Could tech be the hero Africa's wildlife needs?
By Industry Contributor 8 March 2024By Peter Knights, Wild Africa Fund CEO FULL STORY >
Getting the right type of funding for your business
By Press Release 4 March 2024Accessing the right funding and financing, at the right time, can mean the difference between starting up, staying open, or shutting down. FULL STORY >
YouTube announces the next round of applications for Black Voices Fund Class of 2023
By Staff Writer 17 June 2022YouTube has announced that applications for its Black Voices Fund, Class of 2023, are now available. FULL STORY >
GivenGain debuts live-stream fundraising
By Press Release 17 August 2020Charities in the know use live-stream fundraising to get tons of donations for good causes, but others are missing out. Now GivenGain wants to bridge the gap between them. FULL STORY >
SA EduTech company makes online learning possible for rural students
By Press Release 20 May 2020Syafunda, an educational platform that provides access to digital content through mobile technology, has received investment funding from SME-enabler Edge Growth. This will allow them to scale their platform to meet the... FULL STORY >
Vodacom launches alternative funding solution for SMEs
By Ryan Noik 21 November 2019Vodacom has announced another alternative to SMEs that need funding but have too few options to start or grow their business. FULL STORY >
Reinventing SME funding
By Opinion 8 August 2019By Miguel Da Silva, MD of Funding at Retail Capital FULL STORY >
Fundanii brings digital storytelling to South Africa’s second-largest township with help from Google, SAP Africa Code Week
By Press Release 4 March 2019“We’re both passionate about technology and storytelling and want to instil that passion in other kids,” says Fundanii co-founder Sinovuyo Apleni FULL STORY >
Sincere collaboration needed to drive future-proof funding models
By Press Release 11 September 2018Vodacom Group CEO, Shameel Joosub shared his thoughts ahead of the 3rd Ministerial Round Table: “Financing Digital Development” at the ITU Telecom World 2018 in Durban. FULL STORY >
Samsung announces NEXT Q Fund for investments into AI startups
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 14 June 2018The newly announced fund is aimed at backing innovative AI projects, with a reported $150 million being made available by the South Korean company. FULL STORY >
Spotify filing to go public with $1 Billion target
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 1 March 2018The music streaming app is preparing to go public, with the details of its IPO filing surfacing. FULL STORY >
Keychain Game Boy, the PocketSprite, coming to fruition via crowdfunding
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 9 February 2018Currently being crowdfunded, the PocketSprite is the mini Game Boy your inner geek has been waiting for. FULL STORY >
SME failure rate set to spike unless funding issue is addressed
By Opinion 29 November 2017According to Lulalend CEO Trevor Gosling, traditional lenders have lost their appetite for short-term unsecured business lending, leaving many SMEs with limited options for accessing much-needed – often life-saving – funding. FULL STORY >
Bose targets quiet sleepers with noise-masking sleepbuds
By Staff Writer 15 November 2017Bose looks set to release what they call “noise-masking sleepbuds” aimed at those for whom sleep is all too easily interrupted by external noises. Interestingly, it’s not done through the regular internal channels, but rather as a... FULL STORY >
#MTBPS2017: Small & Medium Businesses applaud Gigaba’s start-up fund
By Opinion 26 October 2017Following Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba's recent mid-term budget announcements, Viresh Harduth, VP: New Customer Acquisition (Start up and Small Business) at Sage Africa & Middle East, reflects on what it means for local... FULL STORY >
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