Blog – VC4A
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Case studies
#AESIS2020: Africa’s startups more investible than ever
Africa’s startups have never been more investible than now. There is a growing number of professional ‘super angels’ involved in record-breaking deals…
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Case studies
Tomi Ayorinde, of merchant distribution network CrowdForce on building resilient networks
Join us as Tomi gives me a crash course in building a resilient distribution network to overcoming customer trust issues in Nigeria. This episode
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Investing
Meet the portfolio for the first-ever 2020 VC4A Venture Showcase – Seed
Startup entrepreneurs are working to harness Africa’s potential. Together they represent a critical pipeline of innovation that is driving high growth…
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Entrepreneurship
11 Kenyan Agri-Businesses tackling food security set to receive USD 100,000 investment
Eleven Kenyan agribusinesses tackling food security have been selected for the Food Africa Accelerator program in Kenya. The three-month accelerator p…
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Resource
A VC’s advice for early-stage startups fundraising
To many outsiders, venture capital is a somewhat mysterious industry. People who are called VCs are managing multi-million or even billion-dollar inst…
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Case studies
Michael Ocansey of agri-tech startup AgroCenta on cultural sensitivity and technology
AgroCenta describes itself as a digital food distribution platform creating shared value for businesses and smallholder farmers. This is the first par…
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Investing
Meet the portfolio for the 2020 VC4A Venture Showcase – Series A
We’re proud to announce the 10 ventures for the 2020 VC4A Venture Showcase Series A – virtual edition! To ensure that innovative high-growth ven…
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Entrepreneurship
GIZ – SAIS announces the cohort for the Investment Readiness Program 2020
Fifteen African startups specializing in FoodTech and AgriTech solutions have been selected to join this year’s GIZ – SAIS Investment Readiness …
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Investing
Scaling the innovation economy and investing in Africa’s success #AESIS2020
The startup industry has always played on the fringe, often overlooked in its significance by key stakeholders. There has always been a healthy dose
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Entrepreneurship
UnternehmerTUM announces the winners for the African European Digital Venture Program
For the first time, the African European Digital Venture Program (AEDV) scouted highly scalable solutions leveraging technologies such as artificial i…
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Entrepreneurship
Meet the 11 education-based startups selected for the 2020 LOOP Accelerator program in Rwanda
Education, Innovation, Development – How eleven education-based startups are changing the face of Education in Rwanda with the guidance of the L…