| Date | Title | Description |
| 02.06.2022 | Moose Wala murder: Bhupi Rana gang announces ₹5 lakh reward for info on killers | Jailed Haryana gangster Bhupender Singh, alias Bhupi Rana, on Thursday announced a reward of ₹5 lakh on social media for information about the killers of Punjabi singer Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, popularly known as Sidhu Moose Wala.
Also read: ... |
| 08.07.2019 | Why I closed down blockchain startup – Wala founder | SA blockchain startup Wala has closed down, the startup’s CEO Tricia Martinez has confirmed in a blog post.
The Cape Town-based blockchain-enabled fintech platform — which landed funding from Newtown Partners in 2017 — aimed to provide zer... |
| 08.07.2019 | Why I closed down blockchain startup – Wala founder | SA blockchain startup Wala has closed down, the startup’s CEO Tricia Martinez has confirmed in a blog post.
The Cape Town-based blockchain-enabled fintech platform — which landed funding from Newtown Partners in 2017 — aimed to provide zero... |
| 09.04.2019 | Everything you need to know about the South African cryptocurrency ecosystem | While things may have quietened down on the crypto front after 2018’s massive fall in the price of Bitcoin, there’s still significant interest from entrepreneurs and investors in cryptocurrencies.
With this in mind, Ventureburn brings you ... |
| 09.04.2019 | Everything you need to know about the South African cryptocurrency ecosystem | While things may have quietened down on the crypto front after 2018’s massive fall in the price of Bitcoin, there’s still significant interest from entrepreneurs and investors in cryptocurrencies.
With this in mind, Ventureburn brings you a... |
| 17.01.2019 | Newtown Partners shifts focus to offshore deals amid SA challenges | SA entrepreneur Vinny Lingham’s angel investment fund Newtown Partners has shifted its focus to sourcing deals outside of South Africa because of the poor economic and political climate at home, says the fund’s managing partner Llew Claasen... |
| 17.01.2019 | Newtown Partners shifts focus to offshore deals amid SA challenges | SA entrepreneur Vinny Lingham’s angel investment fund Newtown Partners has shifted its focus to sourcing deals outside of South Africa because of the poor economic and political climate at home, says the fund’s managing partner Llew Claasen... |
| 05.12.2018 | Cape Town firms dominate Heavy Chef’s list of SA’s most exciting startups of 2018 | Five Cape Town based firms have been selected as Heavy Chef‘s “SA’s Top 5 Most Exciting Startups 2018” from over 1600 entries from around the country.
The five are fintech Lifecheq, healthtech LifeQ, lingerie and swimwear startup Thursdays... |
| 05.12.2018 | Cape Town firms dominate Heavy Chef’s list of SA’s most exciting startups of 2018 | Five Cape Town based firms have been selected as Heavy Chef‘s “SA’s Top 5 Most Exciting Startups 2018” from over 1600 entries from around the country.
The five are fintech Lifecheq, healthtech LifeQ, lingerie and swimwear startup Thursdays,... |
| 06.11.2018 | These are the ten finalists of the CV Competition for Finance | |
| 24.10.2018 | Pick a sector, add internet and your firm could be worth millions [Opinion] | Given all the press, you would be forgiven for thinking that startups were have only become a thing in the last 20 years. The reality is that startups have existed in all shapes and forms since the beginning of time. Some fail and some are ... |
| 24.10.2018 | Pick a sector, add internet and your firm could be worth millions [Opinion] | Given all the press, you would be forgiven for thinking that startups were have only become a thing in the last 20 years. The reality is that startups have existed in all shapes and forms since the beginning of time. Some fail and some are ... |
| 01.10.2018 | How a Ugandan prince and a crypto startup are planning an African revolution | Crypto and blockchain enthusiasts have been railing for years against the centralized world of banks, but many have been doing so from the privileged vantage point of developed countries. But what if blockchain technology turned out to be m... |
| 06.09.2018 | Five South African fintech dealmakers your startup should meet | Fintech is one of the fastest growing startup sectors in the world. A number of SA startups have secured multi-million rand investments of late, including in i-Pay, WiiGroup, Entersekt and Luno.
KPMG estimates in a report last year that gl... |
| 06.09.2018 | Five South African fintech dealmakers your startup should meet | Fintech is one of the fastest growing startup sectors in the world. A number of SA startups have secured multi-million rand investments of late, including in i-Pay, WiiGroup, Entersekt and Luno.
KPMG estimates in a report last year that glo... |
| 03.09.2018 | SA startup Wala wins $100k Zambezi Prize for Innovation in Financial Inclusion | SA fintech Wala has clinched the $100 000 grand prize in the 2018 Zambezi Prize for Innovation in Financial Inclusion. The prize is run by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Legatum Centre for Development and Entrepreneurship... |
| 03.09.2018 | SA startup Wala wins $100k Zambezi Prize for Innovation in Financial Inclusion | SA fintech Wala has clinched the $100 000 grand prize in the 2018 Zambezi Prize for Innovation in Financial Inclusion. The prize is run by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Legatum Centre for Development and Entrepreneurship... |
| 30.08.2018 | RecyclePoints and 2 other startups from Africa shine at the 2018 Zambezi Prize | Share this article:
At the just concluded 2018 Zambezi Prize held in Nairobi, Kenya, three startups from the financial tech landscape in Africa were awarded financial rewards due to challenges they are solving within the space.
The Zambezi ... |
| 08.08.2018 | Here’s what it’s like being a woman in SA’s tech startup ecosystem | Tomorrow (9 August) South Africa will celebrate Women’s Day. But what does it mean to be a woman in South Africa’s traditionally male-dominated tech startup scene?
