Venture Capital

Essentially, Secha brings three key ingredients to the table.

Are you ready for external financing?

Darlene Menzies weighs in on the top three things you should consider when accessing funding.

How can business owners continue to create shared value and drive growth beyond the venture capital funding rounds to attract new investors and customers, and unlock the inherent value in their business?

Make sure you get guidance from a legal team that is specialised in commercial and start-up law from the start.

It is important that you don't treat equity funding lightly. A few key points are discussed in this article for you to consider.

Take this online test to find out if venture capital is what your business needs.

Local start-up Giraffe has accomplished what many entrepreneurs would consider impossible: Not only did it win the Seedstars World’s Best Global Startup Award, it has also secured funding from Silicon Valley VC firm Omidyar Network. Here’s how the founders have managed it.

Learning how to get venture capital is an invaluable skill for the entrepreneur.

In order to come up with a venture capital definition that makes sense, we need to differentiate between venture capital funding and traditional funding.

Seed Engine, a Joburg- and Cape Town-based accelerator has launched Seed Academy, a school for entrepreneurship and precursor to the accelerator. It offers entrepreneurs access to corporate sponsored programmes.

Marc Elias of Seed Engine weighs in on VC funding.

You’ve got between ten and 30 seconds at the beginning of your pitch to win your potential investor’s attention. Here’s how you do it.

Understanding venture capitalists and what they want from you.

What you learn from Boostrapping a business.

Do you believe you need external funding to grow, but that there’s no money available to business owners? You might be wrong on both counts.

We always have to remind ourselves that these are profit-orientated entities with a well-structured risk management model in place. Some of the offerings are more flexible than others, but keep in mind, they are also businesses.

Cowboy entrepreneurs beware: venture capital funding comes with restrictions.

Understand the implications of the capital injection options available to your business.

Domain experience and market knowledge made these two entrepreneurs an attractive investment for funders.