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Perhaps not all investors are ready for Africa, but Africa is ready for investors
Avanz Capital Partners, in association with the African Venture Capital Association, recently published a report titled,’The Private Equity Clim…
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Facebook Zero and the ‘next billion’ users
Graphic from the BBC and data from SocialBakers On October 4th, 2012, Facebook passed the billion user mark. These users generated some 1.13 trillion
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Nomanini raises series-A funding from eVA Fund and Esther Dyson
South-African based Nomanini raised series-A funding from Netherlands based eVentures Africa Fund (eVA Fund) and Esther Dyson. The funds will enable N…
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Top 40 startups selected for DEMO Africa 2012
After more than four months of work, we are pleased to announce the 40 entrepreneurs selected to launch at the first ever DEMO Africa
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Making television social, Djoss.tv wins the Cameroon Startup Challenge 2012
Djoss.tv is an innovative startup well on their way to revolutionizing the television experience in Cameroon, the continent and beyond. They are the w…
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EzPaySlip: Cloud based payroll system built to fit the reality of East African SMEs
On a regular basis we put ventures in the spotlight that have registered on our platform. Today we talk to Danish entrepreneur Michael Pedersen,
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8 sources of funding for your startup
Getting a new company off the ground is never easy. Capital is needed to grow and scale the business. What are the top sources
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150 Start-ups make the DEMO Africa Shortlist
It is clear there are innovators working on promising ventures across the continent. If anyone doubts that, DEMO Africa will change their mind for
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Are Africa’s entrepreneurs an answer to the jobs challenge?
Africa is the world’s second-fastest-growing region. Poverty is falling, and around 90 million of its households have joined the world’s consuming cla…
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mPawa: Mobile job matching for blue-collar recruitment in Africa
On a regular basis we put ventures in the spotlight who have registered on our platform. Today we talk to Ghanaian entrepreneur Maxwell Donkor of