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Entrepreneurship
Startup Weekend Kampala: Giving a boost to starting entrepreneurs in Uganda
Startup Weekends are organised everywhere across our globe, and there have been a number of editions in Sub Saharan Africa in the past year.
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EntrepreneurshipAn inside look at the emerging startup scene in Nairobi
Kenya’s capital Nairobi is on the forefront of Africa’s tech-revolution. With the fast adoption of new mobile money services, and the dropping prices …
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Entrepreneurship
Kenya study, impact of venture capital on small and medium sized enterprise
Venture capital, which is quite prevalent in developed countries, has played a big role in enhancing the growth of SMEs. On one hand they
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Entrepreneurship
The key elements to understanding venture capital term sheets
Gwenn The Photo: Dubour Thoumieu /AFP/Getty Images An investor tells you they are willing to put money into your company. Great, it’s time to
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Case studies
VC4Africa members come together for the second Abuja Meetup
Recently, member Silas Okwoche took the initiative to organize and host the second VC4Africa meet up in Abuja, Nigeria. We had a chance to
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Entrepreneurship
Nurodeli: A mobile listing of services in Mauritius
Mauritius always comes up in the top spots for best governed countries in Afric, but we don’t often hear about entrepreneurs from the island
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Entrepreneurship
Venture Capital (VC): Impact on Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kenya
Lack of information is one of the key challenges we face in SME development. At VC4Africa we run polls and conduct research from across
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Entrepreneurship
Village Telco: A WiFi-based mesh network that offers voice and data services anywhere
There is a thriving network of ventures on the VC4Africa website. From these exciting businesses we make a selection and we approach the entrepreneurs
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Case studies
Africa the rising giant, A profile on the African Venture Capital Association (AVCA)
The African Venture Capital Association (AVCA) is a not-for-profit entity founded to promote, develop and stimulate private equity and venture capital…
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Entrepreneurship
The future of a rich continent, what will Africa look like in 2050?
What will Africa look like in 2050? If we look at the positive trends we see taking root today just imagine what can be