by Dianne Bayley | Oct 10, 2022 | Innovation
Drug stock-outs and shortage of medical equipment in health facilities in Rwanda are becoming a thing of the past, thanks to an innovation that is addressing procurement constraints. Viebeg Technologies, a venture capital-backed Health Tech company, is helping to...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 20, 2022 | Sustainability
South Africa’s main market makes up a significant proportion of the local retail space and is one of the few segments in retail that is growing, writes Andrew Dawson, MD of MACMobile. As such, it presents a massive opportunity for parties further up the value chain to...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 1, 2020 | Sustainability
According to UNICEF’s Generation 2030/Africa Report, over the next three decades almost two billion babies will be born in Africa. In fact, the report predicts that, by 2050, roughly 40% of all births, and the same percentage of all children, in the world will...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 9, 2020 | Fintech
As South Africa officially enters a recession, the local venture capital industry remains resilient, with investors continuing to look for deals and untapped potential in the market. The latest South African Venture Capital Association (SAVCA) annual survey notes that...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 18, 2019 | Innovation
South African businesses funded by venture capital (VC) are competing on the world’s stage, billing in US dollars and earning investors market leading returns, while simultaneously granting access to offshore exposure. The question is: Can they offer investors global...
