Innovation

Giving startups wings

How do you scale an early-stage technology business? Having an angel helps…

01 June 2017

Tech startups are fragile things. Technology enables them to be launched quite cheaply, but the challenge is getting them to scale because they need to be in the hands of enough consumers. Many pages, some in this magazine, have been devoted to the trials and triumphs of South African startups. Investors, too, are a vital part of the picture; these are the people willing to bet on what, in some cases, is little more than a half-formed idea.

The startup ecosystem in South Africa is a bustling one, with scores of investors and thousands of startups – perhaps as high as 10 000 – jostling for funding.

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