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| 05.12.2025 | Vula Medical named as South Africa’s 2025 app of the year | Dr William Mapham
Health-tech stood out at this year’s FNB App of the Year Awards as Vula Medical, an application that connects general medical staff with specialists that are on call in an area, took top honours in Johannesburg on Thursday... |
| 02.02.2025 | Naked: R700 Million Closed For Transforming Insurance Industry | South African insurance technology company Naked has secured $38 million (about R700 million) in its latest funding round as it redefines insurance through technology-driven convenience, transparency, and cost-effectiveness. The Series B2 f... |
| 31.01.2025 | SA insurtech startup Naked raised $38 M Series B2 funding to accelerate expansion | Naked, an insurtech startup based in South Africa, has raised US $38 million in Series B2 funding to support its expansion through increased investment in automation and artificial intelligence, product and market expansion, and improved ad... |
| 25.01.2025 | The Rise of Insurtech and E-Waste Management: A New Era of Innovation | In the fast-paced world of technology, two sectors are emerging as champions of innovation: insurtech and e-waste management. Companies like Naked Insurance and Attero are not just riding the wave; they are creating it. Their recent funding... |
| 21.01.2025 | Naked raises R700-million in biggest funding round to date | Naked Insurance CEO Alex Thomson
South African insurance-technology start-up has raised R700-million in a series-B funding round as the seven-year old company looks to accelerate its growth.
The funding round, which included existing invest... |
| 03.12.2024 | The Digital Revolution in Car Insurance: A Safer, Smarter Future | The car insurance landscape is undergoing a seismic shift. Technology is the driving force behind this transformation. Insurers are no longer just safety nets; they are proactive partners in road safety. The integration of telematics, artif... |
| 02.12.2024 | Car Insurance Companies Use Technology to Keep Clients Safer | Share
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Car insurance companies are increasingly adopting innovative technologies to enhance client safety and reduce premiums. By leveraging advancements such as telematics, artificial intelligence, and mobile apps, t... |
| 27.01.2024 | HOW to save on car insurance in 2024 | Here’s how you save on car insurance in 2024. Image: File
One of the best ways to keep your hard-earned cash in your back pocket is to save on car insurance in 2024. That’s right, Ernest North from Naked Insurance, says Janu-worry is the pe... |
| 13.08.2023 | South African consumers spend 31 full days listening to hold music | Now That’s What I Call Hold Music CD. Photo; James Richardson/TheSouthAfrican.com
The average South African consumer spends around 15 hours each month speaking to a call centre for personal admin, which adds up to 31 days over their lifetim... |
| 24.05.2023 | South African consumers spend 31 full days listening to hold music | Now That’s What I Call Hold Music CD. Photo; James Richardson/TheSouthAfrican.com
The average South African consumer spends around 15 hours each month speaking to a call centre for personal admin, which adds up to 31 days over their lifetim... |
| 15.02.2023 | IFC leads $17M investment in South African insurtech Naked | Naked Insurance, a South African insurtech company that helps consumers to insure their cars, homes and valuables, has raised $17 million in Series B funding led by the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
The round welcomed participati... |
| 15.02.2023 | South African insurtech startup Naked raises $17 million Series B
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Success! | South African insurtech startup Naked has announced a $17 million Series B round led by the International Financing Corporation (IFC). The German Development Finance Institution (DEG), and Naked’s original investors, Yellowwoods and Hollard... |
| 15.02.2023 | Naked strips down to success with $17m series B funding | Naked, a South African artificial intelligence (AI)-driven insurtech company that offers a fully digital way for consumers to insure their cars, homes, and valuables, raised $17 million (about R290 million) in series B funding.
Internation... |
| 15.02.2023 | Naked strips down to success with $17m series B funding | Naked, a South African artificial intelligence (AI)-driven insurtech company that offers a fully digital way for consumers to insure their cars, homes, and valuables, raised $17 million (about R290 million) in series B funding.
