finance M... |
| Feb 26, 2021 | SAVCA Responds to 2021 Budget Speech | The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA) welcomes the announcement that proposed changes to Regulation 28 will be published by National Treasury later this week for public comment, as outlined by Finance M... |
| Jan 21, 2021 | Venture capital investments weather COVID-19 storm | Despite the second wave of COVID-19 and the slow economic recovery, global venture capital (VC) investments during the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2020 remained robust and were nearly at pre-COVID levels, says market research firm GlobalData.
Th... |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Report reveals record investment in local venture capital landscape | The latest report by The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA), titled the SAVCA 2020 Venture Capital Industry Survey has revealed that the local venture capital landscape experienced record investment and ... |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Report reveals record investment in local venture capital landscape | The latest report by The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA), titled the SAVCA 2020 Venture Capital Industry Survey has revealed that the local venture capital landscape experienced record investment and ... |
| Sep 1, 2020 | WATCH: Ventureburn and Kalon Venture Partners webinar series part one | In our first webinar, hosted by Ventureburn in Partnership with Kalon Venture Partners, we discussed the possible changes in legislation along with covering an overall understanding of Section 12J.
Our first webinar was hosted by Venturebur... |
| Sep 1, 2020 | WATCH: Ventureburn and Kalon Venture Partners webinar series part one | In our first webinar, hosted by Ventureburn in Partnership with Kalon Venture Partners, we discussed the possible changes in legislation along with covering an overall understanding of Section 12J.
Our first webinar was hosted by Venturebu... |
| Aug 31, 2020 | 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, a registered Section 12J Venture Capital Company, these informative webi... |
| Aug 31, 2020 | 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, a registered Section 12J Venture Capital Company, these informative web... |
| Aug 18, 2020 | Study launches to uncover impact of Covid on SMMEs | Finfind, South Africa’s leading online access to finance solution for SMMEs, has partnered with Government, big business, and other key national stakeholders to conduct a comprehensive study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the vit... |
| Aug 18, 2020 | Study launches to uncover impact of Covid on SMMEs | Finfind, South Africa’s leading online access to finance solution for SMMEs, has partnered with Government, big business, and other key national stakeholders to conduct a comprehensive study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the vit... |
| May 20, 2020 | Naspers Foundry to invest R100m in SA’s Aerobotics | Tech giant Naspers has announced today that it will invest R100-million in SA aerial-data analytics startup Aerobotics, through its early-stage business funding initiative Naspers Foundry.
The investment is pending approval by local regula... |
| May 20, 2020 | Naspers Foundry to invest R100m in SA’s Aerobotics | Tech giant Naspers has announced today that it will invest R100-million in SA aerial-data analytics startup Aerobotics, through its early-stage business funding initiative Naspers Foundry.
The investment is pending approval by local regulat... |
| Apr 7, 2020 | Savca pledges to act over HAVAIC-Custostech matter when case has concluded | The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (Savca) said it is following the case between SA venture capital (VC) company HAVAIC and Stellenbosch based Custostech “closely” and will act in terms of its current Code o... |
| Apr 7, 2020 | Savca pledges to act over HAVAIC-Custostech matter when case has concluded | The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (Savca) said it is following the case between SA venture capital (VC) company HAVAIC and Stellenbosch based Custostech “closely” and will act in terms of its current Code o... |
| Mar 19, 2020 | SA venture capitalists prepare for tough times ahead with onset of coronavirus | SA venture capitalists are preparing for tough times ahead, as the onset of the coronavirus threatens to cut short funding rounds and in some cases place strain on their portfolio companies.
Justin Stanford (pictured above), a general part... |
| Mar 19, 2020 | SA venture capitalists prepare for tough times ahead with onset of coronavirus | SA venture capitalists are preparing for tough times ahead, as the onset of the coronavirus threatens to cut short funding rounds and in some cases place strain on their portfolio companies.
Justin Stanford (pictured above), a general partn... |
| Feb 3, 2020 | Western Cape government launches free tech startup investor course | The Western Cape government’s Department of Economic Development and Tourism is calling on digital entrepreneurs to apply for a free three-hour early-stage tech startup investment online course.
In a statement today, the department said th... |
| Feb 3, 2020 | Western Cape government launches free tech startup investor course | The Western Cape government’s Department of Economic Development and Tourism is calling on digital entrepreneurs to apply for a free three-hour early-stage tech startup investment online course.
In a statement today, the department said the... |
| Jan 3, 2020 | Eight SA startups to keep an eye on in 2020 | A number of tech startups featured in news headlines last year. Ventureburn has picked eight that we think readers should follow closely in 2020.
