Corporate SA urged to create venture capital programmes
Investments in start-ups will help corporates remain innovative and agile, says Llew Claasen, managing partner at venture capital firm Newtown Partners.
Start-up Act position paper reveals existing legislation cracks
The Start-up Act Steering Committee releases a draft position paper, highlighting that such legislation will spur innovation in SA’s start-up ecosystem.
SA start-up in ambitious drive to digitise SADC municipalities
Word Is Bond Group says it is creating an all-African digital solutions ecosystem that will assist local governments to function better and improve services.
Lean start-up cycle: Modern measuring with monitoring, metrics
To strive towards perfection, we must first measure and validate, but it’s easy to get lost in the noise of potential metrics competing for our attention.
Naspers hunts for tech start-ups with remaining R1bn war chest
This financial year, the company wants to pump about R300 million into burgeoning businesses, with its investment vehicle set to announce a new investment deal before December.
The African cross-border fintech start-up introduces its services to the local market, beginning with its freemium peer-to-peer money transfer service.
The AlphaCode Incubate programme opens applications for the 2022 cohort, giving financial services start-ups a chance to be awarded R1.5 million in funding.