South Africa’s smallest businesses are punching above their weight when it comes to job creation – but the system is still actively working against…
Tech that wants to save cyclists’ lives: meet the team behind Backtracker
iKubu is a hardware company based in Stellenbosch, South Africa that focuses on building products in the field of radar and computer vision. It’s…
NowFloats lets you create a business website with an app or SMS
NowFloats is an ambitious startup coming out of India — with offices in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Delhi — that wants to help SMEs across the…
How Social Business Software connects and enables distributed teams
In today’s operating environment the ability to bring dispersed teams together is becoming a critical business advantage. Teams (focused on, for example, software development…
A handshake isn’t enough: what happens when investors back out
Recently I had the opportunity to raise a small round of seed funding for my subscription sock company, NicSocks.com. The figure was about US$25…
