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Entrepreneurship
SolarTurtle: South Africa’s community owned renewable energy business in a box
We had a chance to catch up with James van der Walt, the founder and entrepreneur behind SolarTurtle. Part of the Hivos sponsored Green Pioneer
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Entrepreneurship
South Africa’s teaching and learning tool platform Rethink Education rapidly expanding
This article by Tom Jackson originally appeared on HumanIPO, a VC4Africa publishing partner, and is published with permission. Cape Town-based firm Re…
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Entrepreneurship
Nigerian savings payment platform Save & Buy launched, now in talks with investors
This article by Gabriella Mulligan originally appeared on HumanIPO, a VC4Africa publishing partner, and is published with permission. Nigerian web and…
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Entrepreneurship
Ghana-based online teaching & learning platform My eCampus expands across Africa
This article by Tom Jackson originally appeared on HumanIPO, a VC4Africa publishing partner, and is published with permission. Ghana-based online teac…
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Case studies
Online retail becomes a reality in Africa’s biggest market – behind the scenes with Nigerian Internet startup Jumia
The next global e-commerce company might come from Nigeria rather than Silicon Valley. And why not? With 160 million people, Nigeria is a rising
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Case studies
VC4A entrepreneur unstoppable, Software testing facility opens in Somaliland
We have written about our friend Hhasan before. You might recall his vision to train the world’s best software testers in Somaliland. He has
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Case studies
Angel investing in Africa (case study part 3): Scouting new opportunities and finding companies to invest
Recently M-Kazi closed their seed round with angel investor Jerome Kisting. This interview is the third installment in a three part series (see part 1…
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Entrepreneurship
Djoss.tv: Africa’s first to make TV-watching a social media experience
To Djoss means to comment or share opinion during a discussion. That is exactly what you can do on Djoss.tv, an online platform aimed
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Case studies
ClinicMaster continues to transform Ugandan healthcare system
The State Minister for Finance in Uganda, Mr. Kajara Aston, handing over an award to Wilson Kutegeka. Already recognized by the Uganda Investment Auth…
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Entrepreneurship
EzPaySlip: Cloud based payroll system built to fit the reality of East African SMEs
On a regular basis we put ventures in the spotlight that have registered on our platform. Today we talk to Danish entrepreneur Michael Pedersen,