Internationa... |
| 15.02.2023 | Naked Insurance raises over R300-million in series-B funding round | Naked Insurance CEO Alex Thomson
South African digital insurance start-up Naked Insurance has raised US$17-million (R306-million at the time of writing) in a series-B funding round led by development finance institutions.
The company said o... |
| 01.12.2021 | Social Enterprises lead the Top 5 Startups shortlist | South Africa’s Top 5 Most Exciting Startups is a celebration of our resilient local entrepreneur ecosystem that is brought to you in collaboration with Heavy Chef partners PayFast And Xero. This year, the campaign attracted 517 unique nomin... |
| 01.12.2021 | Social Enterprises lead the Top 5 Startups shortlist | South Africa’s Top 5 Most Exciting Startups is a celebration of our resilient local entrepreneur ecosystem that is brought to you in collaboration with Heavy Chef partners PayFast And Xero. This year, the campaign attracted 517 unique nomin... |
| 28.09.2021 | Naspers hunts for tech start-ups with remaining R1bn war chest | Naspers, through its early-stage tech investment vehicle Naspers Foundry, still has a R1 billion kitty that it is looking to invest in South African tech start-ups.
This financial year, Naspers Foundry wants to pump about R300 million into ... |
| 06.08.2021 | Naked secures $11m series A funding to scale its transparent digital insurance product | Naked, a South Africa-based startup digitally helping users to insure vehicles, content, homes and standalone items, has raised $11 million in a Series A funding round.
Naspers, through Naspers Foundry, its early-stage fund dedicated to Sou... |
| 04.08.2021 | Naked Insurance raises $11 million | South African insurance startup Naked Insurance Naked Insurance
Founded: 2016
Headquarters: Johannesburg, South Africa
Total Funding: $3.59M
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| 04.08.2021 | Naspers leads $11M investment in South African insurtech Naked | South African insurtech platform Naked has raised $11 million in a Naspers-led round. Existing investors, Yellowwoods and Hollard, also participated in the funding round.
This comes barely two weeks after Naspers, via its early-stage tech i... |
| 04.08.2021 | DEAL: South African insurtech, Naked raises $11 million in Series A round | --> -->
South African insurtech platform, Naked has raised $11 million in a series A round.
This round was led by Nasper through its early-stage tech investment vehicle, Naspers Foundry. Existing investors, Yellowwoods and Hollard, al... |
| 01.03.2021 | African FinTech trends in a post-Covid world | Share this:
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| 26.01.2021 | MTN, Vodacom Could Partner With FinTechs To Pursue Mobile Payments in 2021 | Fintech (financial technology) on smart phone concept. Jirsak / Shutterstock.com
For the past two years, we published AlphaCode, South Africa’s leading FinTech thinkers, predictions about the financial technology (FinTech) landscape. We bel... |
| 26.01.2021 | MTN, Vodacom Could Partner With FinTechs To Pursue Mobile Payments in 2021 | Fintech (financial technology) on smart phone concept. Jirsak / Shutterstock.com |
| 25.01.2021 | Fintech 2021 predictions [Opinion] | Each year, at AlphaCode, we use our vantage point of the fintech landscape to share what we expect this year.
We had no idea last January that a whole new world awaited. One that would include global lockdowns, Zoombombing, covidiots, clos... |
| 25.01.2021 | Fintech 2021 predictions [Opinion] | Each year, at AlphaCode, we use our vantage point of the fintech landscape to share what we expect this year.
We had no idea last January that a whole new world awaited. One that would include global lockdowns, Zoombombing, covidiots, close... |
| 09.12.2020 | AppsAfrica Awards 2020 – Shortlist Announced | Share this:
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| 17.03.2020 | SA tech startups put in place measures to tackle coronavirus | SA’s tech startups are responding to the threat of the coronavirus by putting in place austerity measures and devising new innovative solutions for customers, while instructing employees to work remotely from their homes.
Following Preside... |
| 17.03.2020 | SA tech startups put in place measures to tackle coronavirus | SA’s tech startups are responding to the threat of the coronavirus by putting in place austerity measures and devising new innovative solutions for customers, while instructing employees to work remotely from their homes.
