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Study looks at the rise of the Venture Capital industry in Nigeria
With the establishment of the Small and Medium-Scale Industries Equity Investment Scheme (SMEIS) in 2001, and the liberalization of the telecom…
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6 steps for starting as an angel investor in Africa
Not a day goes by that we don’t see an article highlighting various resources entrepreneurs can tap into building their business. On the contrary,
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Deadline for DEMO Africa applications is August 31st, do it now!
DEMO Africa is shaping up to be a world class event and a welcomed addition to the African tech innovation space. The event builds
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Vivus Limited: A holistic approach to accomplish energy and food security in Ghana
Vivus Limited has developed a rural transportation system that enables the efficient collection of crops and agricultural waste. They then market crop…
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Infographic: Innovation centres in Africa
A lot has been written about the boom of innovation centres in Africa, but recently mHealth Africa published a great infographic that shows all
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Projection of GDP growth in Africa visualized
The Guardian website recently published an African Economic Outlook of 2012. The visualization shows that Africa has emerged as one of the fastest gro…
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Afritickets aims to become the Ticketmaster of Africa
Headquartered in Nigeria’s commercial capital city of Lagos, events promotion and ticketing company Afritickets aims to become a household name for on…
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Ghanaian startup NandiMobile is moving into the next phase of business
In March 2011 the Ghanaian startup NandiMobile was granted the “Best Business” award at the LAUNCH Conference in San Francisco, where more than 100
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Maliyo Games: “We see a huge opportunity for mobile gaming in Africa”
We see many Nigerian ventures sign up to the VC4Africa platform. Maliyo Games is among some of these outstanding initiatives, as they are creating
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‘Buni TV brings quality African video content to web and mobile’
Since VC4Africa launched its new functionalities last month, registered ventures can raise funds through the platform. One of the ventures that are cu…