Every January, CES reminds us that the future rarely arrives neatly packaged. Some products feel years away from real use, while others look strange…
Alan Knott-Craig Jr on missing his first shot at Mxit, founding World of Avatar
In the second in a series of extracts from his book “Mobinomics”, South African entrepreneur Alan Knott-Craig Jr reflects on the first encounter he…
Crowdfunding: It’s more than just having an idea and collecting the money
Thousands of great ideas flounder at the point where they need to become reality; when great thinkers and idea generators turn to the age-old…
Major African VC network launches private investing tools
Venture Capital for Africa (VC4Africa), an online community of venture capitalists, angels and entrepreneurs, today announced the launch of new tools aimed at helping…
Rocket Internet wants 5rooms to own SA furniture market
We’ve mentioned online furniture sales outfit 5rooms previously. It’s part of German startup incubator Rocket Internet’s stable of South African ecommerce sites, but it…
