InvestingWhat 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
Case studiesCrowdsourcing 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 …
Case studiesLAN 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
Case studiesLagos 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
EntrepreneurshipGoodwell 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…
EntrepreneurshipInvesting 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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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…
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Impact Investing: Reverse pitching from investors to entrepreneurs at SEED Symposium
Last week VC4Africa co-organized an innovative session at the SEED Symposium in Nairobi, Kenya, where investors pitched in front of entrepreneurs. Whe…
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Being an entrepreneur, being a mentor – Building great companies in Africa
Below entrepreneur Abel Asrat interviews mentor Donald Hagbe. VC4Africa’s Mentorship Marketplace links promising entrepreneurs with experts in various…
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Learnings from the Angel Investor Bootcamp in Lagos, Nigeria [VIDEOS]
On Friday July 31st, Lagos kicked off the Series of Angel Investor Bootcamps leading up to the ABAN Investor Summit at DEMO Africa. The