| Date | Title | Description |
| 21.02.2023 | Student.com expands stake in South Africa’s DigsConnect | Student.com, the largest student accommodation platform in the world, has increased its stake in South African tech start-up, DigsConnect.com. The move comes after Student.com initially invested an undisclosed amount in the company in mid-2... |
| 21.02.2023 | Student.com expands stake in South Africa’s DigsConnect | Student.com, the largest student accommodation platform in the world, has increased its stake in South African tech start-up, DigsConnect.com. The move comes after Student.com initially invested an undisclosed amount in the company in mid-2... |
| 19.07.2022 | SA proptech hots up as start-ups corner the market | Ross Fitzcharles, CEO of Preferental.
South Africa’s property technology (proptech) market is gaining momentum, as landlords are leaning on digital solutions to manage the residential rental sector.
This is according to tech entrepreneurs, ... |
| 14.07.2022 | Student housing start-up goes global after investment deal | South Africa’s largest digital student accommodation platform, DigsConnect.com, has announced the closure of its Pre-Series A seed extension round after securing undisclosed multi-million Rand investment from Launch Africa, Goodwater Capita... |
| 14.07.2022 | Local student housing start-up secures investment | Alexandria Proctor, co-founder and CEO of DigConnect.com.
DigsConnect.com, a South African digital student accommodation platform, has secured
SECURED A successful combination of specialized skills and industry leading vendor partnerships. ... |
| 14.07.2022 | Student housing start-up goes global after investment deal | South Africa’s largest digital student accommodation platform, DigsConnect.com, has announced the closure of its Pre-Series A seed extension round after securing undisclosed multi-million Rand investment from Launch Africa, Goodwater Capita... |
| 21.04.2022 | SA-Founded Venture Builder Participates In R490 Million Seed Investment In Europe | The Delta Team |
| 24.12.2019 | Are these the 10 biggest deals by African tech startups in 2019? | Big money. That’s what African 86 tech startups raised this year.
While not every startup wanted to disclose how much they raised, those that did made a ton of it — almost $290-million going on data from 88 venture capital (VC) disclosed d... |
| 24.12.2019 | Are these the 10 biggest deals by African tech startups in 2019? | Big money. That’s what African 86 tech startups raised this year.
While not every startup wanted to disclose how much they raised, those that did made a ton of it — almost $290-million going on data from 88 venture capital (VC) disclosed de... |
| 20.12.2019 | Are these SA’s 11 biggest disclosed VC deals in 2019? [Updated] | UPDATE (20 and 23 December): This article was updated to correctly state that SweepSouth’s R30-million raise from Naspers Foundry was part of a R60-million round closed in October. We have also removed the R500k Vollar deal which was actual... |
| 20.12.2019 | Are these SA’s 11 biggest disclosed VC deals in 2019? [Updated] | UPDATE (20 and 23 December): This article was updated to correctly state that SweepSouth’s R30-million raise from Naspers Foundry was part of a R60-million round closed in October. We have also removed the R500k Vollar deal which was actual... |
| 06.12.2019 | Here are the five companies selected as SA’s Top 5 Most Exciting Startups | The Heavy Chef Foundation last night announced the names of SA’s Top 5 Most Exciting Startups at an awards ceremony at Workshop 17, as part of Cape Town Startup Week 2019.
It follows the announcement last week by the foundation, which is th... |
| 06.12.2019 | Here are the five companies selected as SA’s Top 5 Most Exciting Startups | The Heavy Chef Foundation last night announced the names of SA’s Top 5 Most Exciting Startups at an awards ceremony at Workshop 17, as part of Cape Town Startup Week 2019.
It follows the announcement last week by the foundation, which is t... |
| 02.12.2019 | Heavy Chef announces finalists of SA’s Five Most Exciting Startups list | The Heavy Chef Foundation has announced the 12 finalists of its SA’s Top 5 Most Exciting Startups initiative ahead of an award ceremony that will take place this Thursday (5 December) as part of Cape Town Startup Week 2019.
The foundation, ... |
| 02.12.2019 | Heavy Chef announces finalists of SA’s Five Most Exciting Startups list | The Heavy Chef Foundation has announced the 12 finalists of its SA’s Top 5 Most Exciting Startups initiative ahead of an award ceremony that will take place this Thursday (5 December) as part of Cape Town Startup Week 2019.
