| Date | Title | Description |
| 10.01.2022 | MultiChoice connects South African SMMEs with global start-up investment community | MultiChoice Group, the African entertainment company that operates DStv, has shortlisted six start-up and scaling businesses that will be progressing to the final leg of the MultiChoice Accelerator Programme.
By investing in and developing ... |
| 10.01.2022 | MultiChoice connects South African SMMEs with global start-up investment community | MultiChoice Group, the African entertainment company that operates DStv, has shortlisted six start-up and scaling businesses that will be progressing to the final leg of the MultiChoice Accelerator Programme.
By investing in and developing... |
| 13.05.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [13/05/2020] | South Africans can from today buy new and used vehicles again. Emergency repairs can also be carried out on cars, including those that are overdue for a service.
Meanwhile, Zulzi investor IDF Capital has reported that its tech portfolio has... |
| 13.05.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [13/05/2020] | South Africans can from today buy new and used vehicles again. Emergency repairs can also be carried out on cars, including those that are overdue for a service.
Meanwhile, Zulzi investor IDF Capital has reported that its tech portfolio ha... |
| 08.05.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [08/05/2020] | Africa-focused digital identity platform Smile Identity this week announced the launch of its service in South Africa.
This, while businessman and former Johannesburg mayor, Herman Mashaba has hit out at the SA government’s ban on e-commer... |
| 08.05.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [08/05/2020] | Africa-focused digital identity platform Smile Identity this week announced the launch of its service in South Africa.
This, while businessman and former Johannesburg mayor, Herman Mashaba has hit out at the SA government’s ban on e-commerc... |
| 30.11.2018 | Ghanaian startup AgroCenta startup wins $500 000. | Ghanaian AgroCenta startup takes the big seedstars world prize home, funding is $500 000. Congratulations to the team and Africa.
Every year, the Seedstars team visits the world looking for the best startups in the emerging markets. 5000 s... |
| 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 ... |
| 06.07.2018 | Six black SA tech entrepreneurs 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... |
| 06.07.2018 | Six black SA tech entrepreneurs 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... |
| 03.05.2018 | How Seedstars competition helped put these SA startups on the map | It’s been two years since SA startup Giraffe was crowned the 2016 Seedstars World winner, scoring equity investment of an undisclosed amount and putting the company on the radar of local and international investors.
Last month the Johannesb... |
| 03.05.2018 | How Seedstars competition helped put these SA startups on the map | It’s been two years since SA startup Giraffe was crowned the 2016 Seedstars World winner, scoring equity investment of an undisclosed amount and putting the company on the radar of local and international investors.
Last month the Johannes... |
| 13.04.2018 | AgroCenta takes the big seedstars world prize home | Every year, seedstars visits the world looking for the best and scalable startups in the emerging markets. A total of 5000 startups applied to this year’s competition, to pitch at the sessions hosted in 75 cities in 65 countries.
Out of th... |
| 12.04.2018 | African agritech startup AgroCenta named 2018 Seedstars Global winner | Ghanaian startup AgroCenta has been crowned 2018 Seedstars Global Winner at an awards ceremony in Lausanne, Switzerland today, and walks away with $500 000 in equity investment.
African startups dominated the awards ceremony — which took p... |
| 12.04.2018 | African agritech startup AgroCenta named 2018 Seedstars Global winner | Ghanaian startup AgroCenta has been crowned 2018 Seedstars Global Winner at an awards ceremony in Lausanne, Switzerland today, and walks away with $500 000 in equity investment.
African startups dominated the awards ceremony — which took pl... |
| 11.04.2018 | Here are the 12 finalists who will pitch for 2018 Seedstars World prize, up to $1m | Cape Town healthtech startup EM Guidance is among 12 startups that has been selected by a panel to compete later today for the title of 2018 Seedstars Global Winner, and up to $1-million in equity investment.
CEO Yaseen Khan was the last o... |
| 11.04.2018 | Here are the 12 finalists who will pitch for 2018 Seedstars World prize, up to $1m | Cape Town healthtech startup EM Guidance is among 12 startups that has been selected by a panel to compete later today for the title of 2018 Seedstars Global Winner, and up to $1-million in equity investment.
CEO Yaseen Khan was the last of... |
| 10.04.2018 | Here are the 65 startups that will pitch at the 2018 Seedstars Summit | The fifth annual Seedstars World Summit — one of the largest emerging markets startup competitions of its kind — is just days away from kicking off.
The summit, which takes place on Thursday (12 April) will see 65 startups from around the ... |
| 10.04.2018 | Here are the 65 startups that will pitch at the 2018 Seedstars Summit | The fifth annual Seedstars World Summit — one of the largest emerging markets startup competitions of its kind — is just days away from kicking off.
The summit, which takes place on Thursday (12 April) will see 65 startups from around the w... |
| 06.04.2018 | Ventureburn invited to attend prestigious Seedstars Summit in Switzerland | Ventureburn has been invited to attend the fifth annual Seedstars World Summit — one of the largest emerging markets startup competitions of its kind.
The summit — which will take place at the SwissTech Convention Centre in Lausanne, Switze... |
| 06.04.2018 | Ventureburn invited to attend prestigious Seedstars Summit in Switzerland | Ventureburn has been invited to attend the fifth annual Seedstars World Summit — one of the largest emerging markets startup competitions of its kind.
