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Entrepreneurship
Education apps get seedfunding after ‘Tech in’ event CcHub Nigeria
Three out of six teams won seed funding to further develop their ideas that were pitched on Sunday 19 February at the ‘Tech in
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Entrepreneurship
Startup Weekend Nairobi: ‘No talk, all action!’
‘No talk, all action!’ That’s the pay-off for the first Startup Weekend Nairobi which will take place in Kenyans capital this coming…
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Case studies
VC4Africa offers due diligence support and matchmaking service
VC4Africa is pleased to announce the launch of its ‘Booster Program,’ a unique opportunity for a select number of VC4Africa registered ven…
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Entrepreneurship
Is private equity investment what your business needs?
If you want to attract capital you need to make sure your business is ready for investment. You also need to understand how investors
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Case studies
What are investors looking for in African start-ups
What are Investors Looking for in African Start-Ups from Jonathan Marks on Vimeo. This is the first in a series of pilot videos made
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Entrepreneurship
Three reasons to take a new look at investing in Africa
A photo like this captures it all. Check out the photo project Middle Class in Africa. Have you had a chance to look through
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Entrepreneurship
Hard to get to Africa’s SMEs, time to finance the missing middle
Getting finance to small and medium sized enterprises remains a key challenge. Getting the support to the smaller businesses on the SME spectrum is
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Entrepreneurship
Making SME finance work in Africa
Today was the first day of the Making FInance Work in Africa conference here in Addis Ababa. This was a unique opportunity for the
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Entrepreneurship
Nairobi bootcamp ignites startup investments in 48 hrs @IPO48 Nairobi
The second IPO48 in Nairobi saw an increase in everything: startups submitted to our platform, participants and onsite mentors and last, but not least
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Entrepreneurship
Will increased Private Equity interest in Africa trickle down?
In March, the Carlyle Group launched their first Africa-centric fund. A month later they opened their offices in South Africa and announced plans to