EntrepreneurshipInvesting in Kenya’s mobile disruptors, meet the Safaricom Spark Venture Fund
Safaricom in November 2014 launched a venture fund that invest in late seed to early growth stage support start-ups that use mobile technology as
EntrepreneurshipOn-demand package delivery, Sendy closes deal with Safaricom Spark Venture Fund
The Safaricom’s USD 1 million Spark Venture Fund launched with great expectations, entrepreneurs eager to read about their first investments to be mad…
- Entrepreneurship
DEMO Africa alumni startup SpacePointe closed Seed and Series A, now finalizing series B
We had a chance to catch up with DEMO Africa 2014 alumna Sayu Abend, founder of Nigerian startup SpacePointe. SpacePointe is an online
- Entrepreneurship
Performing due diligence on startups in Africa: analyzing investment opportunities
What does it take to build a fruitful partnership between an early-stage entrepreneur and an equity investor in Africa? VC4Africa members and investor…
- Entrepreneurship
The essential startup starter pack: legal documents you need as a startup founder
What are the legal documents you need to have as a startup founder? Odun Longe, a startup lawyer at The Longe Practice in Lagos, Nigeria, lists
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Tugende kicks off 2015 with USD 780K in new funding
VC4Africa listed Tugende, a for-profit social enterprise based in Uganda, gained USD 780,000 in additional growth funding and working capital in an in…
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On valuations: How to “price” your startup
This article was originally published on Techcabal and is published with permission. Marek Zmyslowski, Managing Director of Jovago.com discusses the a…
- Investing
African Business Angels Network (ABAN) launches at EBAN 2014
African investor network group establishes pan-African association to promote Angel investing and accelerate early stage entrepreneurship. In the past…
- Entrepreneurship
The 2015 Green Pioneer Accelerator Program launches in Kenya and South Africa
A new acceleration program was announced for green entrepreneurs today at the Seed Africa Symposium 2014 in Nairobi, Kenya. This ambitious, continenta…
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Africa’s early stage investor network on the rise, breaking down the numbers
At VC4Africa we have been busy building a leading network of investors actively investing in early stage companies. There are more than 600 investors
