Blog – VC4A
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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…
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Entrepreneurship
Impact Investing: Reverse pitching from investors to entrepreneurs at SEED Symposium
Last week VC4Africa co-organized an innovative session at the SEED Symposium in Nairobi, Kenya, where investors pitched in front of entrepreneurs. Whe…
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Entrepreneurship
Being an entrepreneur, being a mentor – Building great companies in Africa
Below entrepreneur Abel Asrat interviews mentor Donald Hagbe. VC4Africa’s Mentorship Marketplace links promising entrepreneurs with experts in various…
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Entrepreneurship
Learnings from the Angel Investor Bootcamp in Lagos, Nigeria [VIDEOS]
On Friday July 31st, Lagos kicked off the Series of Angel Investor Bootcamps leading up to the ABAN Investor Summit at DEMO Africa. The
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Entrepreneurship
Botanica is an award-winning natural skin care business with double-digit growth
We had a chance to catch up with Will Coetsee, Managing Director of Botanica Natural Products, South Africa. Part of the Hivos sponsored Green Pioneer…
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Entrepreneurship
Learn how to pitch to investors: Join the Inclusive Business Accelerator bootcamp
The Inclusive Business Accelerator, an initiative of VC4Africa, BoP Innovation Center, SNV and Nyenrode Business School, is organizing an online bootc…
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Case studies
How startup incubators in Africa contribute to entrepreneur success
You thought Africa’s startup incubators don’t work? In fact they have a big positive impact on Africa’s innovation ecosystem, writes Michael Oluwagbem…
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Entrepreneurship
Sanivation, household sanitation and energy services to the urban poor
We had a chance to catch up with Andrew Foote, the founder and entrepreneur behind Sanivation. Part of the Hivos sponsored Green Pioneer Accelerator,
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Entrepreneurship
MySmartFarm empowers farmers with eco-intelligent, scientific, real-time advice
We had a chance to catch up with Wolfgang von Loeper, the founder and entrepreneur behind Mysmartfarm. Part of the Hivos sponsored Green Pioneer
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Entrepreneurship
Performing due diligence on startups in Africa: analyzing investment opportunities
What does it take to build a fruitful partnership between an early-stage entrepreneur and an equity investor in Africa? VC4Africa members and investor…
