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| Sep 30, 2020 | Five South African crowdfunding platforms | Ventureburn has highlighted five crowdfunding platforms that aim to assist startups with funding.
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of supporting local businesses in generating local revenue and increasing employment opp... |
| Sep 30, 2020 | Five South African crowdfunding platforms | Ventureburn has highlighted five crowdfunding platforms that aim to assist startups with funding.
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of supporting local businesses in generating local revenue and increasing employment oppo... |
| Jun 10, 2020 | South Africa’s Sun Exchange secures $3m investment, closes $4m round | This article is brought to you as part of a new partnership between two of Africa's foremost news and information platforms for African tech startups, Techpoint Africa and Ventureburn
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| Jun 9, 2020 | Sun Exchange secures $3m investment, closes $4m round | SA blockchain-based solar panel micro-leasing marketplace Sun Exchange has raised a $3-million (R50-million) investment from ARPF, a Mauritian private equity fund which is advised by London-based Arch Emerging Markets Partners.
The investm... |
| Jun 9, 2020 | Sun Exchange secures $3m investment, closes $4m round | SA blockchain-based solar panel micro-leasing marketplace Sun Exchange has raised a $3-million (R50-million) investment from ARPF, a Mauritian private equity fund which is advised by London-based Arch Emerging Markets Partners.
The investme... |
| May 21, 2020 | Uprise.Africa did not breach our code finds African Crowdfunding Association | The African Crowdfunding Association (ACfA), an industry association for crowdfunding on the continent, says it is satisfied that SA equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa remains compliant with the association’s code of good conduct.
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| May 21, 2020 | Uprise.Africa did not breach our code finds African Crowdfunding Association | The African Crowdfunding Association (ACfA), an industry association for crowdfunding on the continent, says it is satisfied that SA equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa remains compliant with the association’s code of good conduct.
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| May 21, 2020 | Uprise.Africa remains compliant with the ACfA’s code [Right of Reply] | SA equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa has issued the following statement to Ventureburn in response to an exposé by the publication published on 8 May on the platform, its head Tabassum Qadir and a R25-million fake pledge made to SA... |
| May 21, 2020 | Uprise.Africa remains compliant with the ACfA’s code [Right of Reply] | SA equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa has issued the following statement to Ventureburn in response to an exposé by the publication published on 8 May on the platform, its head Tabassum Qadir and a R25-million fake pledge made to SA... |
| May 20, 2020 | Uprise.Africa to refund all investors in R4.2m Sun Exchange crowdfunding campaign | SA equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa has taken a decision to refund all 288 shareholders that took part in SA startup Sun Exchange‘s crowdfunding campaign last year.
The blockchain-based solar panel micro-leasing marketplace raised... |
| May 20, 2020 | Uprise.Africa to refund all investors in R4.2m Sun Exchange crowdfunding campaign | SA equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa has taken a decision to refund all 288 shareholders that took part in SA startup Sun Exchange‘s crowdfunding campaign last year.
The blockchain-based solar panel micro-leasing marketplace raise... |
| May 12, 2020 | African Crowdfunding Association probing controversial Uprise.Africa | UPDATE (21 May 2020): Uprise.Africa said in a statement issued on 19 May 2020 that the ACfA had completed a review of Uprise Africa’s compliance with its code of good conduct and is “satisfied” that Uprise Africa remains compliant with its ... |
| May 12, 2020 | African Crowdfunding Association probing controversial Uprise.Africa | UPDATE (21 May 2020): Uprise.Africa said in a statement issued on 19 May 2020 that the ACfA had completed a review of Uprise Africa’s compliance with its code of good conduct and is “satisfied” that Uprise Africa remains compliant with its ... |
| May 8, 2020 | Questions for Uprise.Africa over alleged fake R25m Intergreatme crowdfunding pledge | It was touted as the biggest ever equity crowdfunding raise by an African startup — an African record. But questions are now being asked about crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa and a R25-million fake pledge made to SA startup Intergreatme... |
| May 8, 2020 | Questions for Uprise.Africa over alleged fake R25m Intergreatme crowdfunding pledge | It was touted as the biggest ever equity crowdfunding raise by an African startup — an African record. But questions are now being asked about crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa and a R25-million fake pledge made to SA startup Intergreatme... |
| Feb 5, 2020 | SA’s Facebook for vehicle buyers and sellers, YouSellCars out to raise R6m in campaign | Promising to be a “Facebook for vehicle buyers and sellers”, SA’s YouSellCars platform is looking to raise R6-million in an equity crowdfunding campaign for what its founder claims is the country’s first social network for buying cars.
