Startups

ForgetMeNot Africa eTXT Apps Challenge: Win big in Zimbabwe

If you’re a Zimbabwean tech entrepreneur, this might be of interest to you. A competition launching next week at the Harare Club of JumpStart…

All aboard the StartupBus: The pressure cooker startup incubator on wheels

Bottle the following ingredients: the electric buzz of a Red Bull fueled hackerspace, the interpersonal caterwauling of a reality show and pressure, loads of…

30 brilliant African tech startups

The methodology behind this list of startups had two simple directives. First, the startup had to have African roots and secondly it had to…

Super angel Fabrice Grinda on the emerging markets internet craze

Fabrice Grinda is a well-known emerging markets super angel investor and entrepreneur. He’s crazy about the internet in the BRIC countries, especially Brazil and…

5 Tips for taking your tech startup from big idea to business success

Throughout the world, and particularly in emerging market countries, the entrepreneurial landscape remains notoriously difficult to navigate, with an estimated 80% of small businesses…

From R50m to nothing: Lessons from the Global Vision story

You hear this quite a bit in the start-up world: The thing about technology companies, or any company for that matter, is you have…

AngelHub: Investors come together to foster startup growth

You may believe tech creates jobs, you may believe it destroys jobs. Whatever the case, we know that in the tech world we are…

Why most startups fail … and here’s how not to

It’s easy to think of the latest startup like a pimple in the middle of your forehead: you wake up one morning and it’s…

Silicon Valley: There’s no bubble but there could be a bust…

Are we in a bubble? This is the common question as I chat with people at various events around Silicon Valley. The concern that…

Groupon a ‘tech startup’? I don’t think so

Tech companies can scale their business largely through adding servers and software, which is why VCs love to invest in them. That’s why they…

12 emerging market startups to watch

Emerging market startups are coming into their own and increasingly appearing on the radar of mainstream venture capitalists in established markets. Skype recently announced…

How to do market and competitor research that wins investment

Regardless of whether it’s an angel investor or venture capitalist you are approaching, every funder will narrow things down to one major question: “Who…

An international perspective on SA startups [NetProphet]

Angel investing came accidentally to UK-based Permjot Valia. As the sales and marketing director of Ernst & Young, he became involved in their entrepreneur…

38 emerging South African tech entrepreneurs to watch [Part I]

The technology space is particularly notable for the amount of entrepreneurial activity it attracts. The word “startup” has become almost synonymous with the tech…

Coming soon: A homegrown tech entrepreneurship guide

All rising economies need a helping hand to achieve greatness. Economies that wish to thrive in today’s fast-paced world of changing commerce and enterprising…

Innovation journalism — Media coverage is important to startups

Media coverage is very important for startups. It is how they gain respect in their community, it is how they can win investors, and…

There are only nine Googles left in the world

There’s an interesting analysis of the advertising industry and Silicon Valley’s growing bubble in new media by Rick Webb. In his analysis, Webb argues…

8 venture capital sources for your startup

Raising funds in emerging markets may not be a walk in the park, but the process has become easier. Though some have complained the…

Startups/apps all the rage in coffee shops and bars

These days it’s difficult to go anywhere without hearing about startups and their apps. That’s natural in my job but when you start hearing…

How to safeguard your intellectual property

Intellectual Property (IP) is an intangible asset to an entrepreneur. When it comes to assuring investors they are placing their cash in an exclusive…

3 things to remember when trying to win over an investor

The fact that there are thousands of books on investment strategy means there are an infinite number of different investor mindsets. No two are…

7 advantages cloud computing holds for your business

Cloud computing is gaining traction globally. The practice refers to data access and storage services that do not require end-user knowledge of the physical…

How VR Meditation Apps Like Realms of Flow and Others Are Redefining Our Connection with Reality

How forex trading is transforming startup investment strategies

How One Energy Project Could Reshape Climate Action

South Africa’s online grocery boom signals digital shift

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Trump wins – Tesla goes beyond $1 Trillion

Vivo update – a big safety gain

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