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Entrepreneurship
M-Kazi: Mobile job-search on basic phones in Kenya
Finding seed funding is one of the major problems African entrepreneurs face when they want to start a company. Nancy Wang and Lino Carcoforo
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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
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Case studies
VC4Africa crowdsources knowledge on African business
The Q&A on VC4Africa is a collection of questions and answers created, edited, and organized by the VC4A community. Together we are building a co…
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Entrepreneurship
Christof Henz, VerySol: “Solar energy solution for high fuel prices in Nigeria”
Recently we started the ‘VC4Africa Booster Program,’ a unique opportunity for a select number of VC4Africa registered ventures. As part of this progra…
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Entrepreneurship
Video: Inuka Kenya winner first Startup Weekend Nairobi
The winning Inuka team with judge Kamal Budabhati (Craft Silicon) celebrating their first price. The first Startup Weekend Nairobi has been won by Inu…
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Case studies
VC4Africa community comes together for the first Oslo meet up
On February 22nd we hosted the first VC4Africa meetup in Oslo, Norway. This was the second event in the region, with a meet up
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Entrepreneurship
Penda Health: Bringing quality healthcare to low-income Kenyans
Recently we started the ‘VC4Africa Booster Program,’ a unique opportunity for a select number of VC4Africa registered ventures. As part of…
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Entrepreneurship
Education apps get seedfunding after ‘Tech in’ event CcHub Nigeria
Three out of six teams won seed funding to further develop their ideas that were pitched on Sunday 19 February at the ‘Tech in
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Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship, innovation, diversity and determination – Meet the newest entrepreneurs to join VC4Africa
We are pleased to present the latest ventures to join VC4Africa. These entrepreneurs are working on promising businesses from Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, …
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Entrepreneurship
Discover the entrepreneurial spirit of Liberia – Investor’s Guide
Letter from Ellen Johnson Sirleaf President, Republic of Liberia, June 2011 Welcome to Liberia! One of the most admirable qualities of entrepreneurs …