You... |
| Feb 5, 2020 | SA’s Facebook for vehicle buyers and sellers, YouSellCars out to raise R6m in campaign | Promising to be a “Facebook for vehicle buyers and sellers”, SA’s YouSellCars platform is looking to raise R6-million in an equity crowdfunding campaign for what its founder claims is the country’s first social network for buying cars.
YouS... |
| Jan 31, 2020 | ChefDirect looking to raise R5m to become Uber of food delivery for SA restaurants | Farmers have long had a raw deal when selling their goods on the market. They’re often hapless price takers, while middle-men such as farm agents and fresh produce markets all eat into their meagre takings.
But Lance Gibbons (pictured abov... |
| Jan 31, 2020 | ChefDirect looking to raise R5m to become Uber of food delivery for SA restaurants | Farmers have long had a raw deal when selling their goods on the market. They’re often hapless price takers, while middle-men such as farm agents and fresh produce markets all eat into their meagre takings.
But Lance Gibbons (pictured above... |
| Dec 10, 2019 | EXCLUSIVE: Intergreatme’s over R32m crowdfund – reduced to R6m after ‘suspect pledges’ | A SA startup which hit the headlines earlier this year for having raised one of the biggest equity crowdfunding rounds in South Africa, has had to give back over R25-million of the raise because the money that investors pledged was suspect.... |
| Dec 10, 2019 | EXCLUSIVE: Intergreatme’s over R32m crowdfund – reduced to R6m after ‘suspect pledges’ | A SA startup which hit the headlines earlier this year for having raised one of the biggest equity crowdfunding rounds in South Africa, has had to give back over R25-million of the raise because the money that investors pledged was suspect.... |
| Dec 5, 2019 | Fintech My-iMali scores investment from Crossfin after crowdfunding campaign fails | SA fintech startup My-iMali has landed an undisclosed amount in investment from fintech investor Crossfin to grow its digital wallet platform.
The raise follows the startup’s failed attempt to raise R25-million through a crowdfunding campa... |
| Dec 5, 2019 | Fintech My-iMali scores investment from Crossfin after crowdfunding campaign fails | SA fintech startup My-iMali has landed an undisclosed amount in investment from fintech investor Crossfin to grow its digital wallet platform.
The raise follows the startup’s failed attempt to raise R25-million through a crowdfunding campai... |
| Dec 4, 2019 | The Sun Exchange raises over R4.2m against R7m target, as crowdfunding campaign closes | The Sun Exchange, a SA blockchain-based solar panel micro-leasing marketplace, has raised over R4.2-million (about $300 000) from 288 investors through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Uprise.Africa.
The campaign, which the startup laun... |
| Dec 4, 2019 | The Sun Exchange raises over R4.2m against R7m target, as crowdfunding campaign closes | The Sun Exchange, a SA blockchain-based solar panel micro-leasing marketplace, has raised over R4.2-million (about $300 000) from 288 investors through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Uprise.Africa.
The campaign, which the startup launc... |
| Dec 3, 2019 | Sun Exchange Equity Crowdfunding Campaign Closes, Over R4m Raised | Sun Exchange. Image source: BitcoingExchangeGuide.com |
| Dec 3, 2019 | Sun Exchange Equity Crowdfunding Campaign Closes, Over R4m Raised | Sun Exchange. Image source: BitcoingExchangeGuide.com
The Sun Exchange equity crowdfunding campaign launched in September in partnership with Uprise.Africa, has officially come to a close.
