Blog – VC4A
Case studiesBe part of the movement and become Africa’s next success story
Our inspiration comes from the entrepreneurs bold enough to change the world! Africa’s increased economic momentum is fuelled by a growing number of e…
EntrepreneurshipY Combinator-backed Nigerian fintech startup Paystack closes $1.3M seed round
Nigerian fintech startup Paystack today announces it has closed a Seed Investment of $1.3M from international investors Tencent, Comcast Ventures and …
InvestingCairo Angel Investor Masterclass: Unlocking capital for early stage innovation
Angel investing in Africa received another boost this week, this time in Cairo as the African Business Angel Network (ABAN) hosted an Angel Investor
InvestingABAN Investor Masterclass Series Heading for Cairo & Lagos
Early stage investors will come together in Cairo and Lagos next week to exchange knowledge and share best practices at two ABAN Angel Investor
EntrepreneurshipSomali accelerator graduates receive $15,000 investment at Hargeisa Demo Day
Innovate Ventures, the first Somali tech startup accelerator launched in partnership with VC4A, Telesom and the Work in Progress! Alliance, had their …
InvestingInvesting in the Africa of tomorrow at African Angel Investor Summit 2016
Africa’s early-stage investor community came together on November 17th for the 3rd annual African Angel Investor Summit at the Landmark Centre in Lago…
EntrepreneurshipFresh Direct NG, DeliveryBros and Medsaf win 2016 She Leads Africa Demo Day
A container farming company, a motorbike delivery service and an online medical procurement platform went home as the winners at the 2016 She Leads
EntrepreneurshipFarmDrive wins the Thomson Reuters Africa Startups Challenge
Earlier this year Thomson Reuters, in partnership with Venture Capital For Africa (VC4A), launched an initiative to find the best new companies coming…
InvestingRegistration now open for the African Angel Investor Summit 2016 – #AAIS2016
VC4A, ABAN and the Lagos Angel Network (LAN) are delighted to announce that registration is now open for the third annual African Angel Investor
EntrepreneurshipMeet the finalists of the PIVOT East 2016 startup competition
25 exceptional startups from across the East Africa region will compete to win market recognition and investor interest during the PIVOT East pitching…
Case studiesFirst ever Somali Tech Accelerator announces inaugural cohort
Innovate Ventures has announced the 12 early stage Somali startups to be accepted into the 2016 Innovate Accelerator in Hargeisa, Somaliland. In partn…
