Blog – VC4A
- Entrepreneurship
Want to become a market leader? Pricing pitfalls to avoid
What comes to your mind when you hear the word ‘cheap’? Is the word negative? Do you think it would appeal to the poor?
- Entrepreneurship
Kenya, Africa’s Silicon Valley, Epicentre of Innovation
Technology has and still continues to play a vital role in the development and advancement of African economies at large. Technology is constantly rei…
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Into Africa – The rise and success of FinTech Startups
FinTech is short for “Financial Technology” – the concept that has plugged our continent (Africa) of lately. It brings about structured change and dig…
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Crowdsourcing 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 …
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LAN 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
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Birth of a Unicorn, Africa Internet Group raises largest VC round in Africa to date
Africa Internet Group (AIG) has closed a $326 million financing round led by MTN, Rocket Internet and Goldman Sachs. The round includes a previously
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Lagos 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
- Entrepreneurship
8 tips for building investor traction for your startup
Congratulations, your venture has been published to VC4Africa! So now what? To be honest the process has just started:) The road to funding is
- Entrepreneurship
Goodwell 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…
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VC4Africa launches third generation platform, a global community for African startups
VC4Africa is pleased to present to you its third generation website. Read more about the background of the organization and some of the thinking
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Helping you invest in Africa’s top startups, deal sourcing to deal closing with VC4Africa
VC4Africa is a platform for African venture finance. We now have 27,500 members from 159 countries and connect thousands of promising startups from ac…