Company Directory - Ventureburn
WEBCompany Directory. The Company Office is a subscription-based press office service for companies and organisations that want to reach Ventureburn's audience. The subscription-based offering is priced at R15,000 per year, which will allow companies and organisations to run up to 6 articles on Ventureburn's platforms.
Mama Money announces global expansion and new CEO
WEBMay 4, 2022 · Mama Money’s expanding footprint now reaches over 50 countries across Africa, Asia, and Europe, confirms its new chief executive, Nicolas Vonthron. “What differentiates Mama Money is that our growth is not fuelled by external investments. Our business model balances fast growth, performance and operational efficiency with a …
How women could solve the technology industry’s talent drought
WEBMar 26, 2024 · The technology industry is facing a severe talent crunch, with an estimated 85.2 million unfilled software developer job vacancies projected by 2030, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, with the number of vacancies having exceeded 40 million in 2021, according to a report by SaaS company Trienpont International. This staggering shortage poses a major risk to companies worldwide ...
Flutterwave raises $250M, now valued at over $3B - Ventureburn
WEBFeb 17, 2022 · Flutterwave, the African fintech founded in 2016 that helps businesses make and accept payments anywhere from across Africa and around the world announced, has raised USD $250 million in Series D funding, valuing the company at over $3 billion.. This latest fundraising has seen Flutterwave’s valuation more than triple since its last funding round in March last year when it became one of ...
Bash disrupts fashion: TFG’s shopping platform dominates SA
WEBJun 27, 2023 · Bash co-founders, Claude Hanan and Luke Jedeikin, are revolutionising South Africa’s fashion retail landscape with their disruptive shopping platform. Photo: Supplied. South Africa’s fashion retail scene has experienced a seismic shift with the introduction of TFG’s innovative fashion and lifestyle shopping platform, Bash.
Empowering women in tech - Ventureburn
WEBAug 26, 2024 · Different businesses will approach empowering women in tech differently. At redPanda Software, the mere fact that the human capital director is a woman is inspiring to young people at the start of their careers. More than 50% of our people leaders are women – and this was a strategic decision because it is an employee’s first touchpoint ...
Three crowdfunding platforms for African tech startups
WEBNov 23, 2020 · NaijaFund, Women Fund, and Afrikstart are crowdfunding platforms that assist African startups. Crowdfunding is a method of raising money for businesses, people, projects, or charities through collective donations. According to Investopedia, crowdfunding can be understood as the “use of small amounts of capital from a large number of ...
Ten important tips for entrepreneurs to raise Venture Capital
WEBSep 28, 2020 · Ten tips for entrepreneurs. These 10 tips will enable entrepreneurs to achieve the goal of raising venture capital funding along with gaining traction among leading investors. 1.Understand that it is difficult to raise capital. Think like an investor and make the deal attractive to the investor – Less than 1% of businesses raise startup ...
SA grocery delivery startup Zulzi raises R30m from JSE
WEBMay 11, 2020 · Johannesburg based online grocery delivery startup Zulzi has raised R30-million from a JSE-listed company. The startup, which was founded by Vutlharhi Valoyi (pictured above, right with co-founder Michael Netshipise) in 2013 and launched in 2016, allows members via its platform to get direct access to thousands of …
Jozi Angels made 15 investments worth R6m in last 3 years – Abu …
WEBMar 23, 2018 · By Daniel Mpala. Over the past three years, angel investor network Jozi Angels has made 15 investments totaling over R6-million says its founder and director Abu Cassim, who believes angel investing is picking up in South Africa. The Johannesburg-based network of 18 angel investors was informally started …