| Date | Title | Description |
| 27.06.2022 | SA’s first online cannabis clinic opens for business | Two South African healthtech firms have signed a collaboration agreement that will pave the way for patients to easily access and consult with qualified medicinal cannabis specialists online.
RecoMed, a local healthcare booking platform, ha... |
| 12.05.2022 | Insurance medicals made simple, 1Life Insurance launches RecoMed digital booking platform | If we have learnt anything over the past pandemic years, it has been that tech is our ally when it comes to accessing the services and connections that we need to survive and thrive, including healthcare. Testament to the power of collabora... |
| 28.10.2021 | SA’s Online Healthcare Marketplace RecoMed Bags R21 Million In Funding | RecoMed CEO, Sheraan Amod. |
| 28.10.2021 | RecoMed raises $1.5m to scale online healthcare bookings in SA | Online healthcare bookings platform RecoMed is having a great October. Fresh from building a customized bookings platform for the Discovery Health Covid-19 vaccine roll-out, the company raised $1.5 million in its latest funding round led by... |
| 28.10.2021 | RecoMed raises $1.5m to scale online healthcare bookings in SA | Online healthcare bookings platform RecoMed is having a great October. Fresh from building a customized bookings platform for the Discovery Health Covid-19 vaccine roll-out, the company raised $1.5 million in its latest funding round led by... |
| 27.10.2021 | South Africa’s RecoMed raises $1.5M to scale its online healthcare marketplace | South African online healthcare marketplace RecoMed has raised a $1.5 million financing round, the company confirmed to TechCrunch.
The round was led by South Africa-focused venture capital firm Vunani Fintech Fund. RecoMed says the firm in... |
| 25.10.2021 | Perspectives on early stage venture capital in Africa | In 2020, tech startups in Africa raised over $1.5 billion in 400+ funding rounds, with a further $1 billion in M&A activity. Although the amount of capital deployed was down -30% compared to 2019, due to ticket sizes being slashed as Af... |
| 14.10.2021 | Discovery Health collaborates with RecoMed to boost vaccine roll-out | RecoMed, the largest online healthcare booking platform in South Africa, and Discovery Health, South Africa’s foremost medical scheme administrator, have been working together to assist in the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines across the countr... |
| 11.08.2021 | Perspectives on early stage venture capital in Africa | In 2020, tech startups in Africa raised over $1.5 billion in 400+ funding rounds, with a further $1 billion in M&A activity. Although the amount of capital deployed was down -30% compared to 2019, due to ticket sizes being slashed as Af... |
| 24.03.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [24/03/2020] | With the coronavirus (Covid-19) headlining news all over the world, Ventureburn has launched the first edition of a daily roundup on the virus and how it is affecting Africa’s tech startup sector.
Last night South African President Cyril R... |
| 24.03.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [24/03/2020] | With the coronavirus (Covid-19) headlining news all over the world, Ventureburn has launched the first edition of a daily roundup on the virus and how it is affecting Africa’s tech startup sector.
Last night South African President Cyril Ra... |
| 23.03.2020 | SA’s Recomed reports record number of medical bookings following Covid-19 onset | Medical bookings platform Recomed last week saw its highest volume week on record, the startup’s CEO and founder Sheraan Amod revealed yesterday.
The platform, which was founded by Amod (pictured above) in 2013, facilitates bookings with do... |
| 23.03.2020 | SA’s Recomed reports record number of medical bookings following Covid-19 onset | Medical bookings platform Recomed last week saw its highest volume week on record, the startup’s CEO and founder Sheraan Amod revealed yesterday.
The platform, which was founded by Amod (pictured above) in 2013, facilitates bookings with d... |
| 28.02.2019 | 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... |
| 28.02.2019 | 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... |
| 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 ... |
| 04.09.2018 | Cape Town set to host first SA Digital Health Conference this October | The first South African Digital Health Conference is set to take place next month in Cape Town.
The conference — which is in an initiative of the UCT’s Faculty of Health Sciences and Digital Health — will take place on 2 October at the Cap... |
| 04.09.2018 | Cape Town set to host first SA Digital Health Conference this October | The first South African Digital Health Conference is set to take place next month in Cape Town.
The conference — which is in an initiative of the UCT’s Faculty of Health Sciences and Digital Health — will take place on 2 October at the Cape... |
| 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... |
| 28.05.2018 | HAVAÍC holds onto five investments despite two offers, says Ian Lessem [Q&A] | While Cape Town venture capital (VC) company HAVAÍC has yet to exit any of its five portfolio investments, it has had two opportunities to do so since launching about two and a half years ago, says the VC’s CEO Ian Lessem.
Lessem told Ventu... |
| 28.05.2018 | HAVAÍC holds onto five investments despite two offers, says Ian Lessem [Q&A] | While Cape Town venture capital (VC) company HAVAÍC has yet to exit any of its five portfolio investments, it has had two opportunities to do so since launching about two and a half years ago, says the VC’s CEO Ian Lessem.
Lessem told Vent... |
| 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... |
| 12.12.2017 | Watch these guys — here are the SA startups to look out for in 2018 | Tech startups that focus on solving problems using data analysis top Ventureburn’s list for the 12 South African tech firms to watch in 2018 – be they transport, agriculture, transport, or finance.
