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Entrepreneurship
Building a continent of angel investors
Innovative early stage ventures that have the potential to yield high social impact, but require less than USD 1 million in capital, are the
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Investing
LAN syndicates invest in three ventures at Startup DealDay #2
The second Lagos Startup DealDay, a quarterly pitch event where the very best startup ventures (across sectors) are guaranteed funding, took place on …
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Investing
Ground Game: Smart Investing in Africa
In April I was sitting at Pete’s, the outdoor café in Nairobi’s iHub, lunching with a Nairobi-based entrepreneur. Pete’s and the iHub can make
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Investing
What the Jozi Angels look for in a startup
Investing in startups can be tricky and can seem daunting, particularly if you’re new to it. Can you make money? Absolutely! Can you lose
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Case studies
Crowdsourcing a global movement, an online marketplace for African startups
The Venture Capital for Africa (VC4Africa) community is dedicated to supporting the growth of Africa’s start up ecosystem. The network building …
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Case studies
LAN Syndicates sign-off N50M for three startups at the first Lagos StartUp Deal Day
The recent Lagos Startup Deal Day has resulted in the formation of 3 syndicates of angel investors who have invested in 3 early stage
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Case studies
Lagos based Angels announce quarterly deal days, syndicating N100 million in 2016
Early stage companies in the Lagos area have a new stage to present their innovations to the investment community. VC4A partners at the Lagos
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Entrepreneurship
Goodwell invests in Musoni, East Africa’s cloud-based core banking software for microfinance institutions (MFI)
Goodwell Investments has acquired a significant minority stake in Musoni Services, a provider of affordable, innovative, cloud-based core banking soft…
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Entrepreneurship
Investing in Kenya’s mobile disruptors, meet the Safaricom Spark Venture Fund
Safaricom in November 2014 launched a venture fund that invest in late seed to early growth stage support start-ups that use mobile technology as
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Entrepreneurship
Investor Profile: GroFin opens call for applications Small and Growing Businesses Fund via VC4Africa
Apply now to the GroFin Small and Growing Businesses Fund via VC4Africa. The fund focuses on both start-up and existing small and growing businesses i…