They include a cloud-based software for first responders that is hitting it big in the US, SA... |
| Jan 3, 2020 | Eight SA startups to keep an eye on in 2020 | A number of tech startups featured in news headlines last year. Ventureburn has picked eight that we think readers should follow closely in 2020.
They include a cloud-based software for first responders that is hitting it big in the US, SA’... |
| 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 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 9, 2019 | The tech sector in SA is still a hot place to be [Opinion] | South Africa’s economic outlook may be gloomy, with annual growth forecast to barely past 1.5% over the next three years, but things are still hot in SA’s tech startup sector — so hot you’ll need a pair of shades when talking about it.
Awa... |
| Dec 9, 2019 | The tech sector in SA is still a hot place to be [Opinion] | South Africa’s economic outlook may be gloomy, with annual growth forecast to barely past 1.5% over the next three years, but things are still hot in SA’s tech startup sector — so hot you’ll need a pair of shades when talking about it.
Away... |
| Nov 8, 2019 | Aerobotics named Best Startup, Venture Capital Company at 2019 Savca Industry Awards | Cape Town-based agritech startup Aerobotics has won the Best Startup and Venture Capital Company category at the 2019 Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (Savca) Industry Awards.
The awards, which are now in the... |
| Nov 8, 2019 | Aerobotics named Best Startup, Venture Capital Company at 2019 Savca Industry Awards | Cape Town-based agritech startup Aerobotics has won the Best Startup and Venture Capital Company category at the 2019 Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (Savca) Industry Awards.
The awards, which are now in thei... |
| 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 ... |
| Oct 11, 2019 | 2019 Savca Industry Awards finalists announced | The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (Savca), in collaboration with Investec and Sanlam Investments, has announced the finalists of the 2019 Savca Industry Awards.
Savca CEO Tanya van Lill said in a statement ... |
| Oct 11, 2019 | 2019 Savca Industry Awards finalists announced | The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (Savca), in collaboration with Investec and Sanlam Investments, has announced the finalists of the 2019 Savca Industry Awards.
Savca CEO Tanya van Lill said in a statement... |
| Oct 7, 2019 | Savca appoints two new board members amid industry growth | The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (Savca) has appointed two new directors and reappointed one existing director to its board.
Savca announced the appointments of Fulu Makwetla, founding partner of Third Wa... |
| Oct 7, 2019 | Savca appoints two new board members amid industry growth | The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (Savca) has appointed two new directors and reappointed one existing director to its board.
Savca announced the appointments of Fulu Makwetla, founding partner of Third Way... |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Savca selects 13 participants for fund manager development programme | The Southern African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (Savca) has selected 13 women and black fund managers for its Fund Manager Development Programme (FMDP).
Savca runs the programme — which aims is boost the number of black... |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Savca selects 13 participants for fund manager development programme | The Southern African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (Savca) has selected 13 women and black fund managers for its Fund Manager Development Programme (FMDP).
Savca runs the programme — which aims is boost the number of black ... |
| Sep 25, 2019 | R1.5bn Invested in SA Startups in 2018 by VC Firms | Technology
South African venture capital (VC) firms and fund managers invested R1.5 billion channelled towards South African startups in 2018.
This is according to SAVCA 2019 Venture Capital Industry Survey released by the Southern African ... |
| Sep 25, 2019 | R1.5bn Invested in SA Startups in 2018 by VC Firms | Technology |
| Sep 20, 2019 | SA had bumper VC year in 2018 with investments up 31% over 2017, reveals report | Venture capital (VC) had a bumper year in South Africa in 2018, with southern African VC funds having made investments of over R1.5-billion last year — an increase of 31% from the over R1.1-billion invested by such funds in 2017.
This, whi... |
| Sep 20, 2019 | SA had bumper VC year in 2018 with investments up 31% over 2017, reveals report | Venture capital (VC) had a bumper year in South Africa in 2018, with southern African VC funds having made investments of over R1.5-billion last year — an increase of 31% from the over R1.1-billion invested by such funds in 2017.
This, whil... |
| Sep 20, 2019 | Is spike in energy deals evidence that Section 12J funds are driving VC boom in SA? | Is a massive spike in energy deals last year evidence that a 2008 venture capital (VC) tax incentive is behind South Africa’s 31% increase in VC investments last year over 2017?
The latest Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity... |
| Sep 20, 2019 | Is spike in energy deals evidence that Section 12J funds are driving VC boom in SA? | Is a massive spike in energy deals last year evidence that a 2008 venture capital (VC) tax incentive is behind South Africa’s 31% increase in VC investments last year over 2017?
