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Case studiesNew data shows growing investor appetite in African early stage startups
Data from the newly published 2016 Venture Finance in Africa research, conducted by VC4Africa, shows that the growing international and local angel in…
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VC4Africa launches open data on African startups
VC4Africa launches an API (application programming interface) to embed public venture data from the startup funding platform on external websites, dis…
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VC4Africa 2015 Report: Venture Finance in Africa – progress in Africa’s startup space
New research by startup funding platform VC4Africa shows considerable progress made by early-stage growth companies across Africa. Leave your details …
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Companies on VC4Africa secure more than 12,000,000 USD in funding
By Ben White, Thomas van Halen, Miguel Heilbron Combined, 92 companies listed on venture capital community VC4Africa secured USD $12,000,000 in fundin…
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Results of VC4Africa’s 2013 SME Performance Index
The team at VC4Africa recently reached out to entrepreneurs part of the community to find our more about their progress. These are the results
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Towards a vibrant venture capital sector in Africa
What needs to be done, by policy-makers of African governments and others, to create a thriving economic environment for emerging entrepreneurs in Afr…
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World Bank Research: Technology entrepreneurship is increasingly seen as a driver for development
eTransform Africa: The Transformational Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Africa, is a joint report by the World Bank and African D…
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Case studies5 recommendations needed to promote early-stage VC funding in South Africa
This paper was written by Morgan Jones, from the Investment Banking Division at Merrill Lynch South Africa and Chipo Mlambo of the UCT Graduate School…
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Help! I’m going into due diligence with an investor, where is my checklist?
Are you prepared for due diligence with your investors and what can you do to make the process go as smoothly and fast as
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Entrepreneurs rising, research shows 72% of African students consider starting a company
The Association of Business Executives (ABE) is a British qualifications body, which provides a range of business management qualifications to more th…