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inDrive lanza su división de corporate venture capital 

New Ventures invertirá hasta 100 millones de dólares en empresas prometedoras que desafíen la injusticia. inDrive, la plataforma global de movilidad y servicios urbanos, anunció el lanzamiento de una nueva división de corporate venture capital, que tendrá como objetivo invertir hasta 100 millones de dólares en startups prometedoras. El experimentado empresario y profesional de inversiones…

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inDrive lanza división de Corporate Venture Capital para invertir en startups

Andries Smit, el experimentado empresario y profesional de inversiones, se une a @inDrive como vicepresidente de New Ventures y será el encargado de toda la gestión.

Agencias, Ciudad de México.- inDrive, la plataforma global de movilidad y servicios urbanos, anunció el lanzamiento de una nueva división de corporate venture capital, que tendrá como objetivo invertir hasta 100 millones de dólares en startups prometedoras. El experimentado empresario y profesional de inversiones Andries Smit se une a inDrive como vicepresidente de New Ventures. Las inversiones…

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InDrive's $100M Venture: Transforming Innovations!

  Fueling Innovation and Impact: inDrive's $100 Million Investment Plan

Californian-based inDrive, a global mobility, and urban services platform, has set its sights on a new chapter with the launch of a venture and M&A arm. This strategic move aims to invest up to $100 million in promising startups, marking a significant step in the company's evolution. Joining the inDrive team is seasoned entrepreneur and investment professional Andries Smit, who assumes the role of Vice President of New Ventures.   New Ventures Investment Criteria Unveiled The New Ventures arm underlines its commitment to fostering rapid growth and positive community impact by unveiling a set of investment criteria. Companies eligible for investment must align with the following: - A mission challenging injustice and enhancing lives at individual and community levels. - Local market startups with the potential for global expansion. - Post-seed/pre-Series A companies demonstrating a proven product-market fit. - Rapid organic growth with healthy economics and cash flow.  

Andries Smit's Vision for inDrive's New Ventures

Andries Smit, now at the helm of New Ventures, expresses his enthusiasm, stating, “Once an underdog and now a global company, inDrive is certainly an investor to watch." He highlights the company's unique position, having achieved rapid global growth while remaining dedicated to challenging injustice. Smit emphasizes the role of inDrive in supporting successful yet overlooked startups, particularly in emerging markets with limited access to capital. "I’m thrilled to apply my own venture building and investing experience to help inDrive transform the lives of innovative founders hungry to scale up their successful businesses that contribute to a better world," adds Smit.   Leveraging inDrive's Global Presence for Positive Impact InDrive’s New Ventures unit goes beyond investment. It is designed to help investee and acquired companies scale quickly across inDrive’s expansive platform. The advantage lies in accessing inDrive’s global multi-million customer base spanning 45+ markets, coupled with the company's go-to-market expertise and cutting-edge technology.  

Andries Smit's Distinguished Background

Andries Smit brings a wealth of experience to inDrive. His strategic roles in both startup and corporate environments, leading business transformations, acquisitions, and integrations at major corporations including Morgan Stanley and Aviva, set the stage for his role as Vice President of New Ventures. As a partner at Stryber, a prominent strategic growth partner and independent corporate venture builder, Smit has also played a pivotal role in building ventures across Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific.   Mark Loughran on the Mission of New Ventures Mark Loughran, President of inDrive, emphasizes the mission at the core of New Ventures. He articulates, "The mission is to find overlooked, high-growth startups operating outside traditional innovation hub regions and support their development to increase their positive impact." Loughran expresses confidence in Andries Smit's unique blend of corporate and venture-building experience, envisioning that it will propel New Ventures to surpass its ambitious investment goals.   Sources: THX News & inDrive. Read the full article

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Jason van Wyk

Jason van Wyk's fourth full-length Threads is out now. We wanted to learn a bit more about this South African composer.

Thanks for taking the time to chat with me in our continuing "Learn more about..." articles.

Let's jump in with a sort of elephant in the room regarding the van Wyk musical canon, Trance. I often see on social media people ask you about your early discography and if you will ever revisit that genre. It seems you have quite a following within that scene.

There seems to be some overlap in that style, and say your debut album Days to Remember. While there is an emotional core to each style, they almost seem like night and day, regarding mood and construction. It seems some switch was flipped around 2013. What prompted the change?

Around that time I started doing music for film and that really shifted my interests in music altogether. I was listening to more electroacoustic and experimental music then too, whereas Trance was going through a bit of a stylistic change at the time. Days You Remember I still consider, in hindsight, a Trance album in many ways, but after that came out I decided to take a break from it. As for returning to Trance, I'd like to return to doing club music at some stage. What style and genre that will be though, I'm not entirely sure yet.

