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Entrepreneurship’Tropical Valley’? Startup update from Africa’s Indian Ocean region
We often don’t hear about the Indian Ocean part of Africa except for its sunny beaches, enjoyable weather and relaxing lifestyle. It’s unlikely …
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Case studiesVC4A Startup Academy: Learning resource for Africa’s rockstar entrepreneurs
We are excited to launch the VC4A Startup Academy, offering direct access to expertise proven to work for successful entrepreneurs and investors opera…
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EntrepreneurshipNigerian Economic Summit announces its first Startup Pitching Events
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), a private sector funded organization, announces its first Startup Pitching Events to be held at the 23rd Ni…
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Case studies20 Nigerian entrepreneurs selected for She Leads Africa 2017 Accelerator
She Leads Africa has announced twenty early stage businesses accepted into the 2017 SLA Accelerator. This year, the program will be held in Lagos,
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Case studiesMeet the XL Africa portfolio: 20 digital scale-ups from across the continent
We are proud to announce the 20 scale-ups selected for the XL Africa program. These companies represent a new class of entrepreneur coming up
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Case studiesInnovate Ventures announces 2017 cohort of Somali startups
Innovate Ventures has announced the ten early stage startups for this year’s Innovate Accelerator in Hargeisa, Somaliland. Innovate Ventures is the le…
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EntrepreneurshipInvestor explains why she funded SLA Accelerator 2016 winner Medsaf
One of the three winners of last year’s Nigerian She Leads Africa Accelerator – part of the Work in Progress! project – is Medsaf, a…
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Case studiesAnnouncing the 2017 African Early Stage Investor Summit: Start-Scale-Exit
Africa’s early-stage investor community comes together in November for the 4th annual African Angel Investor Summit #AAIS2017 and a bonus ‘Cape Town I…
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Case studiesVC4A research proves founder teams are key to startup success in Africa
Data from VC4A’s new ‘2017 Venture Finance in Africa’ research proves that a strong team of founders is the key driver of startup success
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EntrepreneurshipShow me the money: A quick guide to Africa’s early stage tech capital
Over the last 6 years, our team at TLcom met dozens of African entrepreneurs. While there are many challenges facing most of these founders