Sun Exchange, a global solar micro-leasing marketpl... |
| Nov 19, 2019 | Customer care app iBleat looking to raise R5m in equity crowdfunding campaign | Two brothers — Neil Campbell and Grant Campbell — are looking to raise R5-million through an equity crowdfunding campaign for their customer care app iBleat.
The Gauteng-based startup, which the two founded in 2015 and has already netted R... |
| Nov 19, 2019 | Customer care app iBleat looking to raise R5m in equity crowdfunding campaign | Two brothers — Neil Campbell and Grant Campbell — are looking to raise R5-million through an equity crowdfunding campaign for their customer care app iBleat.
The Gauteng-based startup, which the two founded in 2015 and has already netted R3... |
| Nov 1, 2019 | The Sun Exchange extends Uprise.Africa crowdfunding campaign to 30 November | SA blockchain-based solar panel micro-leasing marketplace The Sun Exchange has announced an extension of its equity crowdfunding campaign with Uprise.Africa to 30 November.
The Cape Town based startup said in a statement yesterday that so f... |
| Nov 1, 2019 | The Sun Exchange extends Uprise.Africa crowdfunding campaign to 30 November | SA blockchain-based solar panel micro-leasing marketplace The Sun Exchange has announced an extension of its equity crowdfunding campaign with Uprise.Africa to 30 November.
The Cape Town based startup said in a statement yesterday that so ... |
| Sep 18, 2019 | Uprise.Africa mulling offers from four investors for R40m Reeva documentary campaign | Two filmmakers are sitting tight while equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa conducts due diligence on investment offers from four investors to fund My Name is Reeva, a new documentary series on the life of Reeva Steenkamp, who was mur... |
| Sep 18, 2019 | Uprise.Africa mulling offers from four investors for R40m Reeva documentary campaign | Two filmmakers are sitting tight while equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa conducts due diligence on investment offers from four investors to fund My Name is Reeva, a new documentary series on the life of Reeva Steenkamp, who was mur... |
| Sep 17, 2019 | My-iMali looking to raise R25m to save employers thousands of rands in bank charges | A SA fintech startup wants to save employers thousands of rands in bank charges by getting them to pay their employees through a new digital wallet platform, My-iMali.
The startup is looking to raise R25-million in return for a 20% stake in... |
| Sep 17, 2019 | My-iMali looking to raise R25m to save employers thousands of rands in bank charges | A SA fintech startup wants to save employers thousands of rands in bank charges by getting them to pay their employees through a new digital wallet platform, My-iMali.
The startup is looking to raise R25-million in return for a 20% stake i... |
| Sep 2, 2019 | Sun Exchange looking to raise R7m through crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa | SA fintech Sun Exchange, which claims to run the world’s first peer-to-peer solar leasing platform, has launched a bid to raise R7-million via equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa, in return for a 5.2% equity stake in the company.
Th... |
| Sep 2, 2019 | Sun Exchange Kickstarts R7m Equity Crowdfunding Campaign | Diyana Dimitrova / Shutterstock. Solar panel
Sun Exchange, a global solar micro-leasing marketplace, has kickstarted a R7 million ($460,000) Uprise.Africa equity crowdfunding campaign, for about 5.2% equity stake in the company.
Following a... |
| Sep 2, 2019 | Sun Exchange looking to raise R7m through crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa | SA fintech Sun Exchange, which claims to run the world’s first peer-to-peer solar leasing platform, has launched a bid to raise R7-million via equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa, in return for a 5.2% equity stake in the company.
The... |
| Sep 2, 2019 | Sun Exchange Kickstarts R7m Equity Crowdfunding Campaign | Diyana Dimitrova / Shutterstock. Solar panel |
| Aug 19, 2019 | Uprise.Africa launches R40m Reeva Steenkamp documentary crowdfunding campaign | Equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa announced today that it will open a R40-million crowdfunding campaign to fund a documentary series on the life of Reeva Steenkamp, who was murdered in 2013 by athlete Oscar Pistorius.
