Blog – VC4A
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Case studiesVC4A research proves founder teams are key to startup success in Africa
Data from VC4A’s new ‘2017 Venture Finance in Africa’ research proves that a strong team of founders is the key driver of startup success
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EntrepreneurshipShow me the money: A quick guide to Africa’s early stage tech capital
Over the last 6 years, our team at TLcom met dozens of African entrepreneurs. While there are many challenges facing most of these founders
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EntrepreneurshipHow consumer data can improve your investment decision in Africa
Recently we released a white-paper report for investors and fund managers looking at emerging markets entitled Improve Investment Decision in Africa. …
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EntrepreneurshipMeet Tripdizer, winners of Egypt’s Innoventures Startup Reactor 2016
In partnership with VC4Africa, Innoventures has been building a competitive startup accelerator in Cairo, Egypt since 2016. The inaugural program sele…
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EntrepreneurshipInvesting in Africa Tech? Be less Silicon and more Savannah
Recently I chaired two panels at the annual Africa Technology Business Forum in London which brings together entrepreneurs, investors, advisors and en…
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EntrepreneurshipFuture of African tech: Educating an army of coders
From the rooftop lounge of Andela’s appropriately named EPIC Towers, the skyline of Nigeria’s coastal economic hub Lagos is littered with telecommunic…
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Case studiesHow start-ups should approach mobile operators for partnership
A new guide by the GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator programme helps African start-ups approach mobile operators for partnership. The guide comes after this …
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EntrepreneurshipShe Leads Africa launches 2017 accelerator for women-run businesses
She Leads Africa has opened applications for the 2017 She Leads Africa Accelerator, a 3-month program designed to identify, support and fund the next
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EntrepreneurshipAfrica is the next frontier for VCs
According to Clarium Capital founder Peter Thiel, entrepreneurs should look for secrets where no one is looking and turn them into business opportunit…
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Case studiesInnovate Ventures re-runs successful tech accelerator for Somali startups
Innovate Ventures is running for a second year their highly successful tech start-up accelerator – The Innovate Accelerator. Launched in partnership w…
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Case studiesLaunching XL Africa, a program to position top digital scale-ups for global growth
In partnership with The World Bank Group, VC4A is pleased to announce the launch of XL Africa, a five-month post-acceleration program designed to supp…
