| Date | Title | Description |
| 21.01.2020 | Kalon Venture Partners tops up three portfolio investments, makes new deal | SA venture capital (VC) company Kalon Venture Partners last year committed fresh investments in three of its current portfolio companies and last month invested in an email protection startup, Sendmarc, the VC’s CEO Clive Butkow revealed th... |
| 21.01.2020 | Kalon Venture Partners tops up three portfolio investments, makes new deal | SA venture capital (VC) company Kalon Venture Partners last year committed fresh investments in three of its current portfolio companies and last month invested in an email protection startup, Sendmarc, the VC’s CEO Clive Butkow revealed th... |
| 01.10.2019 | VC4A announces 12 startups selected for its 2019 Series-A Venture Showcase | African funding platform VC4A has announced the 12 companies selected for its 2019 Series-A Venture Showcase.
The founders of the 12 companies will showcase their businesses in front of investors at the Africa Early Stage Investor Summit (... |
| 01.10.2019 | VC4A announces 12 startups selected for its 2019 Series-A Venture Showcase | African funding platform VC4A has announced the 12 companies selected for its 2019 Series-A Venture Showcase.
The founders of the 12 companies will showcase their businesses in front of investors at the Africa Early Stage Investor Summit (A... |
| 11.09.2019 | Vunani Capital invests seed capital in SnapnSave ahead of planned Series-A round | Vunani Capital, a pan-African diversified financial services group, today announced that it had concluded an investment in SA startup SnapnSave through its Vunani Fintech Fund.
SnapnSave’s app facilitates discounts for shoppers on their fa... |
| 11.09.2019 | Vunani Capital invests seed capital in SnapnSave ahead of planned Series-A round | Vunani Capital, a pan-African diversified financial services group, today announced that it had concluded an investment in SA startup SnapnSave through its Vunani Fintech Fund.
SnapnSave’s app facilitates discounts for shoppers on their fav... |
| 23.08.2019 | Are these six, SA’s most important venture capitalists? | Who would you turn to if you were a SA tech startup looking for venture capital (VC)?
South Africa’s VC sector has grown substantially in recent years, with over R1-billion invested in startups and early-stage companies in 2017, according t... |
| 23.08.2019 | Are these six, SA’s most important venture capitalists? | Who would you turn to if you were a SA tech startup looking for venture capital (VC)?
South Africa’s VC sector has grown substantially in recent years, with over R1-billion invested in startups and early-stage companies in 2017, according ... |
| 14.02.2019 | Four Sars Section 12J venture capital funds that invest in SA tech startups | South Africa’s venture capital (VC) tax incentive allows investors that invest in accredited VC companies that then invest in small businesses, to make a tax deduction of 100% in the year that the investment was made.
To date the SA Revenue... |
| 14.02.2019 | Four Sars Section 12J venture capital funds that invest in SA tech startups | South Africa’s venture capital (VC) tax incentive allows investors that invest in accredited VC companies that then invest in small businesses, to make a tax deduction of 100% in the year that the investment was made.
To date the SA Revenu... |
| 04.01.2019 | 10 people in the SA tech startup sector you should follow in 2019 | The new year is here, 2019 is here. Why not get started by following and connecting with some key decision makers in the SA tech scene.
Here are 10 people — from entrepreneur and investor Michael Jordaan to Matsi Modise, the head of startu... |
| 04.01.2019 | 10 people in the SA tech startup sector you should follow in 2019 | The new year is here, 2019 is here. Why not get started by following and connecting with some key decision makers in the SA tech scene.
Here are 10 people — from entrepreneur and investor Michael Jordaan to Matsi Modise, the head of startup... |
| 19.12.2018 | Are these the biggest disclosed VC deals in 2018 involving SA tech startups? | SA tech startups raised over a R1-billion or over $89.3-million in 2018. This is the figure available to Ventureburn through the 15 venture capital (VC) deals in which startups disclosed how much they raised (JUMO’s $52-million and $12.5-mi... |
| 19.12.2018 | Are these the biggest disclosed VC deals in 2018 involving SA tech startups? | SA tech startups raised over a R1-billion or over $89.3-million in 2018. This is the figure available to Ventureburn through the 15 venture capital (VC) deals in which startups disclosed how much they raised (JUMO’s $52-million and $12.5-mi... |
| 14.12.2018 | Section 12J VC incentive a good start, but government can do more [Opinion] | The world of startups is a risky choice for an investor. But there is a clever way you can reduce that risk, and that is by investing in a government-sanctioned Section 12J fund.
