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From banks to microlenders, Fincheck wants to help you find the best loans

Financial service comparison websites have been around for a while in South Africa with the likes of Hippo, Click n Compare and many more, assisting…

Deep VR is the startup bridging videography and virtual reality

Virtual reality (VR) startups are rare companies, even with the technology gaining more traction. Deep VR is one such company — specialising in 3D and…

Primecart’s bold attempt to dominate ecommerce in Nigeria through Shoprite

During the festive period, public holidays, and those notable days that are not recognised in Nigeria’s calendar, people often troop en masse to quite…

4 easy ways to use LinkedIn to grow your startup

Most business people know startups have to overcome many challenges and defy the odds to succeed in the marketplace. One of the ways you…

Nigerian-founded social networking startup Tutlub is creating an online Muslim family

These days, it’s really hard being a Muslim in Nigeria and elsewhere since no matter what you do, you have to answer questions on…

Leadhome is the latest startup keen to change real estate in South Africa

Real estate startup Leadhome thinks South African real estate is stagnant and believes it has what it takes to shake it up with a…

The year of mobile? 9 of Africa’s most exciting startup investments of 2015

If you ever doubted the significance of mobile innovations in Africa, then this year’s developments are likely change your mind once and for all….

AgriProtein: the company using flies, our waste to keep the planet from eating itself

The fly makes the world go round. While many find these critters repulsive, they actually play a very important role in how we get…

4 reasons investors should seriously look to Africa for tech

In recent years, Africa has become a hotbed of technological innovation. The spread of mobile technology has spurred new companies, such as delivery service…

On the hunt for Holy Grails, Unicorns, VC funding and other fabled creatures

This article may be a little controversial but it is part of my mission to guide our entrepreneurs to success — and if we…

‘OpenCart’ review for startups: Is OpenCart right for you?

OpenCart is one of the more light-weight ecommerce platforms. The system is built for ease of use, easy installation of modules and created around the…

10 student startup myths busted

There are many myths floating around the student startup ecosystem which can hinder the progress of some great ideas. Here we destroy some of…

5 key steps to getting your startup ready for funding

It’s the age of the startup. Technology is enabling us to solve more problems at a greater speed than ever before. Solutions to big…

These are the 5 winners from the Seedstars World Cape Town event

Seedstars World has crowned the five winners from its Cape Town event. The five were chosen from a pool of 10 finalists who took…

Meet SenseVirtual: the dedicated VR startup shaping frontiers in Africa

On the back of the popular gaming show, E3, in Los Angeles last month, Virtual Reality (VR) is a really hot topic right now….

7 renewable energy startups trying to revolutionise the way Africa keeps its lights on

Africa has a serious energy problem. This is ironic considering the abundance of natural resources available, from coal in South Africa to oil in…

7 productivity apps South African small business should know about

The head of products at MWEB, Rihana Hoosain, gives small business owners the low-down on some of the latest and greatest tech solutions to…

Special Podcast: Ventureburn survey, are startups thriving or struggling?

This week we bring you yet another special podcast edition, as the Burn team delve into the results of the recent Ventureburn Startup Survey….

Konga’s bold attempt to revolutionise online payments in Nigeria

Nigeria boasts over 80 million mobile internet users doing all kinds of stuff online. Yet, as big as the Nigerian tech landscape is, getting…

Ventureburn survey sheds light on SA’s tough, but pioneering startup industry

Stuart Thomas, Matthew Buckland and Graham van der Made contributed to this article. Startup life isn’t as glamorous as it’s sometimes made out to…

From lab to launch: the quest to build startup success in SA’s innovation capital

Venture capitalist and founder of popular US seed fund Y Combinator Paul Graham once wrote that the recipe for startup “clusters” is having a…

Running a lean startup? Here are 9 free tools that could help

Some entrepreneurs don’t have a choice when launching a lean or bootstrapped startup. They may struggle to find financing, but wish to still proceed…

Why it’s so important for startups to nurture leaders from within

One of the greatest challenges for a startup founder is growing the startup into an organisation that is far beyond his own strengths and…

Female tech founders in South Africa can win up to R1.9 million to scale their innovations

Search.com launches AI chat that pays users and publishers

OpenAI Quietly Launches ChatGPT-5 — And It’s a Game Changer

REdimension Capital closes R250m property tech and sustainability fund

Why the ‘Ego Tax’ is Costing Your Business

South African Women Entrepreneurs Get It Right

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel