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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,
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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…
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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
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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
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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 …