Fintech, will continue to be the hottest ... |
| 12.12.2017 | Watch these guys — here are the SA startups to look out for in 2018 | Tech startups that focus on solving problems using data analysis top Ventureburn’s list for the 12 South African tech firms to watch in 2018 – be they transport, agriculture, transport, or finance.
Fintech, will continue to be the hottest s... |
| 23.11.2017 | HAVAÍC announces R4.5m investment in Cape healthtech startup Recomed | South African venture capital (VC) firm HAVAÍC announced today that it has led a fully subscribed equity raise of R4.5-million in Cape Town healthtech startup RecoMed.
The investment was secured by HAVAÍC, the Association for Savings and In... |
| 23.11.2017 | HAVAÍC announces R4.5m investment in Cape healthtech startup Recomed | South African venture capital (VC) firm HAVAÍC announced today that it has led a fully subscribed equity raise of R4.5-million in Cape Town healthtech startup RecoMed.
The investment was secured by HAVAÍC, the Association for Savings and I... |
| 16.11.2017 | SA medical bookings platform Recomed set to announce new funding round | Cape Town based medical bookings platform Recomed is set to announce a new funding round led by local venture capital (VC) firm HAVAÍC, the startup’s founder Sheraan Amod has confirmed.
Amod, who celebrates his 32nd birthday today and will... |
| 16.11.2017 | SA medical bookings platform Recomed set to announce new funding round | Cape Town based medical bookings platform Recomed is set to announce a new funding round led by local venture capital (VC) firm HAVAÍC, the startup’s founder Sheraan Amod has confirmed.
Amod, who celebrates his 32nd birthday today and will ... |
| 05.10.2017 | A look at #cocreate2ACCELERATE 2017: deals, partnerships and pilot projects | The 2017 edition of #cocreate2ACCELERATE 2017 came to an end in September. Dutch Consulate representative Romy van Baarsen describes the programme as being a “movement to drive real business and impact”.
“Most of the programme was on the g... |
| 05.10.2017 | A look at #cocreate2ACCELERATE 2017: deals, partnerships and pilot projects | The 2017 edition of #cocreate2ACCELERATE 2017 came to an end in September. Dutch Consulate representative Romy van Baarsen describes the programme as being a “movement to drive real business and impact”.
“Most of the programme was on the go... |
| 25.08.2017 | Dutch consulate announces names of startups for #cocreate2ACCELERATE 2017 | The Dutch consulate in Cape Town today announced the names of those South African and Dutch startups that will take part in #cocreate2ACCELERATE 2017.
The programme, an initiative the Netherlands Consulate General in Cape Town introduced l... |
| 25.08.2017 | Dutch consulate announces names of startups for #cocreate2ACCELERATE 2017 | The Dutch consulate in Cape Town today announced the names of those South African and Dutch startups that will take part in #cocreate2ACCELERATE 2017.
The programme, an initiative the Netherlands Consulate General in Cape Town introduced la... |
| 18.08.2017 | HealthTech app, platform builders face legal hurdles in SA, hear delegates | HealthTech app and platform developers in South Africa are being held back by rules and regulations, which has seen at least one locally developed platform shift its focus to Kenya, delegates heard at a healthtech seminar held in Cape Town ... |
| 18.08.2017 | HealthTech app, platform builders face legal hurdles in SA, hear delegates | HealthTech app and platform developers in South Africa are being held back by rules and regulations, which has seen at least one locally developed platform shift its focus to Kenya, delegates heard at a healthtech seminar held in Cape Town ... |
| 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... |
| 17.09.2015 | 10 of the most disruptive startups shortlisted for Tech Lab Africa accelerator programme | Share this article:
Barclays Africa through TechLabAfrica called upon some of Africa’s brightest, ambitious and revolutionary early stage technology companies to take on some of Africa’s biggest financial and healthcare challenges and now, ... |
| 22.04.2014 | 7 incredible health tech innovations changing the way South Africans live | In the last few years tech companies have jumped on the wearable tech bandwagon with popular gadgets like the Fitbit or Samsung’s Gear Fit being chased by headlines the world over. The importance of health technologies is becoming more prev... |
| 22.04.2014 | 7 incredible health tech innovations changing the way South Africans live | In the last few years tech companies have jumped on the wearable tech bandwagon with popular gadgets like the Fitbit or Samsung’s Gear Fit being chased by headlines the world over. The importance of health technologies is becoming more prev... |
| 25.02.2014 | Springlab: a new SA incubator on the block has its sights on sub-Saharan Africa | There’s a new South African incubator on the block and its name is Springlab, and its goal is to “foster entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa” by building highly scalable ventures.
Founded by ex-Rocket Internet alum Eugen Petersen (co-fou... |
| 25.02.2014 | Springlab: a new SA incubator on the block has its sights on sub-Saharan Africa | There’s a new South African incubator on the block and its name is Springlab, and its goal is to “foster entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa” by building highly scalable ventures.
Founded by ex-Rocket Internet alum Eugen Petersen (co-fo... |
