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Case studies
VC4Africa 2015 Report: Venture Finance in Africa – progress in Africa’s startup space
New research by startup funding platform VC4Africa shows considerable progress made by early-stage growth companies across Africa. Leave your details …
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EntrepreneurshipTech hub sustainability in Africa: a complex challenge that requires a systemic solution
Across Africa up to 200 young tech hub organizations exist, important but without a clear path to long-term survival, writes Tayo Akinyemi, Director o…
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Case studies
VC4Africa introduces integrated QuickScan for investors
The team at VC4Africa has been busy and we’re pleased to introduce the new integrated QuickScan — a fast and easy way to show
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Entrepreneurship
Pitching the Africa opportunity to international investors at EBAN Winter University
For the first time ever, early-stage investors from Africa and the Middle East will join their European colleagues as they gather to exchange best
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Case studies
VC4Africa announces new partnership: The Inclusive Business Accelerator
VC4Africa has formed a partnership with the BoP Innovation Center and international development organisation SNV to support entrepreneurs who are sett…
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Case studies
“Building partnerships sounds nice, but it is hard work”
Many conferences on business opportunities in Africa are held both inside and outside the continent. Last week VC4Africa joined the ‘AfricaWorks!’ eve…
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Entrepreneurship
Top business minds confirm attendance to DEMO Africa & Investor Summit in Lagos
A sneak preview into the list of expected guests for DEMO Africa and associated African angel investor summit has revealed the names of some
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Entrepreneurship
The 2015 Green Pioneer Accelerator Program launches in Kenya and South Africa
A new acceleration program was announced for green entrepreneurs today at the Seed Africa Symposium 2014 in Nairobi, Kenya. This ambitious, continenta…
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Case studies
MEST & Hub Accra: two interesting tech hub models from Ghana
Dan Evans of the Network Science Center at West Point (US) discusses insights from his trips to collect data on entrepreneurial ecosystems in various
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Entrepreneurship
Mentor turned investor: Meet the diaspora angel who invested in startups Njorku & Kiro’o Games in Cameroon
Cameroon is not an ‘investor favorite’ and few non Cameroonian investors consider supporting entrepreneurs building companies there. What is the value…