I can see where doing music for film would facilitate a change to be more cinematic. Electro-acoustic and ambient lend themselves to film very well. You do have a good number of documentaries and a couple of features in your filmography. Because your current output is very cinematic, was there any one film soundtrack you were involved in that might have been pinnacle in the trajectory to where you currently are musically? It would be also interesting to know which of these works for film you enjoyed doing the most, as to give readers a jumping off point if they wish to seek out your soundtrack work.

Not particularly. When I started working in music for film, it was in an “additional music” capacity. I worked under other composers on many different types of projects, ranging from shorts to documentaries to independent features. It afforded me the opportunity to work in different styles and familiarize myself with new ways of working. That all broadened my outlook on composition, music production and the type of music I wanted to make in my solo career moving forward.

So far I’ve been credited on only one feature that’s been released—a horror/thriller called Triggered, which came out last year that I co-composed with fellow South African composer Andries Smit. That narrative process of writing music really works for me and it’s something I’ve followed when approaching my album work too.

This very sort of narrative is woven through your new album Threads. Everyone I think will assume, based on when we are releasing it, that it is a "pandemic record" but it was for the most part completed prior to everything going to shit. You had sent in some tracks prior to its completion that had a more electronic style but Threads morphed into, for lack of a better term, visceral ambient. Not something you can just have on in the background, it demands your attention. As the pandemic hit I really gravitated to it. I kind've think of it as a dark record for you. What influences if any affected this shift in tone and mood?

That’s correct. I started it back in 2018 and the final mixes were finished during our lockdown last year.

I can’t say there was a specific influence. Threads went through quite a long period of experimenting before something started to take form. I remember those first drafts I sent over to you were definitely on the brighter side to what eventually became the album, but in the end, I just went with what naturally took shape from those months of experimenting. I worked in a similar way for my previous two albums, but Threads took a lot longer to nail down.

I seem to remember you posting about getting some new gear while writing the album. Have there been some new studio purchases in the last couple years that were paramount in the direction the experimentation in composing for Threads?

I actually ended up using the SH101 the most out of my analog synths. I started using it for Light Burns Out at first, then before I knew it, it had worked its way onto most of the tracks. The Juno 60 and Moog Voyager were also used a fair amount as well as my Roland tape echos. I bought an Oberheim OBXa in 2019, which was intended for the album, but it needs a service and I haven’t managed to get that done yet. Hopefully, it finds its way onto the next one.

Nice, a surprising number of mono synths on there. Those synths are also tough to spot, as the music on Threads seems to have no clear reference point.

Definitely. Everything was heavily processed. A lot of the synthetic sounds, if you had to single them out, would probably surprise you as they were more than likely acoustic to begin with.

This brings me to theme, while the album is solely instrumental, was there a specific theme behind it?

Well, with all four albums so far, I’ve tried to rely more on an overall mood and atmosphere rather than a specific theme. While there is a narration that runs through them, the “theme” I’d say is the mood.

Threads is out now. https://n5.md/291b

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‘Toorbos’ official trailer from Nu Metro on Vimeo.

Coming soon to Nu Metro cinemas: numet.ro/toorbos

Toorbos explores the uprooting of a young forest woman during the time of the last forest inhabitants of South Africa's Knysna forest of the 1930s. It tells the story between the intimate relationship of an initiated “forest woman,” Karoliena Kapp, in the heart of the forest and how the forest becomes an obstacle in her experience of the townsman she falls in love with. Karoliena is coaxed into marriage, experiences the realities of progress, the growing power of money, the oppresion of nature and what it will take to stay true to herself.

Cast: Elani Dekker, Stiaan Smith, Ira Blanckenberg, Ivan Abrahams, Clare Marshall, Gretchen Ramsden Director: René van Rooyen Music: Andries Smit

Running time: 120 Age restriction: 13 P S Language: Afrikaans

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Emirates Lions vs Reds Lineups announced

Emirates Lions vs Reds Lineups announced

Springbok Andries Coetzee makes a welcome return to the Emirates Lions team for their first Vodacom Super Rugby game at home at Emirates Airline Park against the Reds on Saturday.

Coetzee will don the number 15 jumper.

In the only other change to the starting line-up Morne van den Berg replaces the injured Andre Warner (ankle).

Dillon Smit and Shaun Reynolds makes their way onto the bench.

Kick-o…

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Lions defeated Jaguares in Ellis Park try-fest

2019-03-09 16:51

Cape Town – The Lions got back to winning ways when they beat the Jaguares in their Super Rugby clash at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday.