Steenkamp was... |
| Aug 19, 2019 | Uprise.Africa launches R40m Reeva Steenkamp documentary crowdfunding campaign | Equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa announced today that it will open a R40-million crowdfunding campaign to fund a documentary series on the life of Reeva Steenkamp, who was murdered in 2013 by athlete Oscar Pistorius.
Steenkamp wa... |
| Aug 19, 2019 | Beerhouse looking to raise R3m for third outlet via Uprise.Africa | SA’s Beerhouse is edging closer to meeting its R3-million target to fund the opening of a third outlet, having raised over R1-million so far through equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa.
The campaign was launched last month and with 2... |
| Aug 19, 2019 | Beerhouse looking to raise R3m for third outlet via Uprise.Africa | SA’s Beerhouse is edging closer to meeting its R3-million target to fund the opening of a third outlet, having raised over R1-million so far through equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa.
The campaign was launched last month and with ... |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Five SA fintechs that service the growing market of SME lending [Updated] | An increasing number of fintech startups are looking to fund small businesses in South Africa using online platforms and apps to service the massive demand for such finance.
There may be tens of fintech platforms lending to SMEs that are n... |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Five SA fintechs that service the growing market of SME lending [Updated] | An increasing number of fintech startups are looking to fund small businesses in South Africa using online platforms and apps to service the massive demand for such finance.
There may be tens of fintech platforms lending to SMEs that are no... |
| Jul 25, 2019 | Equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa, ZAR X stock exchange partner to list startups on bourse | Equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa has partnered with SA stock exchange ZAR X to list startups and small companies on the Joburg bourse.
Uprise Africa explained in a statement today that the deal will see those startups which are on... |
| Jul 25, 2019 | Equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa, ZAR X stock exchange partner to list startups on bourse | Equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa has partnered with SA stock exchange ZAR X to list startups and small companies on the Joburg bourse.
Uprise Africa explained in a statement today that the deal will see those startups which are o... |
| Jul 18, 2019 | Fintech accounts for over a third of SA tech startup investments in 2019 so far | Over a third of the over R500-million rand in venture capital (VC) investments directed to SA tech startups so far this year, has gone to startups in the fintech sector, reveal new figures compiled by Ventureburn on disclosed deals.
Venture... |
| Jul 18, 2019 | Fintech accounts for over a third of SA tech startup investments in 2019 so far | Over a third of the over R500-million rand in venture capital (VC) investments directed to SA tech startups so far this year, has gone to startups in the fintech sector, reveal new figures compiled by Ventureburn on disclosed deals.
Ventur... |
| Jul 16, 2019 | Are these SA’s 10 biggest disclosed VC deals so far in 2019? [Updated] | UPDATE (18 July and 23 December 2019): The list and figures have been updated to take into consideration deals in the crypto sector that were unintentionally excluded in the initial version of this article.
We have also removed the R500k Vo... |
| Jul 16, 2019 | Are these SA’s 10 biggest disclosed VC deals so far in 2019? [Updated] | UPDATE (18 July and 23 December 2019): The list and figures have been updated to take into consideration deals in the crypto sector that were unintentionally excluded in the initial version of this article.
We have also removed the R500k V... |
| Jun 18, 2019 | Meet the 10 startups selected for Grindstone Accelerator’s fifth cohort | Venture capital (VC) company Knife Capital today announced the names of the 10 companies selected for its fifth Grindstone Accelerator programme.
The names of the companies — which include a data analytics and marketing automation tool, a ... |
| Jun 18, 2019 | Meet the 10 startups selected for Grindstone Accelerator’s fifth cohort | Venture capital (VC) company Knife Capital today announced the names of the 10 companies selected for its fifth Grindstone Accelerator programme.
The names of the companies — which include a data analytics and marketing automation tool, a s... |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Four SA regtech startups you should know about | Regtech — or platforms and apps aimed at simplifying compliance with regulations — is big money in South Africa.
