Bash disrupts fashion: TFG’s shopping platform dominates SA
Jun 27, 2023 · Bash co-founders, Claude Hanan and Luke Jedeikin, are revolutionising South Africa’s fashion retail landscape with their disruptive shopping platform. Photo: Supplied. South Africa’s fashion retail scene has experienced a seismic shift with the introduction of TFG’s innovative fashion and lifestyle shopping platform, Bash.
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Five South African crowdfunding platforms - Ventureburn
Sep 30, 2020 · Founded in 2014 Thundafund has grown to be one of Africa’s leading crowdfunding platforms. The platform was created “by Africans for Africans” and allows entrepreneurs to raise the capital needed for their business. The co-founder of Thundafund, Patrick Schofield, described crowdfunding as the “ultimate in the democratization of finance”.
Five South African Venture Capital firms to watch in 2022
Dec 30, 2021 · Snapt, Aerobotics, LifeQ and Lumkani are only a handful of world-shaping companies that have received funding from 4Di Capital, a seed and early-stage focused venture capital firm. Led by a team of entrepreneurs with personal experience of building companies, 4Di is one of the most established and regarded brands in the local venture capital ...
TFG launches TFGLabs to support omnichannel offering
Jun 22, 2021 · Pixelsmith Studios opens digital marketplace for SA creatives. Leading SA fashion retailer The Foschini Group (TFG) recently announced the launch of TFGLabs as part of its strategy to become Africa’s leading omnichannel retailer. The strategy was outlined at the company’s 2021 financial year-end presentation.
JOBJACK: Revolutionising Entry-Level Recruitment in South Africa
Nov 17, 2023 · Amidst this backdrop, JOBJACK, an impact-focused tech startup, has emerged as a beacon of hope, determined to transform the narrative of entry-level recruitment and empower individuals to break free from the shackles of joblessness. Founded in 2018 by two passionate young South Africans, Christiaan van den Berg and Heine Bellingan, JOBJACK has ...
Vodacom Launches First SME Summit to Empower South African …
Aug 15, 2023 · Telecommunications leader Vodacom has unveiled a pioneering initiative, the inaugural Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Summit, titled #SMEThriveSummit. This strategic endeavor is designed to provide pragmatic resources, knowledge-sharing, and networking opportunities to invigorate local small businesses, fostering growth within the South ...
Three crowdfunding platforms for African tech startups
Nov 23, 2020 · NaijaFund, Women Fund, and Afrikstart are crowdfunding platforms that assist African startups. Crowdfunding is a method of raising money for businesses, people, projects, or charities through collective donations. According to Investopedia, crowdfunding can be understood as the “use of small amounts of capital from a large number of ...
Lulalend secures $35m to scale its lending business
Feb 1, 2023 · In an arid investment landscape, Lulalend, a South Africa-based digital lender catering to underserved small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has finalised a transformational $35 million (R600 million) Series B funding round. Lulalend will use the capital to scale its business and address South Africa’s enduring SME credit gap, which is ...
Understanding Forex: A Beginner's Guide - Ventureburn
Jul 18, 2024 · Understanding Forex: A Beginner’s Guide. Forex which is short for foreign exchange is the biggest and most volatile market in the world when it comes to financial trading. Currencies are exchanged for other currencies and this happens in the billions on a daily basis and affects the world economy as well as personal investments.