As it happened: Lions v Jaguares

The Lions, who beat the self-same Jaguares side in Buenos Aires in Week 1 before losing back-to-back matches against the Stormers and Bulls, triumphed 47-39 after leading 26-13 at half-time.

The Lions, who fielded a number of youngsters to have come through the ranks at the union, scored seven tries through lock Rhyno Herbst, flyhalf Elton Jantjies, No 8 Kwagga Smith, centre Wandisile Simelane, flank Marnus Schoeman and wing Courtnall Skosan (2). Jantjies was also on target with six conversions for a personal haul of 17 points.

The Jaguares replied with six tries of their own by replacement back Ramiro Moyano, a brace by starting hooker Julian Montoya as well as five-pointer by back-up rake Gaspar Baldunciel and late tries by centre Matias Moroni and fullback Joaquin Tuculet which denied the home side a bonus point. Flyhalf Joaquin Diaz Bonilla was on target with a conversion and a penalty, while replacement Juan Cruz Mallia also added two conversions of his own.

The Lions picked up four points for their victory and moved to fourth in the South African Conference and ninth in the Overall standings.

The Jaguares left empty-handed, but stayed third and eighth in the SA Conference and Overall log, respectively.

In next weekend’s Round 5 action, the Lions host the Melbourne Rebels (Saturday, March 16 at 15:05), while the Jaguares are in action against the Stormers at Newlands (Friday, March 15 at 19:10.)

Teams:

Lions

15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Sylvian Mahuza, 13 Wandisile Simelane, 12 Franco Naude, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Ross Cronje, 8 Kwagga Smith, 7 Vincent Tshituka, 6 Marnus Schoeman, 5 Rhyno Herbst, 4 Ruan Vermaak, 3 Carlu Sadie, 2 Malcom Marx (captain), 1 Dylan Smith

Substitutes: 16 Pieter Jansen, 17 Nathan McBeth, 18 Frans van Wyk, 19 Stephan Lewies, 20 James Venter, 21 Dillon Smit, 22 Harold Vorster, 23 Gianni Lombard/Tyrone Green

Jaguares

15 Joaquin Tuculet (captain), 14  Sebastian Cancelliere, 13 Matias Moroni, 12 Bautista Ezcurra, 11 Emiliano Boffelli, 10 Joaquin Diaz Bonilla, 9 Martin Landajo, 8 Rodrigo Bruni, 7 Marcos Kremer, 6 Juan Manuel Leguizamon, 5 Matias Alemanno, 4 Guido Petti, 3 Enrique Pieretto, 2 Julian Montoya, 1 Juan Pablo Zeiss

Substitutes: 16 Gaspar Baldunciel, 17 Santiago Garcia Botta, 18 Santiago Medrano, 19 Tomas Lavanini, 20 Tomas Lezana, 21 Tomas Cubelli, 22 Juan Cruz Mallia, 23 Ramiro Moyano

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CALIFICACIÓN PERSONAL:  5 / 10

Título Original: From a House on Willow Street

Año: 2016

Duración: 90 min.

País: Sudáfrica

Director: Alastair Orr

Guion: Catherine Blackman, Jonathan Jordaan, Alastair Orr

Música: Andries Smit

Fotografía: Brendan Barnes

Reparto: Carlyn Burchell, Zino Ventura, Sharni Vinson, Steven John Ward

Productora: Darkside, the / Fat Cigar Productions

Género: Action, Horror

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4961380/

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZcOB1a_H3A

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Vinicius

Sequestradores capturam a filha de um rico distribuidor de diamantes na Cidade do Cabo. Durante o planejamento do resgate no cativeiro, descobrem muito tarde que ela foi possuída por um sinistro e poderoso demônio.Data de lançamento: 30 de março de 2017 (Singapura)Dire��ão: Alastair OrrMúsica composta por: Andries SmitRoteiro: Alastair Orr, Jonathan Jordaan, Catherine BlackmanProdução: Alastair Orr, Zino Ventura, Mirell Ventura

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Unchanged Starting XV for Emirates Lions

Continuity was key when coach Swys de Bruyn and his management picked the Emirates Lions side to host the Hurricanes at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday.

The starting line-up is unchanged for this big encounter as the coach shows trust in the team that beat the Stormers last weekend having come out of that match without any injuries and the reputation intact.

ANNOUNCEMENT

Aphiwe Dyantyi has put pen to paper and committed to the Emirates Lions until 2021. Dyantyi has 22 Vodacom Super Rugby caps for the Lions since his debut in 2018.

