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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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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…
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Case studies
Companies on VC4Africa secure more than 12,000,000 USD in funding
By Ben White, Thomas van Halen, Miguel Heilbron Combined, 92 companies listed on venture capital community VC4Africa secured USD $12,000,000 in fundin…
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Entrepreneurship
Join a global series of VC4Africa meetups as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2013
We believe entrepreneurship development in Africa can be accelerated when we connect a global network of knowledge and capital. As part of this year&r…
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Case studiesOnline retail becomes a reality in Africa’s biggest market – behind the scenes with Nigerian Internet startup Jumia
The next global e-commerce company might come from Nigeria rather than Silicon Valley. And why not? With 160 million people, Nigeria is a rising
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Case studies
Towards a vibrant venture capital sector in Africa
What needs to be done, by policy-makers of African governments and others, to create a thriving economic environment for emerging entrepreneurs in Afr…
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Entrepreneurship
Do’s and don’ts for entrepreneurs: VC intro emails – 10 lessons from a venture capitalist
This article by Keet van Zyl originally appeared on Ventureburn, a VC4Africa publishing partner. About the author: Keet van Zyl is a dynamic investmen…
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Entrepreneurship
Connecting innovators with capital, meet 40 investors from the VC4Africa investor network
At VC4Africa our mission is to support the continent’s most promising entrepreneurs and to connect them with the resources (network, knowledge a…
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Entrepreneurship
Video: VC4Africa Nairobi meetup and the need for Angel Investors in the African startup space
This year’s second VC4Africa meetup in Nairobi that was held last week turned out the be one of the most international editions so far.
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Case studies
Growing investor support for Africa’s innovation sector
This past week was one of the most exciting for the VC4Africa community so far. Forty innovators from across the continent convened in Nairobi