February 24, 2018
What does it take to be a startup that raises huge sums quickly?
Some founders toil for years to secure a meager seed round. Others seem to go from launch to a massive fundraise in no time. Why is that, and…
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February 23, 2018
The intensifying battle for Africa’s burgeoning tech landscape
Long gone are the days when Africa was disparagingly regarded as the White Man’s Burden. Today, Africa is the continent with the youngest demographic in the world, on the brink…
Read articleFebruary 18, 2018
South Korea aims for startup gold
Back in 2011, when South Korea won its longshot bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, the country wasn’t widely recognized as a destination for ski and snow…
Read articleFebruary 10, 2018
Startups are (still) making weird name choices
First names, foods and animals have been quite popular lately with founders choosing startup names. Meanwhile, other naming styles are getting more fashionable. We take a look at…
Read articleFebruary 9, 2018
Understanding the Mendoza Line for SaaS growth
“How fast do I need to be growing to be interesting to a venture investor?” This is a question we get asked all the time by CEOs, and…
Read articleFebruary 5, 2018
Africa Roundup: Partech Ventures launches $70M fund, TPG Growth acquires TRACE, Rensource raises $3.5M
Last month we characterized 2017 as the year Sub-Saharan Africa’s startup scene found its stride. 2018 looks to be the year of numerous VC investments. Read More Powered by WPeMatico
Read articleFebruary 3, 2018
Unicorns gorge as investors dish up bigger rounds, more capital
Is there a point when investors will turn off the spigots for giant unicorn funding rounds? If so, we haven’t reached that threshold yet. Here, we break down…
Read articleFebruary 1, 2018
Mobile delivers high exit multiples despite broader market slowdown
In the world of mobile apps, numbers come in two sizes: big and bigger. More than one billion people use Facebook’s mobile app every day. But what about…
Read articleJanuary 23, 2018
Protecting intellectual property rights in the billion-dollar world of virtual gaming
It’s clear that the days of esports being merely a spectator sport are numbered, as soon users won’t just be sitting and watching the story unfold on a…
Read articleJanuary 5, 2018
A look back at the year that the Sub-Saharan African startup scene found its stride
African tech in 2017 was about the normalization of market events mostly absent even a decade ago. There were acquisitions, multiple investment rounds, lots of expansion, big strategic…
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