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Networking Group for those interested in Venture Capital

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Re: “Bid to save Cape Economy”

- About a year ago the Western Cape Provincial Government of South Africa launched a “Bid to save Cape Economy” inviting all the economic role-players to join forces and to address poverty,…Continue

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In Hindsight

To those who have been successful in raising funds: What, in hindsight, was the most surprising aspect of the process? If you could do it over again, what would you do differently? What worked really…Continue

Started by Marco-Hans Van Der Willik Mar 11, 2012.

Looking for geniune angel investors in Cape Town 5 Replies

This is my first discussion here and hit a stumbling block. I have to unique projects that we have been working on for sometime now and have been actively looking for investors. Yes, we know the…Continue

Started by Aubrey Bisshopp. Last reply by Marco-Hans Van Der Willik Mar 11, 2012.

Investment Needed - R 200,000 2 Replies

Hi, Could anyone please assist me in finding Capital for my Startup business? I've developed a Lotto results application in conjunction with one of S A's leading aggregation companies and this is now…Continue

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Comment by Martin Brandt on March 7, 2012 at 17:28: Hi Samantha-Leigh

Good luck on this front, having some personal experiences of my own in this field, my first advice - seek offshore for your prospective VC as a first port of call. Most of the local players are "bankers" rather than venturers (depending on where in the lifecycle your business is at) - and can suffer from very poor domain understanding in certain areas. This makes it near impossible for them to assess your potential business value attributes. This does depend on your busines plan and target market approach of course. Best of luck out there!

Comment by Alexandra Fraser on March 7, 2012 at 17:00: Hi Samantha-Leigh Visit the resources page on Silicon Cape were there is more information on Venture Capital or for a list of venture capitalist in South Africa, their investment criteria and mandate, visit the South African Venture Capital Associations website www.savca.co.za

Comment by Samantha-Leigh Harper on March 5, 2012 at 11:36: Hi All! Can anyone assist me in the direction or even just advice with regards to finding Venture Capitalists for my company?

Comment by Zanecebo Mchunu on April 18, 2011 at 23:49: www.sowetointernetradio.com seeks funding to buy a house and convert into Soweto's first digital cafe - a digital tourist attraction where visitors can have a Soweto digital experience.

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Comment by Dirk de Vos on November 15, 2010 at 15:23: Most of you would have seen this in the FM - but in case you missed it, there is the URL:http://www.fm.co.za/Article.aspx?id=126502. Featuring prominantly, is "our" Justin Stanford. Not that it gives any particular cles to accessing capital but the article has elements that maybe should be included in the narrative of how risky VC is compared to other investments. I can almost guarantee losing new money in the JSE for the next little while...The Bond or money markets? with QE2, competitive devaluations, deflation/inflation/stagflation who knows?.. A sound start-up, well executed starting to look like an investment for granny's portfolio!!

Comment by Rob Watt on October 22, 2010 at 15:44: It is definitely a tough time for start-ups wanting VC. I was chatting to a mate of mine / former colleague who is a director of a VC firm which has been around for almost 10 years and they aren't actively raising capital for anyone currently. Quite a few VC firms have realigned their vision and are moving into Wealth Management as a means to stay profitable until the projects and the markets gain momentum again. Just keep in the mind, financial markets are like most things, they work in cycles. For people who do have capital to invest, now is a great time to get in as there's big upswing potential taking hold - it's just a case of when. For new start-ups: Back yourself, back your ideas and be patient until the time is right.

Comment by Kit Vaughan on September 20, 2010 at 16:13: Hopefully this will prove to be a vibrant group, especially since I am likely to be drinking at the VC trough (again!) in the next couple of years.

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