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Case studies
New era of growth for Africa’s venture capital industry and tech startup sector
The growing number of startups securing major financial commitments sets the stage for an entirely new era of growth in the African venture capital
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Entrepreneurship
NESG announces finalists of the startup pitching competition
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) is proud to announce the 10 finalists of the 25th Nigerian Economic Summit (NES25) startup pitch competition…
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Entrepreneurship
Africa’s Angel investing movement picks up momentum in 2017
This past week, the VC4Africa community converged in Johannesburg for the Global Entrepreneurship Congress 2017. It was the first time the global cong…
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Entrepreneurship
Announcing the companies identified by the Thomson Reuters Africa Startups Challenge
Using smart data tools, teams from across Thomson Reuters have developed sophisticated assessment models to identify Africa’s up and coming vent…
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Case studies
LAN Syndicates sign-off N50M for three startups at the first Lagos StartUp Deal Day
The recent Lagos Startup Deal Day has resulted in the formation of 3 syndicates of angel investors who have invested in 3 early stage
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Case studies
“Building partnerships sounds nice, but it is hard work”
Many conferences on business opportunities in Africa are held both inside and outside the continent. Last week VC4Africa joined the ‘AfricaWorks!’ eve…
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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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Entrepreneurship
To a new year full of African success stories! The VC4Africa community in 2013 & the year ahead
What started as a conversation between like-minded professionals continues to grow as a thriving community dedicated to African venture finance. VC4Af…
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Entrepreneurship
Join a global series of VC4Africa meetups as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2013
We believe entrepreneurship development in Africa can be accelerated when we connect a global network of knowledge and capital. As part of this year…
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Entrepreneurship
VC4Africa community gathers in Nairobi
Almost a year after the successful VC4African meetup in Nairobi’s Hilton Hotel, and six months after the even better gathering held during the f…