Blog – VC4A
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Entrepreneurship
Venture financed Kopo Kopo paves the way for African based startups
Last month the Kopo Kopo team moved into their new office to accommodate their growing number of employees. From this space, situated on the
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Entrepreneurship
Mobile Web West Africa 2012: ‘Local content, simplicity and accessibility are the key to success’
Budding entrepreneurs must make their products easy to use and accessible in order to make an impact in the growing mobile ecosystem in Nigeria
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Case studies
Strengthening the VC pipeline, take aways from the AVCA panel in Accra
VC4Africa was pleased to host the panel, ‘Strengthening the VC pipeline’ at the 9th Annual Conference for the African Venture Capital Association mee…
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Entrepreneurship
Why are Nigerians not making the shift to mobile payments?
Authorities must invest in infrastructure, education and awareness campaigns if the recently introduced Lagos Cash-Less Policy is to succeed, accordin…
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Entrepreneurship
Startup Weekend Kampala: Giving a boost to starting entrepreneurs in Uganda
Startup Weekends are organised everywhere across our globe, and there have been a number of editions in Sub Saharan Africa in the past year.
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Case studies
Take a look at the VC4Africa peer to peer mentorship program
VC4Africa’s strength is in its member base. We strongly believe in a peer-to-peer approach and foster an open culture of learning and sharing. M…
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EntrepreneurshipAn inside look at the emerging startup scene in Nairobi
Kenya’s capital Nairobi is on the forefront of Africa’s tech-revolution. With the fast adoption of new mobile money services, and the dropping prices …
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Entrepreneurship
Kenya study, impact of venture capital on small and medium sized enterprise
Venture capital, which is quite prevalent in developed countries, has played a big role in enhancing the growth of SMEs. On one hand they
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Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurs keen to transform the African healthcare sector
Over the past few years we have seen improvements in the African healthcare sector. There is increased investment in quality hospitals and a growing
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Entrepreneurship
Top 5 mistakes made by investors in Africa
As investors ramp up their activities, and we welcome new investors to the table, what are some of the mistakes being made and how
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Entrepreneurship
The key elements to understanding venture capital term sheets
Gwenn The Photo: Dubour Thoumieu /AFP/Getty Images An investor tells you they are willing to put money into your company. Great, it’s time to