MentorshipUnlocking 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…
EntrepreneurshipThe StoVoo effect: How BetaRaise is helping in their exciting takeover of the food industry
Impact Hub Accra, in partnership with VC4A and supported by FMO’s Ventures Program, started BetaRaise to help first-time venture leaders enjoy a seaml…
EntrepreneurshipImpact Hub Accra selects 10 startups into the Betaraise Accelerator
The Betaraise accelerator is designed to help first-time founders go from launching a beta product to their first pre-seed investment round in the fas…
EntrepreneurshipAnnouncing accelerators who won the ‘Partners in Acceleration – Challenge Fund for Innovation Hubs’
Make-IT in Africa has selected the winners of the „Partners in Acceleration – Challenge Fund for Innovation Hubs“. Innohub Foundation (Ghana), i…
EntrepreneurshipDisruptive innovations wanted at Pitch AgriHack 2019
The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), in partnership with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), and the O…
EntrepreneurshipRegional finalists for the MEST Africa Challenge 2019 announced
50 scale-ups have been selected. The second annual MEST Africa Challenge regional finals will take place February 27 and 28 in Accra, Lagos, Nairobi,
Case studiesVC4A launching Ghana research report: ecosystem builders offering robust support
The startup game in Ghana has been incredible since 2013. Increasing foreign direct investment year after year has made startups such as meQasa, Farme…
EntrepreneurshipThe MEST Africa challenge is looking for tech businesses ready to scale to new markets
The MEST Africa Challenge returns for its second year, offering up to $50k in equity investment for startups based in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, South
EntrepreneurshipMeet the winners of the MEST Africa Challenge
The MEST Africa Challenge is the first Pan-African pitch competition hosted by MEST, which gives applicants the opportunity to vie for a trip to
EntrepreneurshipCalling Africa’s scale-ups: Apply for the MEST Africa Challenge
Announcing the MEST Africa scale-up pitch competition: Accra, Lagos, Nairobi and Cape Town. For 10 years, MEST has trained aspiring entrepreneurs and …