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Case studies
VC4Africa and Cameroon’s startup Entrepreneurs [video]
We are pleased to share this video from our recent trip to Cameroon and our time spent with the team at the African Center
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Entrepreneurship
Venture profile BelCash: “We consider ourselves as the Visa card for the poor”
Every other week the VC4Africa team places a new venture in the spotlights. Now we will meet Ethiopian entrepreneur Vince Mountaga Diop, the founder
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Entrepreneurship
Interview with Ryan Delk of Nairobi’s Pivot25
Today VC4Africa speaks with Ryan Delk to find out more about the upcoming Pivot25, an mlab initiative to bring focus on the Mobile developer
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Entrepreneurship
A video pitch on Njorku.com, making job search in Africa possible
Today Churchill Nanje Mambe, the founder of Njorku.com, uploaded one of the first video pitches from Cameroon. Njorku is a job search engine for
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Entrepreneurship
Venture profile: Look4.co.ug
Every month the VC4Africa team places a new venture in the spotlights. Now we will meet Peter Kawumi who is setting up Look4.co.ug. Can
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Entrepreneurship
Africa produces the next Facebook, Groupon, Zynga or Google
What will these lists look like 5 years from now? This infographic was produced by Ivan Colic. Located in South Africa, he started a
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Entrepreneurship
Do angel investors exist in Africa?
In my professional walk, I have come across a number of issues that concern me. As a Financier working in Europe and Africa, I
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Entrepreneurship
VC4Africa entrepreneurs to watch in 2011
VC4Africa.biz now has 91 ventures registered from more than 20 African countries and a surprising number of sectors. It is a nice representation of
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Entrepreneurship
Rick Harington’s MarketFleas secures funding
Today I jumped out of my chair when I got this e-mail from Rick. He writes, “Hi Ben, We finally finished our investment round
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Entrepreneurship
What do Tech Startups in Africa need to do to attract VC’s and Angel investors?
Its a challenge for any emerging market or sector. Reality is people are always interested in investing in something that already works and has