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Entrepreneurship
Pitch AgriHack 2023 Competition unveils 11 finalists
The annual Pitch AgriHack Competition has officially selected the top 11 finalists for the final round of the 2023 competition. Pitch AgriHack offers …
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Entrepreneurship
12 finalists emerge in GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition 2023
The fifth annual GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition, supporting youth-led agrifood businesses to #GrowAfricaGrowLife, has selected 12 finalists fo…
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Investing
VC4A Venture Showcase Africa: Connecting innovative startups with investors
Are you an African founder leading an innovative and disruptive startup or scale-up, generating revenue and looking to raise a Seed or Series A
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Entrepreneurship
What’s science got to do with it? Meet the first cohort from the CGIAR Food Systems Accelerator Program
The world is facing a growing challenge in feeding a growing population while also addressing the impact of climate change and ensuring access to
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Entrepreneurship
Picking the next generation of changemakers in the Moroccan startup ecosystem
Friday 20th of January was an important day for the Moroccan accelerator organization LaStartupStation. Not only did the most successful women founder…
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Mentorship
2023 Mentor-Driven Capital Africa Program now open
Participate in the 2023 Mentor-Driven Capital Africa Program for women in leadership, who are interested in mentoring the next generation of successfu…
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Entrepreneurship
Senegal’s Kwely emerges winner of the 2022 MEST Africa Challenge
The female-founded startup emerged as the winner out of four other startup finalists from Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa.
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Mentorship
Unlocking mentor-driven capital for founders in Ghana, Morocco and Tanzania
VC4A believes Mentor-Driven Capital is core to unlocking the continent’s potential. Not only is the pool of entrepreneurial talent coming up across Af…
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Case studies
What we learned from running female founder-focused accelerator programs
The growth of startups is a critical driver for economic growth. Under the Oxfam-led project “Work in Progress!” (WiP) active in Nigeria, Egypt and
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Entrepreneurship
MEST Africa Challenge announces the top 5 finalists going into the final stage of the competition
MEST Africa has announced Sproutly (Nigeria), Kwely (Senegal), Swoove (Ghana), Hisa (Kenya) and Desert Green Africa (South Africa) as the startups who…