Blog – VC4A
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Case studiesHelping 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…
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Case studiesIs 2016 the year you raise capital for your venture? 7 tips and tricks for your fundraising campaign
Do you require capital to grow your business? If you are working on a scalable business, and think investors should consider backing your venture,
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EntrepreneurshipAzarGen Biotechnologies closes USD $3.1 million in Series B funding
Starting 2016 with a bang, VC4A listed venture AzarGen Biotechnologies closes $3.1 million in Series B funding. We had a chance to speak with
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Case studiesFostering a culture of inclusive business in 2016, promoting entrepreneurship for the Base of the Pyramid
There is much talk about entrepreneurship as a driver for economic growth and social progress, but to what extent does this new generation of business…
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EntrepreneurshipInvesting in Kenya’s mobile disruptors, meet the Safaricom Spark Venture Fund
Safaricom in November 2014 launched a venture fund that invest in late seed to early growth stage support start-ups that use mobile technology as
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EntrepreneurshipOn-demand package delivery, Sendy closes deal with Safaricom Spark Venture Fund
The Safaricom’s USD 1 million Spark Venture Fund launched with great expectations, entrepreneurs eager to read about their first investments to be mad…
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Entrepreneurship
Investor Profile: GroFin opens call for applications Small and Growing Businesses Fund via VC4Africa
Apply now to the GroFin Small and Growing Businesses Fund via VC4Africa. The fund focuses on both start-up and existing small and growing businesses i…
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Case studies
VC4Africa launches open data on African startups
VC4Africa launches an API (application programming interface) to embed public venture data from the startup funding platform on external websites, dis…
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Entrepreneurship
DEMO Africa alumni startup SpacePointe closed Seed and Series A, now finalizing series B
We had a chance to catch up with DEMO Africa 2014 alumna Sayu Abend, founder of Nigerian startup SpacePointe. SpacePointe is an online
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Entrepreneurship
Hotels.ng’s founder Mark Essien talks about raising USD 1.4 million and other aspects of success
A few months ago Hotels.ng raised USD 1.2 million from Omidyar & EchoVC. We had a chance to catch up with Mark Essien to explore
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Entrepreneurship
Live Blog: Top 30 startups launch at DEMO Africa 2015
DEMO Africa is the premier platform for the best and brightest technology companies from across the continent, new innovations ready to be showcased i…