The foundation,... |
| 08.08.2019 | So, what percentage of VC and angel investing goes to SA startups with women founders? [Updated] | UPDATE (14 August 2019): We neglected to include Smartblade’s R9.5-million investment from Savant in the below list. We have updated the list as well as the below figures relating to the amount and percentage of all venture capital that wen... |
| 08.08.2019 | Eight SA tech startups with women founders that have recently had VC, angel deals [Updated] | UPDATE (14 August 2019): We neglected to include Smartblade’s R9.5-million investment from Savant in the below list. We have updated the list as well as the below figures relating to the amount and percentage of all venture capital that wen... |
| 08.08.2019 | Eight SA tech startups with women founders that have recently had VC, angel deals [Updated] | UPDATE (14 August 2019): We neglected to include Smartblade’s R9.5-million investment from Savant in the below list. We have updated the list as well as the below figures relating to the amount and percentage of all venture capital that wen... |
| 08.08.2019 | So, what percentage of VC and angel investing goes to SA startups with women founders? [Updated] | UPDATE (14 August 2019): We neglected to include Smartblade’s R9.5-million investment from Savant in the below list. We have updated the list as well as the below figures relating to the amount and percentage of all venture capital that wen... |
| 23.03.2019 | This SA entrepreneur just landed a R12 million investment. These are his 5 tips to secure venture capital funding. | DigsConnect.com cofounders Brendan Ardagh, Greg Keal and Alexandria Procter after the R12 million investment was confirmed (supplied)
Building a fantastic product that users love is ultimately the best way to be successful, says Greg Keal, ... |
| 22.03.2019 | As SA proptech sector hots up here are five startups to watch | The proptech sector is hotting up. Last year saw online estate agency PropertyFox acquire fellow Cape Town based property platform Steeple for an undisclosed sum and Pam Golding Properties buy up low commission agency Eazi.com, also for an ... |
| 22.03.2019 | As SA proptech sector hots up here are five startups to watch | The proptech sector is hotting up. Last year saw online estate agency PropertyFox acquire fellow Cape Town based property platform Steeple for an undisclosed sum and Pam Golding Properties buy up low commission agency Eazi.com, also for an ... |
| 18.03.2019 | The SA start-up that showered students with cash just got a R12 million injection | Cape Town startup DigsConnect.com has received R12 million in venture capital funding.
The startup was criticised when it dropped R10,000 in R10 notes at UCT - causing a stampede - in August 2018.
The startup said it is planning other uniqu... |
| 15.03.2019 | SA student accommodation marketplace DigsConnect raises R12m in funding | Cape Town based student accommodation marketplace DigsConnect has raised R12-million in investment from undisclosed investors, according to a report today by tech news site Disrupt Africa.
DigsConnect’s platform pairs up registered student... |
| 15.03.2019 | SA student accommodation marketplace DigsConnect raises R12m in funding | Cape Town based student accommodation marketplace DigsConnect has raised R12-million in investment from undisclosed investors, according to a report today by tech news site Disrupt Africa.
DigsConnect’s platform pairs up registered students... |
| 16.10.2018 | Seedstars announces 10 startups for Cape Town final | Share this:
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| 16.10.2018 | Here are the 10 SA startups that will pitch at this year’s Seedstars Cape Town | Seedstars World, one of the largest startup competitions for emerging markets, has announced the 10 SA startups that will pitch at Seedstars Cape Town this Friday (19 October) — in the first of three pitches Seedstars will hold in the count... |
| 16.10.2018 | Here are the 10 SA startups that will pitch at this year’s Seedstars Cape Town | Seedstars World, one of the largest startup competitions for emerging markets, has announced the 10 SA startups that will pitch at Seedstars Cape Town this Friday (19 October) — in the first of three pitches Seedstars will hold in the count... |
| 22.08.2018 | A Cape Town startup will drop R10,000 in R10 notes from a roof in a crazy publicity stunt | Greg Keal with the pamphlets with R10's he'll be dropping at UCT (supplied)
Student rental startup DigsConnect is planning to drop R10,000 from the roof of a University of Cape Town (UCT) building on Thursday morning.
Co-founder Greg Keal s... |
