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Entrepreneurship
Do angel investors exist in Africa?
In my professional walk, I have come across a number of issues that concern me. As a Financier working in Europe and Africa, I
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Entrepreneurship
VC4Africa entrepreneurs to watch in 2011
VC4Africa.biz now has 91 ventures registered from more than 20 African countries and a surprising number of sectors. It is a nice representation of
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Entrepreneurship
Rick Harington’s MarketFleas secures funding
Today I jumped out of my chair when I got this e-mail from Rick. He writes, “Hi Ben, We finally finished our investment round
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Entrepreneurship
Meltwater Foundation Startup Nandimobile Named “Best Business” at LAUNCH Conference
Nandimobile Ltd, a technology startup co-founded by three graduates of the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST), was granted t…
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Entrepreneurship
What do Tech Startups in Africa need to do to attract VC’s and Angel investors?
Its a challenge for any emerging market or sector. Reality is people are always interested in investing in something that already works and has
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Entrepreneurship
Join us at the next VC4Africa meetup!
The new year is getting off to a great start and the VC4Africa community is growing faster than ever. Clearly it’s time to do
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Entrepreneurship
Venture profile: Students Circle Network
Every month the VC4Africa team places a new venture in the spotlights. Now we will meet Gossy Ukanwoke who started the Students Circle Network.How
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Case studies
VC4Africa history and update current operations
VC4Africa was started as a LinkedIn group in the spring of 2008 and has grown organically into what is now the largest online community
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Case studies
VC4Africa reflects on 2010
Dear Members, We hope this e-mail finds you, your colleagues and families well and together for the holidays. We have taken some key steps
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Entrepreneurship
Rise of the African Entrepreneur
Recently the World Bank reported that 43 per cent of sub-Saharan Africa’s population is between the ages of 0 and 14. That African countries