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Entrepreneurship
5 lessons learned from fundraising for a startup in Africa
For all the glorification of the tech founders you see on the media, a business is a business. Like many folks of my generation
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Case studies
VC4A announces 2020 ‘Venture Showcase Series A’ in collaboration with AWS Activate
VC4A is calling for disruptive African scale-ups looking to raise between $500K and $10M. In proud collaboration with technical partner AWS Activate, …
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Entrepreneurship
MEST Africa and Make-IT in Africa announce 2020 cohort of Tech By Her Accelerator Programme
MEST Africa, in partnership with Make-IT in Africa, is pleased to announce the first cohort of the Tech By Her accelerator program. The initiative,
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Entrepreneurship
Announcing launch of fully virtual second cycle of VC4A’s Mentor-Driven Capital program in South Africa, Botswana and Zambia
COVID-19 is forcing everyone to find new ways of working. In VC4A’s Mentor-Driven Capital program, powered by SAIS, it’s no different. We are therefor…
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Entrepreneurship
Strategies for startup entrepreneurs – Keeping your business alive through COVID-19
The COVID-19 virus continues to wreck havoc on international markets, presenting entrepreneurs with a dire economic outlook and growing set of challen…
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Entrepreneurship
Meet the 10 African startups selected for the Westerwelle Young Founders Programme
Ten African entrepreneurs selected for the latest Westerwelle Young Founders Programme and attended the Young Founder Conference in Berlin, last week.…
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Entrepreneurship
Innovate for Life 2020 Cohort Finalists
Innovate for Life is an initiative of Amref Health Africa’s Institute of Capacity Development (ICD) in conjunction with the Elsevier Foundation, Metta…
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Entrepreneurship
Meet the inspiring social enterprises supported by the MedUP! Fund
We’re very proud to announce the 64 social enterprises that have already been selected under the MedUP! Fund that will receive tailored financial and
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Entrepreneurship
13 Fintech Startups Announced for CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa 2020
The LHoFT Foundation is announcing the list of 13 Fintech startups selected to take part in the 2020 edition of CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa. Building
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Entrepreneurship
African venture trends to watch in 2020
More fintech, Chinese investment, gig-economy platforms, and creative industry companies are among the trends to watch in 2020 African venture capital…