Following Presiden... |
| 23.01.2020 | Naked betting on fairer, less costly insurance with chatbots and social cause initiative | Johannesburg-based startup Naked has been able to cut the cost of acquiring new clients to about half that of traditional direct insurance companies, using the power of new technology, claims the startup’s co-founder Alex Thomson.
Now the s... |
| 23.01.2020 | Naked betting on fairer, less costly insurance with chatbots and social cause initiative | Johannesburg-based startup Naked has been able to cut the cost of acquiring new clients to about half that of traditional direct insurance companies, using the power of new technology, claims the startup’s co-founder Alex Thomson.
Now the ... |
| 23.12.2019 | African tech startups netted over $6m in collective prize money in 2019 [List] | African tech startups this year tapped millions of dollars by taking part in and winning startup competitions — at least over $6-million collectively, by Ventureburn’s calculations.
The biggest cash prize went to South African insurtech st... |
| 23.12.2019 | African tech startups netted over $6m in collective prize money in 2019 [List] | African tech startups this year tapped millions of dollars by taking part in and winning startup competitions — at least over $6-million collectively, by Ventureburn’s calculations.
The biggest cash prize went to South African insurtech sta... |
| 01.11.2019 | Here are seven SA insurtechs that insurance companies are working with | Insurance technology is big money in South Africa, with several local insurtechs having together raised tens of millions of rands in investment of late, to develop new models that aim to disrupt the traditional insurance industry.
Wins by t... |
| 01.11.2019 | Here are seven SA insurtechs that insurance companies are working with | Insurance technology is big money in South Africa, with several local insurtechs having together raised tens of millions of rands in investment of late, to develop new models that aim to disrupt the traditional insurance industry.
Wins by ... |
| 29.10.2019 | Here are the winners of the 2019 MTN App of the Year Awards | Johannesburg-based insurtech startup Naked has emerged the overall winner of this year’s MTN App Awards. This, after it scooped the best financial solution and best app accolades.
The awards were held last Thursday at the Sandton Conventio... |
| 29.10.2019 | Here are the winners of the 2019 MTN App of the Year Awards | Johannesburg-based insurtech startup Naked has emerged the overall winner of this year’s MTN App Awards. This, after it scooped the best financial solution and best app accolades.
The awards were held last Thursday at the Sandton Convention... |
| 08.08.2019 | Eight SA tech startups with women founders that have recently had VC, angel deals [Updated] | UPDATE (14 August 2019): We neglected to include Smartblade’s R9.5-million investment from Savant in the below list. We have updated the list as well as the below figures relating to the amount and percentage of all venture capital that wen... |
| 08.08.2019 | So, what percentage of VC and angel investing goes to SA startups with women founders? [Updated] | UPDATE (14 August 2019): We neglected to include Smartblade’s R9.5-million investment from Savant in the below list. We have updated the list as well as the below figures relating to the amount and percentage of all venture capital that wen... |
| 08.08.2019 | Eight SA tech startups with women founders that have recently had VC, angel deals [Updated] | UPDATE (14 August 2019): We neglected to include Smartblade’s R9.5-million investment from Savant in the below list. We have updated the list as well as the below figures relating to the amount and percentage of all venture capital that wen... |
| 08.08.2019 | So, what percentage of VC and angel investing goes to SA startups with women founders? [Updated] | UPDATE (14 August 2019): We neglected to include Smartblade’s R9.5-million investment from Savant in the below list. We have updated the list as well as the below figures relating to the amount and percentage of all venture capital that wen... |
| 19.12.2018 | Are these the biggest disclosed VC deals in 2018 involving SA tech startups? | SA tech startups raised over a R1-billion or over $89.3-million in 2018. This is the figure available to Ventureburn through the 15 venture capital (VC) deals in which startups disclosed how much they raised (JUMO’s $52-million and $12.5-mi... |
