Conducive Capital founders outline plans for R1bn fund

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A new R1bn venture capital (VC) fund looking to shake up SA tech investment is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Conducive Capital founders Clive Butkow and Mitchan Adams.

Topics include: developments in a number of areas such as trends in raising capital; challenges in finding capital; evolution of VC investing; the value of VC to SA’s economy; how to grow SA’s technology ecosystems; and an outlook for the sector.

Business Day Spotlight is a MultimediaLIVE Production. Producer is Demi Buzo.

12 Apr English South Africa Business News · News

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