Here are 6 South African startups worth watching in 2014

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Ventureburn, with our focus on emerging markets, covered a fare amount of startups from the BRIC countries and the likes in 2013. With our eye on 2014, let’s take a look at seven startups from South Africa specifically, with Africa to follow, that caught our eye then, and are worth following into 2014.

Mellowcabs

There are a plethora of taxi startups coming out of South Africa, all hoping to secure the market and get a piece the country’s multi billion rand industry. With international players like Uber entering the country it’s becoming tougher for local startups to compete, which is why finding a niche is so important. Enter Mellowcabs, the Franschhoek, Cape Town-based startup that wants to disrupt first and last mile transport.

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