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Entrepreneurship
Pure Fuels, transforming the Kenyan transport sector with marine algae
Fuel is the biggest expense for the transport sector. To reduce the operating costs of Kenyan companies, entrepreneur Daniel Mugenga is transforming u…
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Case studies
DEMO and VC4Africa announce inaugural DEMO Africa, Oct 24-26, 2012
DEMO Africa is the launchpad for emerging technology and trends in Africa and is scheduled to take place in Nairobi, Kenya from 24-26 October
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Entrepreneurship
Building a hardware business in Nigeria, meet tablet pioneer Saheed Adepoju
At VC4Africa we are in touch with many entrepreneurs across the continent and we are always interested to learn from their experiences. We recently
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Entrepreneurship
PassCo Africa: Using technology to boost student performance
In today’s hyper-connected world, it is hard to believe that only 11 percent of Africans have access to the Internet through a computer or
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Entrepreneurship
RubyCup: making intimate healthcare products available to woman in East Africa
Good ventures solve real problems. One would expect that the reusable silicon menstrual cup is invented as a product for women in the developing
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Entrepreneurship
Africa Media Ventures Fund: Venture capital for a thriving African media sector
VC4Africa is actively expanding its network of investors. Today we meet Lot Carlier from the Africa Media Ventures Fund (AMVF), an organisation that m…
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Case studies
VC4Africa launches secure network for private investing
VC4Africa is pleased to announce new tools that make private investment easy, secure and social. This is a first for the African space and
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Case studies
VC4Africa: the founder’s network for the continent’s leading entrepreneurs
As a start-up founder, you probably have more on your plate than you want to think about. So adding more activities to your daily
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Entrepreneurship
GrowthHub Nairobi: “Jobs have to be created, and not only in the ICT-sector”
Another hub for starting entrepreneurs was opened in Nairobi last Thursday. The GrowthHub, situated close to Yaya Centre, aims to support start-ups an…
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Case studies
Hivos and VC4Africa announce the 2012 Incubator Award
The Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation (Hivos), a leading Dutch organisation with a worldwide presence, and Venture Capital for Africa (VC…