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| 28.09.2021 | Naspers hunts for tech start-ups with remaining R1bn war chest | Naspers, through its early-stage tech investment vehicle Naspers Foundry, still has a R1 billion kitty that it is looking to invest in South African tech start-ups.
This financial year, Naspers Foundry wants to pump about R300 million into ... |
| 18.08.2021 | Recent Japanese Investments In UK Tech Companies | 0 shares
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In Q1 of 2021, investments in UK companies reached its highest level since 1996 with a total of 9,000 investments made, demonstrating a surge in interest post-Brexit.
When it comes to Japanese investo... |
| 09.06.2021 | WhereIsMyTransport, a South African startup, has raised $14.5 million in a Series A extension round. | WhereIsMyTransport, a South African business, has received a US$14.5 million Series A extension round to continue its expansion into emerging markets.
WhereIsMyTransport is a big data platform for sustainable mobility in emerging economies ... |
| 08.06.2021 | What the Tuesday morning internet outage tells us | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
A lot of high-traffic websites had a bad morning Tuesday, and there’s a good chance you ran into ... |
| 07.06.2021 | South African mobility startup WhereIsMyTransport raises $14.5million for expansion | South African Mobility startup WhereIsMyTransport has raised a $14.5 million Series A extension round to continue its expansion across emerging markets.
The round was led by Naspers Foundry, Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund and Japan’s SB... |
| 07.06.2021 | Naspers Foundry Invests $3m In WhereIsMyTransport To Help Emerging Market Commuters | Commuters wear protective face masks as they queue for taxi vans in Pretoria, South Africa. Photo: ... [+] Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg© 2021 Bloomberg Finance LP |
| 07.06.2021 | Naspers co-leads $14.5M extension round in mobility startup WhereIsMyTransport | Many people in emerging markets depend on informal public transport to move across cities. But while there are ride-hailing and bus-hailing applications in some of these cities, there’s a dire need for journey-planning apps to improve mobil... |
| 07.05.2021 | Mapping out mobility in Cap-Haïtien: A successful building-block approach! | Email
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Cap-Haitien accessibility: Economic opportunities number of facilities within 60 minutes | Image credit: World Bank
Understanding the supply and demand of transport is often a challenge in the development wor... |
| 21.05.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [21/05/2020] | City authorities should seize the opportunity to learn from informal transport networks and incorporate them into the urban fabric, WhereIsMyTransport‘s co-founder and CEO Devin de Vries argues in a blog post.
This, as new Statistics SA su... |
| 21.05.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [21/05/2020] | City authorities should seize the opportunity to learn from informal transport networks and incorporate them into the urban fabric, WhereIsMyTransport‘s co-founder and CEO Devin de Vries argues in a blog post.
This, as new Statistics SA sur... |
| 02.03.2020 | SA mobility tech company WhereIsMyTransport raises $7.5m Series-A round | Cape Town and London-based mobility data company WhereIsMyTransport has raised a $7.5-million Series A funding round.
WhereIsMyTransport collects and provides access to public transport data, in addition to journey planning.
The company was... |
| 02.03.2020 | Google and Toyota Tsusho partner to invest in London-based WhereIsMyTransport for sustainable urban mobility | London-based WhereIsMyTransport, a digital product company using data and technology to improve mass public transport in emerging markets, has secured $7.5 million (approx €6.7 million) in a Series A round. Google, Toyota Tsusho, and more!
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| 02.03.2020 | SA mobility tech company WhereIsMyTransport raises $7.5m Series-A round | Cape Town and London-based mobility data company WhereIsMyTransport has raised a $7.5-million Series A funding round.
WhereIsMyTransport collects and provides access to public transport data, in addition to journey planning.
The company w... |
| 28.02.2020 | Google and Toyota Tsusho invest in WhereIsMyTransport to improve transport in developing countries | London-based WhereIsMyTransport, a startup improving mass public transport in emerging markets, has announced a €6.8 million Series A round participated in by returning investors Global Innovation Fund and Goodwell Investments, plus new str... |
| 28.02.2020 | Google, Toyota Tsusho invest in WhereIsMyTransport to map transport in emerging cities | In emerging markets, up to 80% of the population may have to rely on informally-run public transport to get around. Literally, privately-run buses and cars. But journey-planning apps that work well for commuters in developed markets like Ne... |
| 25.03.2019 | Grindstone Accelerator launches call to startups for first Gauteng cohort [Updated] | Venture capital (VC) company Knife Capital has joined forces with the SA SME Fund and Deloitte to launch the next iteration of its Grindstone Accelerator programme in Johannesburg.