The summit — which will take place at the SwissTech Convention Centre in Lausanne, Switz... |
| 05.04.2018 | 7 South African healthtech 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... |
| 05.04.2018 | 7 South African healthtech 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... |
| 22.12.2017 | Here are 12 SA tech entrepreneurs who made headlines in Ventureburn in 2017 | From selling their startup for over a billion rand, to turning air into water — here are 12 South African entrepreneurs who made headlines in Ventureburn in 2017.
Sam and Rob Paddock (Getsmarter founders): It was a chance encounter with US... |
| 22.12.2017 | Here are 12 SA tech entrepreneurs who made headlines in Ventureburn in 2017 | From selling their startup for over a billion rand, to turning air into water — here are 12 South African entrepreneurs who made headlines in Ventureburn in 2017.
Sam and Rob Paddock (Getsmarter founders): It was a chance encounter with US ... |
| 16.11.2017 | Here are the 20 startups that will pitch at Seedstars Africa Summit Mozambique | Seedstars World, a global community for tech entrepreneurs in emerging markets, will hold its third annual Seedstars Africa Summit in Mozambique next month between 12 and 14 December.
Following a tour of local startup ecosystems across 20 A... |
| 16.11.2017 | Here are the 20 startups that will pitch at Seedstars Africa Summit Mozambique | Seedstars World, a global community for tech entrepreneurs in emerging markets, will hold its third annual Seedstars Africa Summit in Mozambique next month between 12 and 14 December.
Following a tour of local startup ecosystems across 20 ... |
| 03.08.2017 | 18 SA tech firms to meet with Silicon Valley’s Indus Entrepreneurs Global | Tech founders from 18 South African startups and companies are hoping to get some valuable networking done this morning as they rub shoulders with some top professionals from Silicon Valley in a meetup held in Cape Town by the Indus Entrepr... |
| 03.08.2017 | 18 SA tech firms to meet with Silicon Valley’s Indus Entrepreneurs Global | Tech founders from 18 South African startups and companies are hoping to get some valuable networking done this morning as they rub shoulders with some top professionals from Silicon Valley in a meetup held in Cape Town by the Indus Entrepr... |
| 13.07.2017 | These were 10 startups that competed in the SA finals of Seedstars World | Last month saw a sold out Seedstars South Africa final at the Standard Bank Auditorium in Rosebank, Johannesburg — with Cape Town startup EMGuidance clinching top spot.
The startup, which solves a critical problem for medical professionals ... |
| 13.07.2017 | These were 10 startups that competed in the SA finals of Seedstars World | Last month saw a sold out Seedstars South Africa final at the Standard Bank Auditorium in Rosebank, Johannesburg — with Cape Town startup EMGuidance clinching top spot.
The startup, which solves a critical problem for medical professionals... |
| 07.07.2017 | Meet EMGuidance, the SA finalist for Seedstars World competition | A Cape Town startup that developed an app to help doctors to source more reliable information on treatment guidelines and medication dosages among other things, has been chosen to represent South Africa at the next Seedstars World competiti... |
| 07.07.2017 | Meet EMGuidance, the SA finalist for Seedstars World competition | A Cape Town startup that developed an app to help doctors to source more reliable information on treatment guidelines and medication dosages among other things, has been chosen to represent South Africa at the next Seedstars World competiti... |
| 30.06.2017 | EMGuidance is set to represent South Africa at the Seedstars World finals | The South African leg of the Seedstars World competition came to a close this week with EMGuidance being chosen to represent SA in the finals in Switzerland next year.
The finals saw all the SA satellite winners as well as the three wildca... |
| 30.06.2017 | EMGuidance is set to represent South Africa at the Seedstars World finals | The South African leg of the Seedstars World competition came to a close this week with EMGuidance being chosen to represent SA in the finals in Switzerland next year.
The finals saw all the SA satellite winners as well as the three wildcar... |
| 26.06.2017 | Three startups secure wildcard spot for Seedstars World South Africa event | Global entrepreneurial competition Seedstars World announced the winners of the wildcard draw to compete at the Seedstars World South Africa regional final this Thursday (29 June) at the Standard Bank Auditorium.
The three startups from th... |
| 26.06.2017 | Three startups secure wildcard spot for Seedstars World South Africa event | Global entrepreneurial competition Seedstars World announced the winners of the wildcard draw to compete at the Seedstars World South Africa regional final this Thursday (29 June) at the Standard Bank Auditorium.
The three startups from the... |
| 09.06.2017 | Three Cape Town startups win place at Seedstars World regional final | Three Cape Town startups last night secured a place at the next round of global business competition Seedstars World, after coming out tops at a pitching event held in the city.
The representatives will go on to compete at the next round of... |
| 09.06.2017 | Three Cape Town startups win place at Seedstars World regional final | Three Cape Town startups last night secured a place at the next round of global business competition Seedstars World, after coming out tops at a pitching event held in the city.
The representatives will go on to compete at the next round o... |
| 06.06.2017 | Here are the 11 startups that will pitch at Seedstars World Cape Town | Eleven startups will this Thursday (8 June) compete for a place in Seedstars World‘s regional final when the global pitching competition kicks off its Cape Town pitching competition at Workshop 17.
The regional final will be held at the St... |
| 06.06.2017 | Here are the 11 startups that will pitch at Seedstars World Cape Town | Eleven startups will this Thursday (8 June) compete for a place in Seedstars World‘s regional final when the global pitching competition kicks off its Cape Town pitching competition at Workshop 17.
The regional final will be held at the Sta... |
