Orange Corners South Africa is a Jozi-based business incubator, which empowers start-ups within Johannesburg and Diepsloot to accelerate the growth of their businesses through amongst other items, the delivery of physical workspaces, training and mentorship as well as business coaching. The Orange Corners initiative was established by the Kingdom of the Netherlands in South Africa in 2016 to support Dutch-origin…
In any industry where individuals serve as professional fiduciaries, there are typically degree programs, mandated training, certification, continuing education, and oversight. This includes diverse fields like medicine, law, accounting, real estate, and so on. But not so in venture capital and private equity, which remain a “Wild West” where rule-breaking is a foundational principle. This philosophy can have enormous psychological…
Razorpay, a converged payments solution company, announced its Series C funding of $75 million, led by two of the largest venture capital firms, Sequoia India and Ribbit Capital, along with participation from Tiger Global and Y Combinator. The company has seen a tremendous growth so far, in people, technology and market share. They have raised a total of $31.5 million…
MobiKwik, a mobile wallet app in India that has expanded to add several financial services in recent years, said today it plans to enter international markets as it approaches profitability with the local operation. The company is kick-starting its overseas ambitions with cross-border mobile top-ups support. The 10-year-old firm said it has partnered with DT One, a Singapore-headquartered payments network,…
Becoming a successful entrepreneur requires learning that goes beyond how to just run numbers and manage finances. As someone who has been an entrepreneur for more than a decade, I can tell you that while these elements certainly play a role, actually doing something significant with your particular business's numbers requires creativity, leadership ability and gumption. These skills are obviously…
Technology is not just about gadgets that you can buy and the software that you may use on these gadgets, at home, and in office. There is a great deal of focus on digital tech that may be able to solve problems which otherwise may remain not tackled. Startups play a critical role in that space, and the United Kingdom…
IIFL Wealth Management Ltd, a unit of financial services company IIFL Holdings Ltd, has made a Limited Partner-style investment in the second venture capital fund of US-based CerraCap Ventures. The investment will give IIFL Wealth access to investment opportunities in technology businesses on a global front, managing director and CEO Karan Bhagat said in a statement. IIFL Wealth made the…
Startup Wise Guys, the Estonian-founded and now Riga, Latvia-based startup accelerator, has become an official partner for Google Developers Launchpad in the Baltics to support the growing Baltic startup industry. The “Startup Wise Guys Powered by Google Developers Launchpad” initiative will connect Startup Wise Guys to an elite group of the world’s top accelerators, allowing it to share information and…
Alex Charfen is an entrepreneur, author and speaker who has used his experiences to coach small business owners on gaining momentum and growing their businesses. Charfen has experienced both tremendous failures -- like going bankrupt during the 2008 recession -- and incredible successes -- like launching a business and growing it to a revenue of more than $10 million per…
“ Venture Capital Investment Market Growth 2019 Fintech solutions provide alternative finance firms with a platform for investors to directly come across companies and individuals looking for equity financing and debt. The technology has enabled new players to take faster decisions, engage with customers more precisely, and run operations at low cost-to-income ratios compared with traditional banks. The low-interest rates…