The latest Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equit... |
| Sep 1, 2019 | Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [1/9/2019] | Startup Guide will hold the launch party for its Startup Guide Cape Town at Workshop 17 Watershed on Wednesday (4 September). The book is a directory and guide to Cape Town’s entrepreneurship ecosystem (see this story).
AI Expo Africa, one... |
| Sep 1, 2019 | Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [1/9/2019] | Startup Guide will hold the launch party for its Startup Guide Cape Town at Workshop 17 Watershed on Wednesday (4 September). The book is a directory and guide to Cape Town’s entrepreneurship ecosystem (see this story).
AI Expo Africa, one ... |
| 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... |
| Aug 13, 2019 | Savca issues call to black and women fund managers for new training programme | Black as well as women fund managers looking to get a step up in the venture capital and private equity sector must hurry.
Applications for the Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (Savca) Fund Manager Developmen... |
| Aug 13, 2019 | Savca issues call to black and women fund managers for new training programme | Black as well as women fund managers looking to get a step up in the venture capital and private equity sector must hurry.
Applications for the Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (Savca) Fund Manager Development... |
| Aug 8, 2019 | So, what percentage of VC and angel investing goes to SA startups with women founders? [Updated] | UPDATE (14 August 2019): We neglected to include Smartblade’s R9.5-million investment from Savant in the below list. We have updated the list as well as the below figures relating to the amount and percentage of all venture capital that wen... |
| Aug 8, 2019 | So, what percentage of VC and angel investing goes to SA startups with women founders? [Updated] | UPDATE (14 August 2019): We neglected to include Smartblade’s R9.5-million investment from Savant in the below list. We have updated the list as well as the below figures relating to the amount and percentage of all venture capital that wen... |
| May 16, 2019 | Nationwide SA digital procurement, funding tour to kick off next month | A nationwide digital procurement and funding tour aimed at helping entrepreneurs to source opportunities and finance, is set to kick off on 8 June at The Innovation Hub in Pretoria.
The tour is an initiative of Pretoria-based entrepreneur p... |
| May 16, 2019 | Nationwide SA digital procurement, funding tour to kick off next month | A nationwide digital procurement and funding tour aimed at helping entrepreneurs to source opportunities and finance, is set to kick off on 8 June at The Innovation Hub in Pretoria.
The tour is an initiative of Pretoria-based entrepreneur ... |
| Mar 11, 2019 | 10 tips on how to raise venture capital in South Africa [Opinion] | Entrepreneurs constantly disrupt the balance of competition by unlocking inventive commercial opportunities and creating new markets in doing so.
This can sometimes be done by bootstrapping (with minimal financial resources) over time, but ... |
| Mar 11, 2019 | 10 tips on how to raise venture capital in South Africa [Opinion] | Entrepreneurs constantly disrupt the balance of competition by unlocking inventive commercial opportunities and creating new markets in doing so.
This can sometimes be done by bootstrapping (with minimal financial resources) over time, but... |
| Feb 28, 2019 | What Edge Growth looks for when investing in entrepreneurs [Q&A] | The ability to manage complicated tasks and still stay focused, deep industry experience, a strong work ethic and the ability to take advice from others — these are some of the key characteristics that funders look for in a tech entrepreneu... |
| Feb 28, 2019 | What Edge Growth looks for when investing in entrepreneurs [Q&A] | The ability to manage complicated tasks and still stay focused, deep industry experience, a strong work ethic and the ability to take advice from others — these are some of the key characteristics that funders look for in a tech entrepreneu... |
| Feb 24, 2019 | Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [24/2/2019] | One of this week’s top events to look out for is arguably Wednesday’s (27 February) workshop in Cape Town on business acceleration and access to funding where organisers claim R1.2-million in funding will be given away.
For those in Johanne... |
| Feb 24, 2019 | Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [24/2/2019] | One of this week’s top events to look out for is arguably Wednesday’s (27 February) workshop in Cape Town on business acceleration and access to funding where organisers claim R1.2-million in funding will be given away.
For those in Johann... |
| 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 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 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... |
| Jan 24, 2019 | Section 12J industry body established to ensure industry sustainability | South Africa’s private equity and venture capital (VC) sector are gearing up for a final push to raise millions of rands from wealthy investors for the SA Revenue Service’s (Sars) Section 12J VC tax incentive before the end of the current t... |
| Jan 24, 2019 | Section 12J industry body established to ensure industry sustainability | South Africa’s private equity and venture capital (VC) sector are gearing up for a final push to raise millions of rands from wealthy investors for the SA Revenue Service’s (Sars) Section 12J VC tax incentive before the end of the current t... |
| Nov 15, 2018 | Gauteng home to most tech startups, but Cape firms still more successful – survey | Gauteng is now home to 55% of tech startup founders — ahead of the Western Cape’s 37%.
