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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 education… read more

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, FarmerLine,… read more

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… read more

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 anniversary this… read more

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… read more

CcHub and Nailab announce cohorts of the first Make-IT Accelerator

The Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) in Lagos, Nigeria, and NaiLab in Nairobi, Kenya, have announced the startups that will take part in the Make-IT Accelerator… read more

Make-IT Africa: Accelerating digital startups with social impact in Kenya and Nigeria

The Make-IT Africa programme is looking for up to 30 digital startups that have a social impact to run through a nine months acceleration… read more

Innovate Ventures announces 2017 cohort of Somali startups

Innovate Ventures has announced the ten early stage startups for this year’s Innovate Accelerator in Hargeisa, Somaliland. Innovate Ventures is the leading Somali start-up… read more

AfriLabs city meetups in Nairobi, Lagos, Dakar, Johannesburg and Cairo

AfriLabs is currently undertaking a series of city meet-ups in 5 countries in different African regions prior to the Annual Gathering slated for 25th-27th… read more

The Kenyan startup ‘Egosystem’ is broken and should focus on adding real value

The Kenyan startup system is broken. We can invest millions into a few company’s, but the focus is wrong and too many egos stand… read more