Emirates Lions vs Hurricanes: Andries Coetzee; Courtnall Skosan, Lionel Mapoe, Harold Vorster, Aphiwe Dyantyi; Shaun Reynolds, Ross Cronje; Kwagga Smith, Vincent Tshituka, Cyle Brink, Marvin Orie, Stephan Lewies, Carlu Sadie, Malcolm Marx ©, Dylan Smith. Reserves: Jan-Henning Campher, Nathan McBeth, Johannes Jonker, Reinhard Nothnagel, Marnus Schoeman, Nic Groom Elton Jantjies, Tyrone Green.

  The Xerox Golden Lions XV travels to Kimberley to face the Griquas on Saturday.

Xerox Golden Lions XV vs Griquas: Krappie van den Berg; Tyreeq February, Wandisile Simelane, Jan-Louis la Grange, Madosh Tambwe; Eddie Fouche, Dillon Smit; Oupa Mthiyane, Ruan Vermaak, James Venter ©, Darrien-Lane Landsberg, Ruben Schoeman, Jacobie Adriaanse, Pieter Jansen, Danie Mienie. Reserves: PJ Botha, Frans van Wyk, Travis Gordon, Dian Schoonees, Bradley Thain, Wayne van der Bank, Kennedy Mpeku

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Jaguares call modifications for Lions clash

2019-03-08 08:00

Cape Town – Jaguares coach Gonzalo Quesada has made 11 changes to his starting XV for Saturday’s Super Rugby clash against the Lions in Johannesburg.

With the intention of resting his key players, Quesada has retained just four of his regulars.

Of the team that beat the Blues in Buenos Aires last weekend, only Guido Petti and Marcos Kremer remain in the forwards, and Joaquin Diaz Bonilla and Matías Moroni in the backline.

Joaquin Tuculet takes over from Jeronimo de la Fuente as the captain.

“There are several factors that led us to this composition of the team. Many players are training very well and are close to being starters, so it seems that Saturday’s game is a good opportunity to see them,” Quesada told the Jaguares’ official website.

“There was little rotation in the first three games, we thought it was the best. They were very intense matches and with great physical demand. Some of the players made a lot of effort and are on the edge.”

Saturday’s clash at Ellis Park is scheduled for 15:05.

Teams:

Lions

15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Sylvian Mahuza, 13 Wandisile Simelane, 12 Franco Naude, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Ross Cronje, 8 Kwagga Smith, 7 Vincent Tshituka, 6 Marnus Schoeman, 5 Rhyno Herbst, 4 Ruan Vermaak, 3 Carlu Sadie, 2 Malcom Marx (captain), 1 Dylan Smith

Substitutes: 16 Pieter Jansen, 17 Nathan McBeth, 18 Frans van Wyk, 19 Stephan Lewies, 20 James Venter, 21 Dillon Smit, 22 Harold Vorster, 23 Gianni Lombard/Tyrone Green

Jaguares

15 Joaquin Tuculet (captain), 14  Sebastian Cancelliere, 13 Matias Moroni, 12 Bautista Ezcurra, 11 Emiliano Boffelli, 10 Joaquin Diaz Bonilla, 9 Martin Landajo, 8 Rodrigo Bruni, 7 Marcos Kremer, 6 Juan Manuel Leguizamon, 5 Matias Alemanno, 4 Guido Petti, 3 Enrique Pieretto, 2 Julian Montoya, 1 Juan Pablo Zeiss

Substitutes: 16 Gaspar Baldunciel, 17 Santiago Garcia Botta, 18 Santiago Medrano, 19 Tomas Lavanini, 20 Tomas Lezana, 21 Tomas Cubelli, 22 Juan Cruz Mallia, 23 Matias Orlando

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Marx to lead Emirates Lions

Malcolm Marx will take over the captaincy of the Emirates Lions on Saturday when they host the Vodacom Bulls in Vodacom Super Rugby at Emirates Airline Park.

The Springbok hooker shares the try-scoring record in Vodacom Super Rugby for the Lions with 27, with speedsters Courtnall Skosan and Lionel Mapoe.

The team for this weekend shows three changes in the starting line-up and one positional: Rhyno Herbst in for Marvin Orie (slight groin niggle); Aphiwe Dyantyi in for Courtnall Skosan (rotational); Hacjivah Dayimani in for Warren Whiteley (injured) and Ruan Combrinck moves from 11 to 14.

 Vodacom Super Rugby Stats:

Elton Jantjies is set to come upon a still-rare milestone this weekend.

The Lions flyhalf has scored 996 points across his Super Rugby career to date, sitting just four points shy of becoming the fifth player in the history of the competition to score 1,000 points.

Dan Carter (1,708) holds the current record as the most prolific scorer in the competition, followed by Morne Steyn (1,449), Beauden Barrett (1,120), and Stirling Mortlock (1,036).