This was confirmed after Johannesburg based regtech startup Intergreatme was last month able to raise a whopping over R32-mill... |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Four SA regtech startups you should know about | Regtech — or platforms and apps aimed at simplifying compliance with regulations — is big money in South Africa.
This was confirmed after Johannesburg based regtech startup Intergreatme was last month able to raise a whopping over R32-milli... |
| Jun 4, 2019 | Time is right for VCs, equity crowdfunding platforms to collaborate [Opinion] | Crowdfunding, a fairly new concept in South Africa has emerged as an epic tale, marking the start of a new era.
SA equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa‘s third campaign, a regtech identity platform called Intergreatme recently shook t... |
| Jun 4, 2019 | Uprise Africa calls on funders to co-invest with crowdfunding platform | SA equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa is calling on venture capital funds and other funders to co-invest with individual investors on its platform.
The call follows the close of its third and highly successful Intergreatme campaign... |
| Jun 4, 2019 | Time is right for VCs, equity crowdfunding platforms to collaborate [Opinion] | Crowdfunding, a fairly new concept in South Africa has emerged as an epic tale, marking the start of a new era.
SA equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa‘s third campaign, a regtech identity platform called Intergreatme recently shook ... |
| Jun 4, 2019 | Uprise Africa calls on funders to co-invest with crowdfunding platform | SA equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa is calling on venture capital funds and other funders to co-invest with individual investors on its platform.
The call follows the close of its third and highly successful Intergreatme campaign ... |
| May 28, 2019 | Will these startups still have an uncle, parent in Ramaphosa’s cabinet? | UPDATE (30 May): Naledi Pandor, Tito Mboweni and Aaron Motsoaledi all returned to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s newly named cabinet on Wednesday (29 May) as ministers of international relations & co-operation, finance and home affairs, re... |
| May 28, 2019 | Will these startups still have an uncle, parent in Ramaphosa’s cabinet? | UPDATE (30 May): Naledi Pandor, Tito Mboweni and Aaron Motsoaledi all returned to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s newly named cabinet on Wednesday (29 May) as ministers of international relations & co-operation, finance and home affairs, re... |
| May 22, 2019 | How we raised R29m in seven days via crowdfunding – Intergreatme man [Q&A] [Updated] | UPDATE (10 December 2019): While Intergreatme’s equity crowdfunding campaign closed with the startup having raised a total of R32,601,000 against a targeted raise of R24-million — the startup had to give back over R25-million of the raise b... |
| May 22, 2019 | How we raised R29m in seven days via crowdfunding – Intergreatme man [Q&A] [Updated] | UPDATE (10 December 2019): While Intergreatme’s equity crowdfunding campaign closed with the startup having raised a total of R32,601,000 against a targeted raise of R24-million — the startup had to give back over R25-million of the raise b... |
| May 21, 2019 | SA’s Intergreatme sets Africa crowdfunding record with over R28m raised in just days [Updated] | UPDATE (10 December 2019): While Intergreatme’s equity crowdfunding campaign closed with the startup having raised a total of R32,601,000 against a targeted raise of R24-million — the startup had to give back over R25-million of the raise b... |
| May 21, 2019 | SA’s Intergreatme sets Africa crowdfunding record with over R28m raised in just days [Updated] | UPDATE (10 December 2019): While Intergreatme’s equity crowdfunding campaign closed with the startup having raised a total of R32,601,000 against a targeted raise of R24-million — the startup had to give back over R25-million of the raise b... |
| May 7, 2019 | SA regtech Intergreatme out to raise R24m through crowdfunding site Uprise.Africa | UPDATE (10 December 2019): While Intergreatme’s equity crowdfunding campaign closed with the startup having raised a total of R32,601,000 against a targeted raise of R24-million — the startup had to give back over R25-million of the raise b... |
| May 7, 2019 | SA regtech Intergreatme out to raise R24m through crowdfunding site Uprise.Africa | UPDATE (10 December 2019): While Intergreatme’s equity crowdfunding campaign closed with the startup having raised a total of R32,601,000 against a targeted raise of R24-million — the startup had to give back over R25-million of the raise b... |
| Mar 20, 2019 | Vans, minibuses or cars – mobility startup Lüla’s founder won’t say which | Is it a trade secret? SA mobility startup Lüla — which last month launched a bid to raise R2.5-million from investors through local equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa by end of May — won’t say what kind of vehicles its crowd-sourced... |
| Mar 20, 2019 | Vans, minibuses or cars – mobility startup Lüla’s founder won’t say which | Is it a trade secret? SA mobility startup Lüla — which last month launched a bid to raise R2.5-million from investors through local equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa by end of May — won’t say what kind of vehicles its crowd-sourced... |
| Mar 8, 2019 | What startups should know about listing their investment on Uprise.Africa [Q&A] | Equity crowdfunding — where entrepreneurs source investment from any number of investors via an online platform — is slowly taking hold in South Africa.
