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Insights from ‘Digital Kenya’: An Entrepreneurial Revolution in the Making

Many people wonder what to make out of the entrepreneurial revolution in the tech space on the African continent. Questions such as: Are there ..

VC4Africa launches open data on African startups

VC4Africa launches an API (application programming interface) to embed public venture data from the startup funding platform on external websites, display subsets of venture ..

Success stories from South Africa – Insights from the Seedstars World events trail

Bérénice Magistretti of Seedstars World gives some insights on the South African investment scene. You can still sign up for 8 pitching events across African cities ..

African solutions shaping the world – Investor insights from Nigeria

Ross Baird — Executive Director of Village Capital — joined the Case Foundation from the U.S. in exploring the entrepreneurial ecosystems in Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria. ..

Investor insights: Startups in Ghana are not just locally, but globally relevant

Ross Baird — Executive Director of Village Capital — reports from Nairobi, Accra and Lagos this week. He joins digital pioneers Jean and Steve Case ..

Africa is on the move – 3 key insights following the GES2015 Summit in Kenya

Following the 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Nairobi this week, Ross Baird – Executive Director of Village Capital – shares some of his experiences ..

Forget funding; talent and ideas will grow Africa’s startup ecosystem – Mobile West Africa insights

Samuel Okocha reports from the Mobile West Africa 2014 conference in Lagos, Nigeria. “Until we get those valuable ideas that solve real problems because ..

Who dares to teach must never cease to learn, peer-to-peer learning in African tech innovation

“Who dares to teach must never cease to learn.” – John Cotton Dana Learn. Teach. Two words that startups and members of ICT Hubs ..

Founder of Motribe Nicholas Haralambous: ‘Trying to get funds can be a distraction’

Editor’s Note: Nicholas Haralambous was the co-founder of mobile social network builder Motribe, which was recently acquired by Mxit for an undisclosed sum. The ..

Kenya study, impact of venture capital on small and medium sized enterprise

Venture capital, which is quite prevalent in developed countries, has played a big role in enhancing the growth of SMEs. On one hand they ..