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VC4A launching Senegal research report: startup ecosystem starting to pick up the pace again
Senegal presents the most vibrant startup ecosystem of the francophone West Africa region with decent Internet connectivity, strong technical educatio…
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VC4A launching Ghana research report: ecosystem builders offering robust support
The startup game in Ghana has been incredible since 2013. Increasing foreign direct investment year after year has made startups such as meQasa, Farme…
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VC4A launching Kenya research report: A maturing startup ecosystem
One of the key defining moments of the Kenyan tech startup ecosystem was in 2010 when m:Lab was founded. Entrepreneurs innovating in the mobile
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VC4A startup ecosystem report: South Africa, the most robust and developed on the continent
South Africa has the most mature startup ecosystem in Africa, with a small but established venture capital industry (SAVCA celebrates its 20th anniver…
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VC4A launching Nigeria startup ecosystem report: A startup ecosystem on the move
Nigeria could be said to have entered the tech startup scene fairly late, definitely behind the likes of South Africa, Kenya and Egypt. Yet
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Announcing the VC4A Index and Fundraising Trends for Developers
VC4A releases first of its kind visual Index of venture finance data, powered by VC4A Trends—an industry leading source of open data—together with a
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VC4A research proves founder teams are key to startup success in Africa
Data from VC4A’s new ‘2017 Venture Finance in Africa’ research proves that a strong team of founders is the key driver of startup success
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Show me the money: A quick guide to Africa’s early stage tech capital
Over the last 6 years, our team at TLcom met dozens of African entrepreneurs. While there are many challenges facing most of these founders
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How consumer data can improve your investment decision in Africa
Recently we released a white-paper report for investors and fund managers looking at emerging markets entitled Improve Investment Decision in Africa. …
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FarmDrive wins the Thomson Reuters Africa Startups Challenge
Earlier this year Thomson Reuters, in partnership with Venture Capital For Africa (VC4A), launched an initiative to find the best new companies coming…