Kick-off:

11:30: Xerox Golden Lions vs Valke (Supersport Challenge friendly)

15:05: Emirates Lions vs Vodacom Bulls

Vital Stats on Malcolm Marx:

Position           Hooker

Date of Birth    13-07-1994

Place of Birth  Germiston

Statistics (Height & Weight)    1.89m, 119kg

Super Rugby Caps     56

Super Rugby Points    135

Super Rugby Debut    2014

Test Caps        24

  Emirates Lions vs Vodacom Bulls: Andries Coetzee; Ruan Combrinck, Lionel Mapoe, Harold Vorster, Aphiwe Dyantyi; Elton Jantjies, Nic Groom; Hacjivah Dayimani, Marnus Schoeman, Kwagga Smith, Stephan Lewies, Rhyno Herbst, Carlu Sadie, Malcolm Marx, Dylan Smith. Reserves: Pieter Jansen, Sti Sithole, Frans van Wyk, Robert Kruger, Vincent Tshituka, Ross Cronje, Franco Naude, Courtnall Skosan.

  Xerox Golden Lions vs Valke: Tyrone Green; Madosh Tambwe, Wandisile Simelane, Shaun Reynolds, Stiaan Pienaar; Gianni Lombard, Dillon Smit; Darrien-Lane Landsberg, Robert Kruger, James Venter, Reinhard Nothnagel, Ruan Vermaak, Chergin Fillies, Jan-Henning Campher, Nathan Mcbeth. Reserves: HP van Schoor/Tiaan van der Merwe/PJ Botha, Danie Mienie, Asenathi Ntlabakanye/Dohen Kiewit, Ruben Schoeman, MJ Pelser, PJ Steenkamp, Jo-Hanko de Villiers, Bradley Thain/Tinus Combrink, Eddie Fouche, Manuel Rass, Sylvian Mahuza

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Strong Emirates Lions outfit for VSR opener

Warren Whiteley will lead a strong Emirates Lions side when they take the field against the Jaguares in their Vodacom Super Rugby opener in Argentina on Saturday evening (23:40 SA time).

Each of the previous seven meetings between the Jaguares and Lions have been won by the home team on the day, with the Lions currently holding the edge with four wins to the Jaguares’ three.

Lions’ hooker Malcolm Marx (27) won more turnovers than anyone else in Super Rugby 2018.

Players not considered due to injury:

Kwagga Smith (calf strain, should be ready in a week)

Stephan Lewies (minor pectoral tear, should be ready in a week)

Cyle Brink (recovering from long-term injury)

Robbie Coetzee (recovering from long-term injury)

Johannes Jonker (recovering from long-term injury)

Ross Cronje (recovering from long-term injury)

Emirates Lions team vs Jaguares:

DYLAN SMITH

MALCOLM MARX

CARLU SADIE

RHYNO HERBST

MARVIN ORIE

MARNUS SCHOEMAN

HACJIVAH DAYIMANI

WARREN WHITELEY

NIC GROOM

ELTON JANTJIES

APHIWE DYANTYI

HAROLD VORSTER

LIONEL MAPOE

COURTNALL SKOSAN

ANDRIES COETZEE

RESERVES:

PIETER JANSEN

FRANS VAN WYK

JACOBIE ADRIAANSE

RUAN VERMAAK

ROBERT KRUGER

GIANNI LOMBARD/DILLON SMIT

WANDISILE SIMELANE

RUAN COMBRINCK

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Xerox Golden Lions team for Free State Cheetahs match

The Xerox Golden Lions host the Toyota Free State Cheetahs at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday (kick-off 16:20).

Fullback Andries Coetzee gets a rest this weekend and Sylvian Mahuza will don the number 15 jersey while Madosh Tambwe starts at wing.

Changes in the front row: Pieter Jansen will start at hooker as will Jacobie Adriaanse.

XEROX GOLDEN LIONS VS TOYOTA FREE STATE CHEETAHS:

STI SITHOLE

PIETER JANSEN

JACOBIE ADRIAANSE

RHYNO HERBST

MARVIN ORIE ©

JAMES VENTER

LEN MASSYN

HACJIVAH DAYIMANI

DILLON SMIT

SHAUN REYNOLDS

COURTNALL SKOSAN

HOWARD MNISI

LIONEL MAPOE

MADOSH TAMBWE

SYLVIAN MAHUZA

CORNE FOURIE

DANIE MIENIE

STEPHEN BHASERA

REINHARD NOTHNAGEL

VINCENT TSHITUKA

BRADLEY THAIN

WANDISILE SIMELANE

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