Brett Dawson

Entrepreneurial Innovation

Private equity fund takes the lead to accelerate growth at transformative 4IR start-ups The R360 million paid by Altron for Ubusha Technologies highlights the accelerated...
Focus Academy turns spotlight on Technology Innovation from South Africa

Focus Academy turns spotlight on Technology Innovation from South Africa

Focus Academy welcomed an exciting group of technology innovators from South Africa today to downtown San Francisco for an in-depth bootcamp and acceleration program....
Kingson’s first Silicon Valley Bootcamp to start next week

Kingson’s first Silicon Valley Bootcamp to start next week

South African based Venture Capital firm, Kingson Capital, will be sending five South African tech startups to Silicon Valley next week as part of...
African tech startups can tap millions of dollars from new funds launched in 2019

African tech startups can tap millions of dollars from new funds...

While Africa’s venture capital (VC) sector remains small, there might be something to smile about for tech startups that operate on the continent. More than...
2more SA tech startups launch equity crowdfunding campaigns on Uprise.Africa

2more SA tech startups launch equity crowdfunding campaigns on Uprise.Africa

South African tech startups ChefDirect and YouSellCars have become the latest to launch equity crowdfunding campaigns on the Uprise.Africa platform. Crowdfunding service Uprise.Africa facilitates the...
7 Easy Ways To Secure Funding For Startups In 2020

7 Easy Ways To Secure Funding For Startups In 2020

When launching a startup, your idea can enrapture you forcing you to look for a tunnel vision. Some of the challenges that face you...
China Bio-tech Company WILLINGMED Raised Tens of Millions of Yuan in a Series Angle Round

China Bio-tech Company WILLINGMED Raised Tens of Millions of Yuan in...

China bio-tech Company WILLINGMED raised tens of millions of Yuan in a series angel round funding led exclusively by Mifang Capital. The investment will...
Cold storage startup Gricd wins GreenHouse Lab demo day

Cold storage startup Gricd wins GreenHouse Lab demo day

Cold storage startup Gricd has been named winner of the GreenHouse Lab demo day after taking part in the second edition of the Lagos-based...
Shanghai Based Kedu Healthcare Tech Raised  Million in a Series C Round Funding Led by China Merchants Capital

Shanghai Based Kedu Healthcare Tech Raised $60 Million in a Series...

Shanghai based Kedu Healthcare Tech raised $60 million in a series C round funding led by China Merchants Capital and followed by UOB Venture...
China’s Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Platform XuetangX Raised Over¥100 million Yuan in Series B Round Funding Led by MOOC Capital

China’s Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Platform XuetangX Raised Over¥100 million...

China’s massive online course platform XuetangX raised over¥100 million yuan in series B round funding led by MOOC Capital, followed by senior shareholders such...
China’s Smart Logistics Dispatch SaaS Dong Diaodu Raised Millions of Dollars in a Series A Round Funding Led by LightSpeed China and Blue Lake Capital

China’s Smart Logistics Dispatch SaaS Dong Diaodu Raised Millions of Dollars...

China’s smart logistics dispatch SaaS Dong Diaodu raised millions of dollars in a Series A round funding led by LightSpeed China and Blue Lake...
China’s Interactive E-Commerce Platform Heijin Gongshe Raised ¥10 Million in an Angel Round Funding

China’s Interactive E-Commerce Platform Heijin Gongshe Raised ¥10 Million in an...

China’s interactive e-commerce platform Heijin Gongshe raised ¥10 million in an angel round funding by ZP Capital, Bangshi Capital, and Blue Star Capital. The investment...