Naspers: Story of a Conservative Newspaper Turned Venture Capital Fund + Consumption Diet
The improbability of innovation and what you could read this week
Naspers used to be a conservative South African newspaper publishing firm that rigidly supported the cause of Afrikaner nationalism for years on end. Today it is best known as a Venture Capital fund famous for its investments in technology. Many of our subscribers work there and you should connect with them on the VC subgroups on Network Capital TV.
![The silent Naspers coup: how Koos Bekker gave away the family jewels [Opinion] - Ventureburn](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8H8z!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff88603cc-b91a-44fc-922c-df9679547410_676x380.jpeg "The silent Naspers coup: how Koos Bekker gave away the family jewels [Opinion] - Ventureburn")
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