| 19.12.2018 | Are these the biggest disclosed VC deals in 2018 involving SA tech startups? | SA tech startups raised over a R1-billion or over $89.3-million in 2018. This is the figure available to Ventureburn through the 15 venture capital (VC) deals in which startups disclosed how much they raised (JUMO’s $52-million and $12.5-mi... |
| 05.12.2018 | SA’s Start-up, Naked Insurance Secures $2.2million Investment Fund | South African based insurtech start-up, Naked Insurance has secured another R30-million ($2.2 million) from private investment group, Yellowwoods and insurance company, Hollard. The start-up plans to grow its team, expand customer base and ... |
| 04.12.2018 | Investors put R30m more in SA insurtech Naked after ‘strong first 6 months’ | SA insurtech startup Naked has landed a further R30-million from its investors — private investment group Yellowwoods and insurance company Hollard — and plans to grow its team, ramp up customer acquisitions and expand into new short-term i... |
| 04.12.2018 | Investors put R30m more in SA insurtech Naked after ‘strong first 6 months’ | SA insurtech startup Naked has landed a further R30-million from its investors — private investment group Yellowwoods and insurance company Hollard — and plans to grow its team, ramp up customer acquisitions and expand into new short-term i... |
| 21.06.2018 | Seven SA insurtech startups to watch [Digital All Stars] | Digital All Stars is a series of articles which aims to celebrate the best of South African digital. The articles, which will appear on Memeburn and Ventureburn, recognise and celebrate South Africa’s best digital entrepreneurs, business pe... |
| 21.06.2018 | Seven SA insurtech startups to watch [Digital All Stars] | Digital All Stars is a series of articles which aims to celebrate the best of South African digital. The articles, which will appear on Memeburn and Ventureburn, recognise and celebrate South Africa’s best digital entrepreneurs, business pe... |
| 13.04.2018 | Is this platform API the game changer that will disrupt SA’s insurance industry? | A Cape Town-based fintech startup has launched an insurtech platform API that will enable developers to speed up development, prototyping and launching of digital insurance products in the country — at no cost.
Insurance is a complex space,... |
| 13.04.2018 | Is this platform API the game changer that will disrupt SA’s insurance industry? | A Cape Town-based fintech startup has launched an insurtech platform API that will enable developers to speed up development, prototyping and launching of digital insurance products in the country — at no cost.
Insurance is a complex space... |
| 06.11.2017 | SA insurtech startup Naked raises $1.4m | South African insurtech startup Naked Insurance has raised a ZAR20 million (US$1.4 million) funding round as it looks to make the business of obtaining insurance effortless, fair and more transparent.
The funding comes from Hollard, South A... |
| 26.10.2017 | Hollard, Yellowwoods invests R20m in SA insurtech Naked | Hollard insurance group announced today that together with private investment group Yellowwoods, it has invested in South African insurtech startup Naked to the tune of R20-million.
The insurance group said in a press release from Hollard s... |
| 26.10.2017 | Hollard, Yellowwoods invests R20m in SA insurtech Naked | Hollard insurance group announced today that together with private investment group Yellowwoods, it has invested in South African insurtech startup Naked to the tune of R20-million.
The insurance group said in a press release from Hollard ... |
| - | Naked Insurance | “The new way to cover your stuff: savings & convenience through AI. Naked Insurance offers online insurance for car, home and contents. Get a quote in 90 seconds!” |
| - | SA insurtech startup Naked raises $1.4m | South African insurtech startup Naked Insurance has raised a ZAR20 million (US$1.4 million) funding round as it looks to make the business of obtaining insurance effortless, fair and more transparent.
The funding comes from Hollard, South A... |
| - | SA’s Start-up, Naked Insurance Secures $2.2million Investment Fund | South African based insurtech start-up, Naked Insurance has secured another R30-million ($2.2 million) from private investment group, Yellowwoods and insurance company, Hollard. The start-up plans to grow its team, expand customer base and ... |
| - | Naked Insurance | “Get an insurance quote for your car, home and contents, completely online anywhere in South Africa. Fast, affordable cover in only 90 seconds.” |
