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Case studiesHow African startups contribute to tackling the challenge of youth unemployment
The year 2021 has proved exceptionally successful for African startups, drawing more record-breaking fundraising deals than all of 2019 and 2020 combi…
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Partners onlyEducall (Education For All) – The story of Yassine Ettayal
Yassine Ettayal dreamt of becoming an engineer. Being a social entrepreneur wasn’t his objective at the beginning. The course of his life events led
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MentorshipVC4A Mentor-Driven Capital is getting ready for 2022
VC4A is launching another round of the Mentor-Driven Capital (MDC) programs for 2022 in January in Egypt and Somaliland, with MDC in Nigeria kicking
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InvestingLargest gathering of investors convene at 8th Africa Early Stage Investor Summit
Momentum and capital behind an Africa tech revolution. Investors at the 8th Africa Early Stage Investor Summit celebrated record-breaking deal-making …
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InvestingAnnouncing the 8 finalists for the 2021 VC4A Venture Showcase – Series A
We’re proud to announce the 8 ventures for the 2021 VC4A Venture Showcase – Series A track! Since 2017, the VC4A Venture Showcase has
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Partners onlyGlobal Innovation Initiative Group announces the dawn of a new era!
A new era in the finding and funding of African tech innovation startups «Leap into the Future» This week saw the launch of a
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EntrepreneurshipTech54 – July funding report
This July on Tech54, the bi-monthly newsletter from the African Business magazine and Briter Bridges, which covers all the major startup stories and g…
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EntrepreneurshipAGRF & Heifer International launch Pitch AgriHack 2021
The competition provides cash grants to innovators, increasing the use of technology and creating jobs across Africa’s agricultural sector AGRF and He…
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Case studies2021 is halfway through, what’s new?
A lot has happened at VC4A since the start of the year and we want to share a brief update of the most exciting #projects we
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Entrepreneurship
Tech54 Special report: Half year funding in Africa and Egypt’s rise as a tech hub
Deals to remember from the first half of 2021 Fintech startup Paymob has raised $18.5M in a Series A round, in the largest equity