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Bridging the gap between local and expat founder funding

Over the years, the inflow of startup funding capital in Africa has been rapidly growing, as investors have started paying more attention to investment… read more

Building African success stories, from Startup to Series A

As 2019 comes to an end, we look back on a productive year! VC4A passed many key milestones, one that included welcoming our 100,000th… read more

Meet the portfolio for the 2019 VC4A Venture Showcase – Series A

We’re proud to announce the 12 ventures (11 Series A and 1 Seed+) for the 2019 VC4A Venture Showcase. These companies represent the best… read more

Meet the portfolio for 2018 VC4A Venture Showcase – Series A

We are proud to announce the 8 ventures selected for the 2018 VC4A Venture Showcase – Series A. These companies represent a new class… read more

VC4A announces Series A Venture Showcase as part of 2018 Africa Early Stage Investor Summit

VC4A is calling for disruptive African scale-ups looking to raise between $250K and $5M. An exclusive Series A Venture Showcase will take place in… read more

CoinAfrique raises € 2.5 million and boosts its development in French-speaking Africa

CoinAfrique, the most downloaded classifieds app in French-speaking Africa, aims to exceed 10 million monthly users by 2022. The classifieds ads platform CoinAfrique has raised €… read more

Sendy closes Series A to grow its on-demand delivery services platform

Sendy Limited, East Africa’s on-demand delivery services platform closes Series A. The investment will be used to broaden Sendy’s service offering, expand its team,… read more

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 congress was hosted… read more

Y Combinator-backed Nigerian fintech startup Paystack closes $1.3M seed round

Nigerian fintech startup Paystack today announces it has closed a Seed Investment of $1.3M from international investors Tencent, Comcast Ventures and Singularity Investments, with participation… read more

Zoona raises $15-million in Series B funding round

Zambian fintech startup Zoona has announced a series B funding round of US $15-million. This is the next step in their mission to fuel… read more