More than 75 start-ups from across the world are set to touch down in Cape Town for the AfricArena Grand Summit, a week-long event series to…
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Smaller venture funds are finding a way to manage in the midst of a conservative market. As with all bear markets, the appetite for risk drops,…
South Africa doesn’t need more venture capitalists to expand the country’s pool of small businesses: it needs venture builders (VBs), who are prepared to put in…
Venture capital, as an asset class, is an industry of short-term wins. Most funds have a 10-year cycle: two years of initial investments; then two to…
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…
It’s been so long since TechCrunch+ has had the pleasure of covering an IPO from S-1 to first-day trading that we’ve nearly forgotten how to do…
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…
Yellow, an asset financier for solar energy and digital devices in Africa has raised $14 million series B funding in a round led by Convergence Partners…
South Africa does not have a capital scarcity problem. In fact, it is home to the continent’s largest pension fund and R4.6 trillion of retirement fund…
The speed at which AI companies are evolving is making a lot of people nervous. That’s because moving fast could lead to potential ethical issues that…