In all, 36% of Western Cape startups report turning a profit or generating significant revenue, compared to 22% in Gauteng.
The percentage of black tech ... |
| Nov 15, 2018 | Gauteng home to most tech startups, but Cape firms still more successful – survey | Gauteng is now home to 55% of tech startup founders — ahead of the Western Cape’s 37%.
In all, 36% of Western Cape startups report turning a profit or generating significant revenue, compared to 22% in Gauteng.
The percentage of black tech ... |
| Nov 15, 2018 | SA tech startups still out of touch when getting angel, VC funding – survey | Over a quarter of founders or 29% of SA tech startups believe that they will grow their business by securing venture capital (VC) or funding from angel investors – yet the reality is that only about 11% report having been able to secure suc... |
| Nov 15, 2018 | SA tech startups still out of touch when getting angel, VC funding – survey | Over a quarter of founders or 29% of SA tech startups believe that they will grow their business by securing venture capital (VC) or funding from angel investors – yet the reality is that only about 11% report having been able to secure suc... |
| Oct 4, 2018 | VC association Savca appoints new directors to fill two vacancies | The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (Savca) announced the appointment yesterday of two new directors, as well as the re-appointment of an existing director to its board.
The appointments follow Savca’s annual... |
| Oct 4, 2018 | VC association Savca appoints new directors to fill two vacancies | The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (Savca) announced the appointment yesterday of two new directors, as well as the re-appointment of an existing director to its board.
The appointments follow Savca’s annua... |
| Sep 27, 2018 | SA’s startup ecosystem offers a positive vision of country’s future [Opinion] | South Africa’s startup ecosystem is robust and growing, but our entrepreneurs and investors need to develop a truly global mindset to take advantage of a globalising world.
Two recent startup studies on the country’s entrepreneurial and in... |
| Sep 27, 2018 | SA’s startup ecosystem offers a positive vision of country’s future [Opinion] | South Africa’s startup ecosystem is robust and growing, but our entrepreneurs and investors need to develop a truly global mindset to take advantage of a globalising world.
Two recent startup studies on the country’s entrepreneurial and inv... |
| Sep 13, 2018 | Southern African VC sector invested over R1bn in 2017 reveals Savca report [Updated] | Southern African venture capital (VC) funds invested over R1-billion in startups and early-stage companies last year.
This, while the number of reported South African VC deals rose from 114 deals in 2016 to 159 last year — the latest Southe... |
| Sep 13, 2018 | Southern African VC sector invested over R1bn in 2017 reveals Savca report [Updated] | Southern African venture capital (VC) funds invested over R1-billion in startups and early-stage companies last year.
This, while the number of reported South African VC deals rose from 114 deals in 2016 to 159 last year — the latest South... |
| Aug 23, 2018 | State must close door on those that misuse VC tax incentive [Opinion] | This week saw an outcry from South Africa’s venture capital (VC) and private equity sector over amendments the National Treasury plans to make to the country’s VC tax incentive, which falls under Section 12 of the Income Tax Act.
The SA Ven... |
| Aug 23, 2018 | State must close door on those that misuse VC tax incentive [Opinion] | This week saw an outcry from South Africa’s venture capital (VC) and private equity sector over amendments the National Treasury plans to make to the country’s VC tax incentive, which falls under Section 12 of the Income Tax Act.
The SA Ve... |
| Aug 10, 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... |
| Aug 10, 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... |
| Jun 29, 2018 | Five SA angel investors you want to meet | If you’re a startup and you need money the chances are you are going to look to friends and relatives for help. Or you could try an angel investor.
Angel investors often choose to operate in the shadows, as a silent investor — which means i... |
| Jun 29, 2018 | Five SA angel investors you want to meet | If you’re a startup and you need money the chances are you are going to look to friends and relatives for help. Or you could try an angel investor.
Angel investors often choose to operate in the shadows, as a silent investor — which means ... |
| Mar 14, 2018 | Savca announces inaugural industry awards in line with 20th anniversary | The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (Savca) has announced the launch of the inaugural Savca Industry Awards.
The annual sector accolades form part of the organisation’s 20th anniversary celebration and will r... |
| Mar 14, 2018 | Savca announces inaugural industry awards in line with 20th anniversary | The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (Savca) has announced the launch of the inaugural Savca Industry Awards.
The annual sector accolades form part of the organisation’s 20th anniversary celebration and will ... |
