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Entrepreneurship
Infographic: Innovation centres in Africa
A lot has been written about the boom of innovation centres in Africa, but recently mHealth Africa published a great infographic that shows all
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Entrepreneurship
Ghanaian startup NandiMobile is moving into the next phase of business
In March 2011 the Ghanaian startup NandiMobile was granted the “Best Business” award at the LAUNCH Conference in San Francisco, where more than 100
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Entrepreneurship
‘Buni TV brings quality African video content to web and mobile’
Since VC4Africa launched its new functionalities last month, registered ventures can raise funds through the platform. One of the ventures that are cu…
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Case studies
Anza – a mobile checklist for startup entrepreneurs
Starting a new business and want to get an overview of your to do list? Asilia introduces Anza, a checklist for startup entrepreneurs. This app is
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Entrepreneurship
Mbwana Alliy, Savannah Fund: ‘We want to connect the best African startups to Silicon Valley’
The recently launched Savannah Fund is specializing in US$25k to US$500k investments in early-stage high growth technology ventures. The fund aims to …
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Case studies
DEMO and VC4Africa announce inaugural DEMO Africa, Oct 24-26, 2012
DEMO Africa is the launchpad for emerging technology and trends in Africa and is scheduled to take place in Nairobi, Kenya from 24-26 October
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Entrepreneurship
Introducing the Africa Media Business Exchange, startups pitching to media focused VCs
On July 11th, 2012, Film Biz Africa, in collaboration with AITEC Africa, is organizing the first ever Africa Media Business Exchange. This is a platfo…
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Case studies
It’s a Facebook Africa: A map of the world’s most visited websites by country
Webempires, a company that creates apps and visuals on interesting web companies, technology and business, recently published a map of the world’…
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Entrepreneurship
Ugandan techies walk away with awards at PivotEast
At the recent Pivot East competition, an event in which developers pitch their mobile apps to possible investors, Uganda was represented by 4 startups…
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Entrepreneurship
First Venture Capital firm in Uganda investing in start-up & early-stage companies
Mara Launchpad is an entrepreneurship centre/ accelerator in Kampala, Uganda. It exists to provide young businesses in Kampala a professional office s…