The tech industry often laments that government can do more ... |
| 14.12.2018 | Section 12J VC incentive a good start, but government can do more [Opinion] | The world of startups is a risky choice for an investor. But there is a clever way you can reduce that risk, and that is by investing in a government-sanctioned Section 12J fund.
The tech industry often laments that government can do more t... |
| 13.12.2018 | How SA tech entrepreneurs plan to take time out this festive season | Taking time out is vital if you want to run a successful business. Sometimes you need to stop to see the wood from the trees.
Which is why Ventureburn has sampled a number of tech startup founders on the value of taking a break and how they... |
| 13.12.2018 | How SA tech entrepreneurs plan to take time out this festive season | Taking time out is vital if you want to run a successful business. Sometimes you need to stop to see the wood from the trees.
Which is why Ventureburn has sampled a number of tech startup founders on the value of taking a break and how the... |
| 05.11.2018 | Kalon, Smollan up stake in SnapnSave to over 50% with new R7m funding tranche | Venture capital company Kalon Venture Partners and retail solutions company the Smollan Group SA have increased their stake in SA shopping community SnapnSave to over 50% with a new funding round totaling R7-million.
The current tranche for... |
| 05.11.2018 | Kalon, Smollan up stake in SnapnSave to over 50% with new R7m funding tranche | Venture capital company Kalon Venture Partners and retail solutions company the Smollan Group SA have increased their stake in SA shopping community SnapnSave to over 50% with a new funding round totaling R7-million.
The current tranche fo... |
| 07.06.2018 | Here are 4 things Kalon Venture Partners looks for when picking startups [Q&A] | Disruptive technology that is 12 months ahead of the competition. A proven product. A large addressable market. The best team on the planet.
These are four things venture capitalist Clive Butkow looks for when his Kalon Venture Partners — a... |
| 07.06.2018 | Here are 4 things Kalon Venture Partners looks for when picking startups [Q&A] | Disruptive technology that is 12 months ahead of the competition. A proven product. A large addressable market. The best team on the planet.
These are four things venture capitalist Clive Butkow looks for when his Kalon Venture Partners — ... |
| 25.10.2017 | Here are the 15 SA tech startups that have netted $137.7m in 2017 deals | South African tech startups have concluded deals valued at over $137.7-million so far this year, shows data tracked by Ventureburn.
Ventureburn has tracked and reported on 15 deals valued at over $137.7-million to date in 2017 — including ... |
| 25.10.2017 | Here are the 15 SA tech startups that have netted $137.7m in 2017 deals | South African tech startups have concluded deals valued at over $137.7-million so far this year, shows data tracked by Ventureburn.
Ventureburn has tracked and reported on 15 deals valued at over $137.7-million to date in 2017 — including t... |
| 16.10.2017 | SA shopping community SnapnSave reports R40m in sales to brand partners | SnapnSave, which claims to be South Africa’s number one cashback coupon app, has reached a milestone having delivered over R40-million in retail sales, 50 million impressions and seven million engagements for brand partners including Reckit... |
| 16.10.2017 | SA shopping community SnapnSave reports R40m in sales to brand partners | SnapnSave, which claims to be South Africa’s number one cashback coupon app, has reached a milestone having delivered over R40-million in retail sales, 50 million impressions and seven million engagements for brand partners including Reckit... |
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| 16.08.2017 | SA STARTUP SNAPNSAVE HAS RAISED $1 MILLION USD | South African e-commerce startup SnapnSave has raised a total of ZAR14 million or $1 million USD. Kalon Venture Partners and the Smollan group both contributed this amount to the startup to help the app that the startup developed grow and e... |
| 10.08.2017 | SA’s SnapnSave in R14m investment from Kalon Venture Partners, Smollan | SA venture capital company Kalon Venture Partners (formerly Grotech) and retail solutions company the Smollan Group SA have together invested R14-million for a minority stake in SA shopping community SnapnSave.
Kalon Venture Partners chief ... |
| 10.08.2017 | SA’s SnapnSave in R14m investment from Kalon Venture Partners, Smollan | SA venture capital company Kalon Venture Partners (formerly Grotech) and retail solutions company the Smollan Group SA have together invested R14-million for a minority stake in SA shopping community SnapnSave.
Kalon Venture Partners chief... |
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