- Entrepreneurship
New funding opportunity for South African start-ups
GIZ brings develoPPP Ventures to South Africa. If the application is successful, start-ups can receive a grant of EUR 100,000 to scale up their develo…
- Entrepreneurship
Pitch AgriHack 2023 Competition unveils 11 finalists
The annual Pitch AgriHack Competition has officially selected the top 11 finalists for the final round of the 2023 competition. Pitch AgriHack offers …
- Entrepreneurship
12 finalists emerge in GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition 2023
The fifth annual GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition, supporting youth-led agrifood businesses to #GrowAfricaGrowLife, has selected 12 finalists fo…
- Mentorship
Unlocking mentor-driven capital for founders in Ghana, Morocco and Tanzania
VC4A believes Mentor-Driven Capital is core to unlocking the continent’s potential. Not only is the pool of entrepreneurial talent coming up across Af…
- Case studies
Meet the top 12 Finalists of the GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize 2022
Kigali, Rwanda – After impressive on-stage pitches to an expert panel of judges earlier this week, Esther Kimani founder of FarmerLifeLine Technologie…
- Partners only
Educall (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
- Investing
Largest 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 …
- Entrepreneurship
Announcing launch of fully virtual second cycle of VC4A’s Mentor-Driven Capital program in South Africa, Botswana and Zambia
COVID-19 is forcing everyone to find new ways of working. In VC4A’s Mentor-Driven Capital program, powered by SAIS, it’s no different. We are therefor…
- Entrepreneurship
Strategies for startup entrepreneurs – Keeping your business alive through COVID-19
The COVID-19 virus continues to wreck havoc on international markets, presenting entrepreneurs with a dire economic outlook and growing set of challen…
- Case studies
Innovative African startups in the battle against COVID-19
Innovative African startups in the battle against COVID-19. Please help share and promote these companies! In the last two weeks, the number of affect…