Grindstone, which is jointly owned by Knife Capital and Thi... |
| 25.03.2019 | Grindstone Accelerator launches call to startups for first Gauteng cohort [Updated] | Venture capital (VC) company Knife Capital has joined forces with the SA SME Fund and Deloitte to launch the next iteration of its Grindstone Accelerator programme in Johannesburg.
Grindstone, which is jointly owned by Knife Capital and Th... |
| 14.01.2019 | South African transportation data startup, WhereIsMyTransport raises $1.85m to expand globally | South African public transport data and technology startup, WhereIsMyTransport recently secured $1.85m in a Series A funding led by Liil Ventures and supported by long-time Paga investor, Goodwell Investments. |
| 14.01.2019 | South African transportation data startup, WhereIsMyTransport raises $1.85m to expand globally | Share this article:
South African public transport data and technology startup, WhereIsMyTransport recently secured $1.85m in Series A funding to accelerate its expansion beyond its South Africa and London base.
The new funding, which is co... |
| 14.01.2019 | WhereIsMyTransport raises $1.85m, to Expand Beyond SA | South African data-based Platform, WhereIsMyTransport – which gathers mobility and transport data from different cities around the world — recently raised $1.85m in a Series A funding round.
Established in 2016, this marks the third funding... |
| 11.01.2019 | WhereIsMyTransport to take on India, Latin America after $1.85m investment | Cape Town and London-based mobility data startup WhereIsMyTransport has secured a $1.85-million investment as part of of its Series-A round in a deal led by Mexico City-based corporate venture capital fund LiiL Ventures.
Dutch impact inves... |
| 11.01.2019 | WhereIsMyTransport to take on India, Latin America after $1.85m investment | Cape Town and London-based mobility data startup WhereIsMyTransport has secured a $1.85-million investment as part of of its Series-A round in a deal led by Mexico City-based corporate venture capital fund LiiL Ventures.
Dutch impact invest... |
| 20.12.2018 | Eight SA tech entrepreneurs who made headlines in Ventureburn in 2018 | A local startup founder accused in the US of stealing $600 000 from investors by faking details of his startup, a mysterious angel investor and an entrepreneur who admits he “never saw it coming” when his tech company was hit by a financial... |
| 20.12.2018 | Eight SA tech entrepreneurs who made headlines in Ventureburn in 2018 | A local startup founder accused in the US of stealing $600 000 from investors by faking details of his startup, a mysterious angel investor and an entrepreneur who admits he “never saw it coming” when his tech company was hit by a financial... |
| 19.07.2018 | Knife Capital launches fourth edition of Grindstone Accelerator programme | Cape Town based venture capital firm Knife Capital has launched the fourth edition of its Grindstone Accelerator programme in partnership with Johannesburg-based management consultancy Thinkroom.
Applications for the year-long programme – w... |
| 19.07.2018 | Knife Capital launches fourth edition of Grindstone Accelerator programme | Cape Town based venture capital firm Knife Capital has launched the fourth edition of its Grindstone Accelerator programme in partnership with Johannesburg-based management consultancy Thinkroom.
Applications for the year-long programme – ... |
| 16.05.2018 | New mapping tool like Strava for public transport planners says GoMetro founder | Cape Town mobility startup GoMetro yesterday launched a new self-service application for transport planners to better map and plan transport routes. The startup will partner with Italian company GMG Technology to help distribute the app in ... |
| 16.05.2018 | New mapping tool like Strava for public transport planners says GoMetro founder | Cape Town mobility startup GoMetro yesterday launched a new self-service application for transport planners to better map and plan transport routes. The startup will partner with Italian company GMG Technology to help distribute the app in ... |
| 18.01.2018 | WhereIsMyTransport, Facebook to run hackathon series in five African cities | SA mobility startup WhereIsMyTransport has partnered with Facebook for Developers to tomorrow host the the Connect Hackathon Series in five cities across the continent.
In a press release today, WhereIsMyTransport said the first event is se... |
| 18.01.2018 | WhereIsMyTransport, Facebook to run hackathon series in five African cities | SA mobility startup WhereIsMyTransport has partnered with Facebook for Developers to tomorrow host the the Connect Hackathon Series in five cities across the continent.
In a press release today, WhereIsMyTransport said the first event is s... |
| 25.10.2017 | Here are the 15 SA tech startups that have netted $137.7m in 2017 deals | South African tech startups have concluded deals valued at over $137.7-million so far this year, shows data tracked by Ventureburn.
Ventureburn has tracked and reported on 15 deals valued at over $137.7-million to date in 2017 — including t... |
| 25.10.2017 | Here are the 15 SA tech startups that have netted $137.7m in 2017 deals | South African tech startups have concluded deals valued at over $137.7-million so far this year, shows data tracked by Ventureburn.
