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Case studies
Is 2015 the year you raise capital for your venture? 7 tips and tricks
Do you require capital to grow your business? If you are working on a scalable business, and think investors should consider backing your venture,
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Entrepreneurship
Social entrepreneurs: Join the Inclusive Business Accelerator bootcamp!
We recently launched the Inclusive Business Accelerator, an initiative of VC4Africa, BoP Innovation Center, SNV and Nyenrode Business School. Entrepre…
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Entrepreneurship
The 2015 Green Pioneer Accelerator Program launches in Kenya and South Africa
A new acceleration program was announced for green entrepreneurs today at the Seed Africa Symposium 2014 in Nairobi, Kenya. This ambitious, continenta…
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Case studies
Africa’s early stage investor network on the rise, breaking down the numbers
At VC4Africa we have been busy building a leading network of investors actively investing in early stage companies. There are more than 600 investors
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Entrepreneurship
Investors & entrepreneurs: how to get more startup investment deals across Africa
This article by Tom Jackson originally appeared on HumanIPO and is published with permission When a company gets funding, it is generally big news.
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Entrepreneurship
The amazing spirit amongst Africa’s tech entrepreneurs
You think you have seen them all until you see more of them. Solutions that you thought had been long employed. Innovations that you
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Case studies
Mapping startup ecosystems across Africa: How to facilitate entrepreneurial success
Below Daniel Evans & Louis Boguchwal, researchers from the Network Science Center at West Point (US), explain how they map networks of entrepreneu…
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Entrepreneurship
VC4Africa community calls on leaders to invest in entrepreneurial ecosystem at 5th EU-Africa Business Forum
It is clear Small Medium Sized Enterprises are the backbone of every economy: they are the engines of employment, income generation and economic growt…
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Case studies
Entrepreneurial success in Africa: the key to economic growth and political stability
International economic development organizations agree that entrepreneurial success in the developing world can alleviate many key world problems. Dan…
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Entrepreneurship
To a new year full of African success stories! The VC4Africa community in 2013 & the year ahead
What started as a conversation between like-minded professionals continues to grow as a thriving community dedicated to African venture finance. VC4Af…