To celebrate Women’s Day, Ventureburn caught up with five women who have fou... |
| 08.08.2018 | Here are the finalists of $100k Zambezi Prize for Innovation in Financial Inclusion | The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship together with the Mastercard Foundation has announced the 10 African startups selected as finalists for this year’s edition of the Zambezi... |
| 08.08.2018 | Here’s what it’s like being a woman in SA’s tech startup ecosystem | Tomorrow (9 August) South Africa will celebrate Women’s Day. But what does it mean to be a woman in South Africa’s traditionally male-dominated tech startup scene?
To celebrate Women’s Day, Ventureburn caught up with five women who have fo... |
| 08.08.2018 | Here are the finalists of $100k Zambezi Prize for Innovation in Financial Inclusion | The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship together with the Mastercard Foundation has announced the 10 African startups selected as finalists for this year’s edition of the Zambezi... |
| 31.07.2018 | ICOs may have frizzled but SA startups are closer to meeting targeted raises | With the steady fall in the price of Bitcoin and Ethereum since the beginning of this year fewer local startups may be opting to run an initial coin offering (ICO).
Yet it seems SA startups are getting more successful at running ICOs — at l... |
| 31.07.2018 | ICOs may have frizzled but SA startups are closer to meeting targeted raises | With the steady fall in the price of Bitcoin and Ethereum since the beginning of this year fewer local startups may be opting to run an initial coin offering (ICO).
Yet it seems SA startups are getting more successful at running ICOs — at ... |
| 29.06.2018 | Five SA angel investors you want to meet | If you’re a startup and you need money the chances are you are going to look to friends and relatives for help. Or you could try an angel investor.
Angel investors often choose to operate in the shadows, as a silent investor — which means ... |
| 29.06.2018 | Five SA angel investors you want to meet | If you’re a startup and you need money the chances are you are going to look to friends and relatives for help. Or you could try an angel investor.
Angel investors often choose to operate in the shadows, as a silent investor — which means i... |
| 26.03.2018 | SA to ‘highly benefit’ from Wala, Dala, FincomEco, BLCC partnership – Wala COO | Samer Saab, co-founder and COO of blockchain financial platform Wala, says that South Africa will “highly benefit” from partnerships similar to its collaboration between the company, Dala, Block Commodities Limited (BLCC), and the Financial... |
| 26.03.2018 | SA to ‘highly benefit’ from Wala, Dala, FincomEco, BLCC partnership – Wala COO | Samer Saab, co-founder and COO of blockchain financial platform Wala, says that South Africa will “highly benefit” from partnerships similar to its collaboration between the company, Dala, Block Commodities Limited (BLCC), and the Financial... |
| 20.12.2017 | Wala ICO nets just 4% of $30m target, but Newtown Partners praises result | SA fintech startup Wala may have been able to raise just four percent of the $30-million it aimed to net in an initial coin offering (ICO) that ended last week — but the head of the firm behind the raise, SA venture capital (VC) firm Newtow... |
| 20.12.2017 | Wala ICO nets just 4% of $30m target, but Newtown Partners praises result | SA fintech startup Wala may have been able to raise just four percent of the $30-million it aimed to net in an initial coin offering (ICO) that ended last week — but the head of the firm behind the raise, SA venture capital (VC) firm Newtow... |
| 31.10.2017 | How SA’s Wala is bridging the gap between consumers and banks | South African fintech startup Wala is using its digital financial platform to deliver zero-fee access to products offered by financial institutions, and is turning to the blockchain to speed its growth.
Founded in 2015, Wala provides access... |
| 13.10.2017 | Q&A: Wala CEO on tackling financial exclusion in emerging markets | Imagine life without access to crucial financial services, the convenience of having a bank account, the means to save towards a goal or put away money for a rainy day, or even the ability to send money to loved ones quickly and securely in... |
| 13.10.2017 | Q&A: Wala CEO on tackling financial exclusion in emerging markets | Imagine life without access to crucial financial services, the convenience of having a bank account, the means to save towards a goal or put away money for a rainy day, or even the ability to send money to loved ones quickly and securely in... |
| 12.10.2017 | Fintech startup Wala secures equity investment from Newtown Partners | Newtown Partners, a seed-stage venture capital firm founded by Llew Claasen and Vinny Lingham, announced an investment of an undisclosed sum into Wala, a Cape Town-based blockchain-enabled fintech platform.
In a statement last week, Newtown... |
| 12.10.2017 | Fintech startup Wala secures equity investment from Newtown Partners | Newtown Partners, a seed-stage venture capital firm founded by Llew Claasen and Vinny Lingham, announced an investment of an undisclosed sum into Wala, a Cape Town-based blockchain-enabled fintech platform.
In a statement last week, Newtow... |
| 04.10.2017 | Wala Receives Equity Investment from Newtown Partners | Wala, a San Francisco, CA-based blockchain-powered financial services platform for the unbanked and underbanked, received an equity investment from Newtown Partners.
Newtown Partners is the venture capital firm founded by Llew Claasen, the ... |
| 09.03.2016 | A Comprehensive List of Women Founders In Chicago Tech | The tech and startup world has long been a boys club. Despite making up half the population and almost 60% of the labor force, women only account for 30% of the US tech industry.
And the number of female startup founders is even lower. Only... |
| - | How SA’s Wala is bridging the gap between consumers and banks | South African fintech startup Wala is using its digital financial platform to deliver zero-fee access to products offered by financial institutions, and is turning to the blockchain to speed its growth.
Founded in 2015, Wala provides access... |