Last year Nicholas Bush (pictured above) and his craft brewing company Drifter Brewery ... |
| Mar 8, 2019 | What startups should know about listing their investment on Uprise.Africa [Q&A] | Equity crowdfunding — where entrepreneurs source investment from any number of investors via an online platform — is slowly taking hold in South Africa.
Last year Nicholas Bush (pictured above) and his craft brewing company Drifter Brewery... |
| Mar 7, 2019 | In’s and out’s of investing on equity crowdfunding site Uprise.Africa [Q&A] | SA equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa last week launched its third campaign, with SA mobility startup Lüla seeking to raise R2.5-million by late May, in return for giving up an 8.5% equity stake. Who then can take part in this and o... |
| Mar 7, 2019 | In’s and out’s of investing on equity crowdfunding site Uprise.Africa [Q&A] | SA equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa last week launched its third campaign, with SA mobility startup Lüla seeking to raise R2.5-million by late May, in return for giving up an 8.5% equity stake. Who then can take part in this and o... |
| Feb 26, 2019 | SA startup Lula launches R2.5m Uprise.Africa crowdfunding campaign | SA mobility startup Lüla announced today that it will seek to raise R2.5-million in return for giving up an 8.5% equity stake, through local equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa.
The campaign will run for 90 days and already 10 inves... |
| Feb 26, 2019 | SA startup Lula launches R2.5m Uprise.Africa crowdfunding campaign | SA mobility startup Lüla announced today that it will seek to raise R2.5-million in return for giving up an 8.5% equity stake, through local equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa.
The campaign will run for 90 days and already 10 invest... |
| Feb 12, 2019 | SA financial sector authority drafts another paper on equity crowdfunding | While some may be wondering when South Africa will get its own regulations governing equity crowdfunding, the authority that oversees financial regulations in South Africa appears to be in no rush to draft rules — having recently completed ... |
| Feb 12, 2019 | SA financial sector authority drafts another paper on equity crowdfunding | While some may be wondering when South Africa will get its own regulations governing equity crowdfunding, the authority that oversees financial regulations in South Africa appears to be in no rush to draft rules — having recently completed ... |
| 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 29, 2019 | ‘Uprise.Africa mulling 159 deals worth almost R1-billion’ [Updated] | SA equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa is considering 159 applications for new campaigns totalling nearly R1-billion, the platform’s CEO Tabassum Qadir has revealed.
Thus far Uprise.Africa has run only a single campaign, for Drifter... |
| Jan 29, 2019 | ‘Uprise.Africa mulling 159 deals worth almost R1-billion’ [Updated] | SA equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa is considering 159 applications for new campaigns totalling nearly R1-billion, the platform’s CEO Tabassum Qadir has revealed.
Thus far Uprise.Africa has run only a single campaign, for Drifter ... |
| 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 26, 2018 | Uprise.Africa appoints former GEPF man to chair crowdfunding platform board | Cape Town based equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa today (26 November) announced the appointment of Prabir Badal, a former board member of the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF), as its new chairman.
