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…
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…
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
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
EntrepreneurshipHow consumer data can improve your investment decision in Africa
Recently we released a white-paper report for investors and fund managers looking at emerging markets entitled Improve Investment Decision in Africa. …
EntrepreneurshipMeet Tripdizer, winners of Egypt’s Innoventures Startup Reactor 2016
In partnership with VC4Africa, Innoventures has been building a competitive startup accelerator in Cairo, Egypt since 2016. The inaugural program sele…
EntrepreneurshipInvesting in Africa Tech? Be less Silicon and more Savannah
Recently I chaired two panels at the annual Africa Technology Business Forum in London which brings together entrepreneurs, investors, advisors and en…
EntrepreneurshipFuture of African tech: Educating an army of coders
From the rooftop lounge of Andela’s appropriately named EPIC Towers, the skyline of Nigeria’s coastal economic hub Lagos is littered with telecommunic…
Case studiesHow start-ups should approach mobile operators for partnership
A new guide by the GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator programme helps African start-ups approach mobile operators for partnership. The guide comes after this …
EntrepreneurshipShe Leads Africa launches 2017 accelerator for women-run businesses
She Leads Africa has opened applications for the 2017 She Leads Africa Accelerator, a 3-month program designed to identify, support and fund the next
