Blog – VC4A
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Crowdsourcing a venture capital movement across Africa, VC4Africa celebrates new community milestones
Together we are working to build a robust ecosystem and support network for Africa’s most promising entrepreneurs. A place where people can come…
- Entrepreneurship
Connecting innovators with capital, meet 40 investors from the VC4Africa investor network
At VC4Africa our mission is to support the continent’s most promising entrepreneurs and to connect them with the resources (network, knowledge a…
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Building a networked ecosystem for entrepreneurs, VC4Africa launches partner network
Over the course of 2012, we have put into place the outlines for the VC4Africa Partnership Network. Here is a useful FAQ on the
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Working together to support the continent’s most promising entrepreneurs, here is to an entrepreneurial 2013
Looking back: This past year has been an incredible adventure for the VC4Africa community. Here are a few highlights: – One thousand entrepreneu…
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Building an ecosystem for Angel investing in Africa
From our extensive conversations with entrepreneurs and investors, and supported again by our own research polls with the VC4Africa community, we know…
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8 questions you should ask yourself before pitching your startup
This article was written by Stuart Thomas, a Senior reporter at our content partner VentureBurn. So you’ve had the next big idea, or your startup’s
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Entrepreneurs find expertise via the VC4Africa mentorship program
We do not seek to become “yet another funding platform”—the VC4Africa vision runs deeper, and we aspire to connect the most outstanding individuals wo…
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Brain gain: 70% of African Diasporan MBAs will return to work in Africa post-graduation
African Diasporan MBA students from leading Western business schools have affirmed their conviction in Africa’s potential for fostering small-to- medi…
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VC4A entrepreneur unstoppable, Software testing facility opens in Somaliland
We have written about our friend Hhasan before. You might recall his vision to train the world’s best software testers in Somaliland. He has
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World Bank Research: Technology entrepreneurship is increasingly seen as a driver for development
eTransform Africa: The Transformational Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Africa, is a joint report by the World Bank and African D…
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Angel investing in Africa (case study part 3): Scouting new opportunities and finding companies to invest
Recently M-Kazi closed their seed round with angel investor Jerome Kisting. This interview is the third installment in a three part series (see part 1…
