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EntrepreneurshipFour takeaways on synergies between mobile operators and African startups
Today in Africa, there are opportunities for mobile operators and startups to collaborate. A new report by GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator programme dives …
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EntrepreneurshipTraction Camp partners with East African hubs to support digital entrepreneurs
The m:Lab East Africa programme Traction Camp, now open for applications via VC4A, announced a partnership with tech hubs that support entrepreneurs a…
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EntrepreneurshipMeet the 18 African startups pitching at the Seedstars Summit in Lausanne
Another year has passed in which the Seedstars World teams traveled to over 70 countries around the world, and 18 of them on the
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EntrepreneurshipInvesting in Africa: Lessons learnt in 2016 by the African Business Angel Network
The beauty of transitioning between calendar years is that it seems easier than normal to take stock of what has been over the past
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EntrepreneurshipY Combinator-backed Nigerian fintech startup Paystack closes $1.3M seed round
Nigerian fintech startup Paystack today announces it has closed a Seed Investment of $1.3M from international investors Tencent, Comcast Ventures and …
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EntrepreneurshipSomali accelerator graduates receive $15,000 investment at Hargeisa Demo Day
Innovate Ventures, the first Somali tech startup accelerator launched in partnership with VC4A, Telesom and the Work in Progress! Alliance, had their …
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EntrepreneurshipFresh Direct NG, DeliveryBros and Medsaf win 2016 She Leads Africa Demo Day
A container farming company, a motorbike delivery service and an online medical procurement platform went home as the winners at the 2016 She Leads
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EntrepreneurshipFarmDrive wins the Thomson Reuters Africa Startups Challenge
Earlier this year Thomson Reuters, in partnership with Venture Capital For Africa (VC4A), launched an initiative to find the best new companies coming…
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EntrepreneurshipMeet the finalists of the PIVOT East 2016 startup competition
25 exceptional startups from across the East Africa region will compete to win market recognition and investor interest during the PIVOT East pitching…
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Case studiesFirst ever Somali Tech Accelerator announces inaugural cohort
Innovate Ventures has announced the 12 early stage Somali startups to be accepted into the 2016 Innovate Accelerator in Hargeisa, Somaliland. In partn…
