Snapt, a Johannesburg, South Africa-based provider of load balancing, web acceleration and security software, received $1m in growth funding.
Convergence Partners made the investment.
The...
Giraffe, a South African-based low-cost automated recruitment service, closed a seed round of funding.
The round was led by Silicon Valley-based venture firm Omidyar...
Hepstar, a Cape Town, South Africa-based digital insurance distributor, raised US$2m in funding.
UK-based technology investor Amadeus Capital Partners made the investment.
The company intends to...
Automattic, the company behind Wordpress, acquired WooThemes, the company that creates themes and plugins for the same CMS ecosystem.
The amount of theĀ acquisition was not...
South African social photography app Over won the award at U-Start Conference Milan, which took place last week in Milan.
The startup secured final stage...
Qorus Software, a Cape Town, South Africa-based provider of document automation solutions for Microsoft Office and SharePoint, secured a minority equity investment from Horizon...
Emerging markets fund manager LeapFrog Investments held the initial close for its second fund at US$204m.
Supporter included MetLife Inc., Prudential (USA), XL Group, Achmea,...
Zando.co.za, a Cape Town, South Africa-based fashion e-commerce retailer, has received a ā¬20m equity investment from Summit Partners.
Summit will take a stake in the...
ZANDO, a Cape Town, South Africa-based fashion e-commerce retailer, has received an investment from J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
The amount of the transaction was not...
Gatfol Technology, a Centurion, South Africa-based start up that is developinf a technique for changing keyword search into man-to-machine questioning communication, has obtained seed...
FireID, a Stellenbosch, South Africa-based provider of security applications for mobile authentication, has raised additional funding of ā¬5m (approximately $6.4m) from Jersey-based 4D Innovative...
The Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund (GEEREF), an investment vehicle focused on clean energy in emerging countries and economies in transition, committed...
