Complete survey @ www.ventureburn.com/startupsurvey
Gadgets, prizes and startup goodie bag worth up to R170k on offer*
Cape Town — South Africa’s startup scene is hotter than ever, and entrepreneurs are the new rockstars of the business world. From government to big business, organisations are realising the benefits of harnessing startup business talent.
Ventureburn – in partnership with First National Bank (FNB), investment advisory firm Clifftop Colony, and data gathering and analytics company Qurio — on Tuesday launched the Ventureburn Startup Survey 2015, which is looking to uncover the nuts and bolts of the startup sector. The survey can be completed at www.ventureburn.com/startupsurvey
Ventureburn, part of the Burn Media group, is an authority on recording the wild growth of startup and entrepreneurial activity in South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria.
The survey will answer questions like: What are the major challenges facing the country’s entrepreneurs? What do South Africa’s startup founders look like? What sectors are startups more prevalent in? What types of funding are startups securing, and where are they getting their money from? Why do people choose startup life over comfortable corporate life? Why are people flocking to startups to work there? Where is the most startup activity happening in South Africa?
“We will explore, in depth, real data on the startup community, and interpret and publicise the survey data in the form of a series of articles on Ventureburn and the wider media. With the data that we release to the country, we will create a case study, publish an infographic and present the insights at various associated conferences,” says Jacques Coetzee, who heads up Ventureburn.
It’s not just about startups. Big businesses have also stepped into the spotlight. First National Bank recently invested over R3-million in the Silicon Cape initiative. This collaboration will further help foster technology in the Cape Town region. Clifftop Colony meanwhile has raised close to R750-million in equity and equity equivalents for South African high growth technology companies since the firm was founded in 2012. MTN and the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business recently announced a R15-million deal to help foster innovation.
On the government front and in the spirit of the National Development Plan 2030, the City of Johannesburg is dedicating millions of Rands to support entrepreneurs through the Green City Startup Challenge. In the Western Cape, the government recently announced that it has dedicated over R45-million this year to support entrepreneurship and business development.
Who qualifies? Am I startup? If you are a technology-based startup, small business, SMME with annual revenues of between R0 and R30-million and/or staff numbers of anywhere from 1 to 50, we want you to participate in the survey.
What can I win? By completing the survey, you are guaranteed to win a Startup Goodie Bag to the value R4300. In addition to that, you stand the chance to prizes to the value of R170 000*, including an iPad mini 16gb with wifi & cellular worth R7 799, courtesy of Digicape.
Alright, I am keen already! Tell me who, what, where, when, and how: To participate in the survey simply visit the Startup Survey page and follow the instructions:
https://www.ventureburn.com/startupsurvey
Prizes by:
In association with:
About FNB:
FNB is the oldest bank in South Africa, and can be traced back to the Eastern Province Bank formed in Grahamstown in 1838. Today, FNB trades as a division of FirstRand Bank Limited.
Visit: https://www.fnb.co.za/
About Clifftop Colony:
Clifftop Colony is an independent corporate finance and investment advisory firm focused on fast growing businesses in emerging Africa. We raise capital and provide M&A services for business owners, entrepreneurs and venture firms, seeking optimal results for existing shareholders and new investors.
Headquartered in Cape Town, where the deal execution team is based, we also have partners based in the US, the UK and Switzerland, ensuring a continuous exposre to the global investor community.
Visit: https://www.clifftopcolony.com/
About Ventureburn:
Ventureburn is focused on telling the world’s startup news and tech entrepreneurs’ stories from the emerging market sector. It’s aimed at the tech savvy and those who like to keep abreast of the latest online trends. Although Ventureburn has a particular focus on emerging markets, it tracks innovation world-wide.
Visit: https://ventureburn.com/
About Qurio:
Qurio is a full service data gathering and analytics company specialising in digitising and simplifying feedback and assessments for the African context. Qurio allows you to gather opinions from your audience, feedback from employees, measure customer satisfaction and evaluate your class or workshop – paperless and in real-time.
Visit: https://qurio.co/
*Prize breakdown:
Main Prize:
The overall winner will walk away with:
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iPad mini 16gb with wifi & cellular worth R7 799
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A Burn Media PR and jobs package worth R80 000
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A financial assessment from Core Wealth Managers worth R5 000
Secondary Prizes:
Two lucky participants will receive:
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A Burn Media Company Office Package worth R25 000
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A financial assessment from Core Wealth Managers worth R5 000
Tertiary Prize:
Core Wealth Managers will give away financial assessments to the value of R5 000 each to 17 lucky winners.
Startup Goodie Bag
Every startup that completes the survey gets a guaranteed startup goodie bag, comprising:
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Three month subscription to Qurio worth R2 250
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1 000 SMSes from Cellfind
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One month’s access to LaunchLab‘s hot desking space worth R850
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R1 000 worth of ADSL credit from RSA Web.
FURTHER CONTACT or information:
Stuart Thomas
Burn Media
021 422 0683
084 5481467