In a statement today (26 ... |
| Nov 26, 2018 | Uprise.Africa appoints former GEPF man to chair crowdfunding platform board | Cape Town based equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa today (26 November) announced the appointment of Prabir Badal, a former board member of the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF), as its new chairman.
In a statement today (26 N... |
| Nov 9, 2018 | SBC AfriTech startups have raised €600k and secured 20 pilot agreements [Updated] | Startupbootcamp (SBC) AfriTech participants have been able to secure 20 proof-of-concept, pilot and commercial agreements and collectively raise €600 000 in funding to date, the Cape Town based tech accelerator announced yesterday (8 Novemb... |
| Nov 9, 2018 | SBC AfriTech startups have raised €600k and secured 20 pilot agreements [Updated] | Startupbootcamp (SBC) AfriTech participants have been able to secure 20 proof-of-concept, pilot and commercial agreements and collectively raise €600 000 in funding to date, the Cape Town based tech accelerator announced yesterday (8 Novemb... |
| Oct 24, 2018 | Uprise.Africa crowdfunding platform nets investment from Silicon Valley VC | SA equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa has secured an undisclosed investment from Silicon Valley based venture capital (VC) firm Nexxus Ventures.
In a statement yesterday (23 October), Uprise.Africa said the investment round was conc... |
| Oct 24, 2018 | Uprise.Africa crowdfunding platform nets investment from Silicon Valley VC | SA equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa has secured an undisclosed investment from Silicon Valley based venture capital (VC) firm Nexxus Ventures.
In a statement yesterday (23 October), Uprise.Africa said the investment round was con... |
| Aug 28, 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... |
| Aug 28, 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... |
| May 9, 2018 | Can Equity Crowdfunding Deliver For African Tech? | Share this:
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| Mar 28, 2018 | Craft brewer Drifter raises R1m in first day of equity crowdfunding campaign [Updated] | Cape Town-based Drifter Brewing Company has raised over R1-million, hours after its equity crowdfunding campaign went live on equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa.
The craft brewer is looking to raise R3-million for 12.1875% equity ov... |
| Mar 28, 2018 | Craft brewer Drifter raises R1m in first day of equity crowdfunding campaign [Updated] | Cape Town-based Drifter Brewing Company has raised over R1-million, hours after its equity crowdfunding campaign went live on equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa.
The craft brewer is looking to raise R3-million for 12.1875% equity o... |
| Jan 16, 2018 | Uprise.Africa opens Storied to investors in possible first for crowdfunding in SA | Equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa has opened what could be possibly South Africa’s first live equity-crowdfunding campaign to investors, with the launch yesterday of Jacana Media’s Storied SA initative.
The campaign, which aims to... |
| Jan 16, 2018 | Uprise.Africa opens Storied to investors in possible first for crowdfunding in SA | Equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa has opened what could be possibly South Africa’s first live equity-crowdfunding campaign to investors, with the launch yesterday of Jacana Media’s Storied SA initative.
The campaign, which aims to ... |
| Jan 10, 2018 | Uprise.Africa to launch first crowdfunding campaign this month says COO Schofield | Equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa is set to launch its first campaign later this month for a project aimed at funding the publication of more African literature, the platform’s COO Patrick Schofield said yesterday.
The platform ai... |
| Jan 10, 2018 | Uprise.Africa to launch first crowdfunding campaign this month says COO Schofield | Equity crowdfunding platform Uprise.Africa is set to launch its first campaign later this month for a project aimed at funding the publication of more African literature, the platform’s COO Patrick Schofield said yesterday.
The platform aim... |
| Jan 3, 2018 | 15 people in the SA tech startup ecosystem you should follow in 2018 | The new year is upon us. What better way to get started than to follow and connect with key decision makers in the SA tech scene.
Here are 15 people — from Small Business Minister Lindiwe Zulu to Silicon Valley based entrepreneur Vinny Lin... |
