VC4A and a network of investors seek to take a more proactive role by making the 7th edition of the Venture Showcase Africa a… read more
The first quarter of 2022 has passed and we want to take a moment to share some not-to-be-missed updates with you, including: 📌 Milestones… read more
Every month on the VC4A blog, we bring you a selection of the major startup stories and unparalleled industry insight on Africa’s budding tech… read more
Alumni of the Venture Showcase – the award-winning program for scale-ups in emerging markets – raise $300 million and entrepreneurs in Latin America can… read more
Female-led startups are on the disproportionate end of the fundraising spectrum – a jarring fact that needs no introduction. Institutional systems, policies and the… read more
Economic growth depends on the jobs, innovation, new ideas, and fresh thinking that entrepreneurs and small businesses bring to their societies. Yet Africa has… read more
Climate change affects communities globally with extreme weather pattern changes, rising sea levels, and temperatures, and growing greenhouse gas emissions. Some regions and societies… read more
Another year has almost passed and we are quite proud of what we have achieved. The community has grown, the VC4A platform has improved,… read more
The year 2021 has proved exceptionally successful for African startups, drawing more record-breaking fundraising deals than all of 2019 and 2020 combined. By early… read more
VC4A is launching another round of the Mentor-Driven Capital (MDC) programs for 2022 in January in Egypt and Somaliland, with MDC in Nigeria kicking… read more
Momentum and capital behind an Africa tech revolution. Investors at the 8th Africa Early Stage Investor Summit celebrated record-breaking deal-making on the continent surpassing… read more
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