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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 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

Startup Battlefield: Bringing the Ugandan ecosystem together

The startup scene in Uganda on its journey to maturity, pegged mostly on lessons learned over the past few years. Most stakeholders are adapting… read more

How to get/give access to Africa’s startup ecosystem

“How hard can it be to meet up with VCs, journos, Angels and all the different people who play a part in how the… read more

How the rise in corporate venture capital can close Africa’s 100 billion US dollar finance gap for SMEs

This article by Tara Sabre Collier originally appeared on NextBillion and is published with permission.  If GE, the fourth biggest company in the world, is… read more