Ventureburn has tracked and reported on 15 deals valued at over $137.7-million to date in 2017 — including ... |
| 06.10.2017 | WhereIsMyTransport digitises SA's informal transport networks | Devin de Vries, WhereIsMyTransport CEO.
Cape Town- and London-based public transport data and technology company WhereIsMyTransport has completed its largest data collection project to date - the informally-run public transport networks of ... |
| 26.09.2017 | Could GovTech become bigger than FinTech? | GovTech is gaining momentum as it is passing from an emergent state and is poised to go global, it could be in a similar position to FinTech 5 years ago, according to a report GovTech: an Emergent Sector Revolutionising Public Services. Glo... |
| 23.06.2017 | Cape Town startup WhereIsMyTransport in $1.5m in funding round | Public transport data and technology startup WhereIsMyTransport has received a collective investment of £1.2-million ($1.5-million) from the Global Innovation Fund (GIF), Goodwell Investments and Bombardier.
The investment has been secured... |
| 23.06.2017 | Cape Town startup WhereIsMyTransport in $1.5m in funding round | Public transport data and technology startup WhereIsMyTransport has received a collective investment of £1.2-million ($1.5-million) from the Global Innovation Fund (GIF), Goodwell Investments and Bombardier.
The investment has been secured ... |
| 20.06.2017 | SA’s WhereIsMyTransport Gets Additional R20 million Funding from a London-based Investor | wp_booster error:
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| 09.04.2017 | THE APP MAKING LIFE EASIER FOR COMMUTERS IN AFRICA | SOUTH AFRICAN TRANSPORT APP PLANS TO EXPAND
In emerging countries, information on public transport services is often unavailable, incomplete or low quality. This makes it difficult for people staying in these areas to maneuver around the ci... |
| 07.02.2017 | Cape Town’s Public Transport Networks Fully Mapped | - |
| 07.02.2017 | CT's entire public transport network fully mapped | Devin De Vries, co-founder of WhereIsMyTransport.
WhereIsMyTransport, a transport technology company originally founded in SA, has made available data for the entire public transport network of Cape Town on its platform.
The start-up compan... |
| 31.08.2016 | SA’s WhereIsMyTransport secures R22.1 million in seed funding | - |
| 09.11.2015 | Data startup WhereIsMyTransport scoops up 2015 Global Grand MobiPrize | South African data startup WhereIsMyTransport (WIMT) has been awarded the 2015 Global Grand MobiPrize. The award further establishes the company’s role as an activist against climate change.
Having taken place in New Delhi, India, the awar... |
| 09.11.2015 | Data startup WhereIsMyTransport scoops up 2015 Global Grand MobiPrize | South African data startup WhereIsMyTransport (WIMT) has been awarded the 2015 Global Grand MobiPrize. The award further establishes the company’s role as an activist against climate change.
Having taken place in New Delhi, India, the award... |
| 08.11.2015 | WhereIsMyTransport scoops global prize | - |
| 02.09.2015 | SA’s start-ups making it globally | - |
| 01.09.2015 | SA start-up goes global | - |
| 01.09.2015 | Daily funding roundup - September 1, 2015 | IDG nabbed $120M; Cequr raised $100M; Cloud Apps Capital Partners bagged $53.7M
Cloud business software companies are currently in a strange position when it comes to venture capital. They require more capital and board support than the see... |
| 22.10.2014 | Cape Town launches transport app | - |
| 16.10.2013 | FindMyWay brings public transport info to SA commuters’ mobile phones | In developing countries such as South Africa, public transport, despite being used by large portions of the population, often has a disconnect between important information, such as routes, times, delays et al, and it being readily availabl... |
| 16.10.2013 | FindMyWay brings public transport info to SA commuters’ mobile phones | In developing countries such as South Africa, public transport, despite being used by large portions of the population, often has a disconnect between important information, such as routes, times, delays et al, and it being readily availabl... |
| 23.03.2011 | WhereIsMyTransport: The solution to public transport problems? | From third world countries battling with proper organisational issues with regards to locating routes, to travelers unable to locate transport when commuting in new cities, to congestion, traffic jams and lack of service delivery, public tr... |
| 23.03.2011 | WhereIsMyTransport: The solution to public transport problems? | From third world countries battling with proper organisational issues with regards to locating routes, to travelers unable to locate transport when commuting in new cities, to congestion, traffic jams and lack of service delivery, public tr... |
| - | THE APP MAKING LIFE EASIER FOR COMMUTERS IN AFRICA | SOUTH AFRICAN TRANSPORT APP PLANS TO EXPAND
In emerging countries, information on public transport services is often unavailable, incomplete or low quality. This makes it difficult for people staying in these areas to maneuver around the ci... |