- Entrepreneurship
Sanivation, household sanitation and energy services to the urban poor
We had a chance to catch up with Andrew Foote, the founder and entrepreneur behind Sanivation. Part of the Hivos sponsored Green Pioneer Accelerator,
- Entrepreneurship
VC4Africa present at Rwanda’s Services Investment Forum in Kigali (July 8-9)
This Monday and Tuesday, July 8th and 9th, the Services Investment Forum, Rwanda’s first investment forum focusing on the development of the services …
- Case studies
Study looks at the rise of the Venture Capital industry in Nigeria
With the establishment of the Small and Medium-Scale Industries Equity Investment Scheme (SMEIS) in 2001, and the liberalization of the telecom…
- Case studies
DEMO and VC4Africa announce inaugural DEMO Africa, Oct 24-26, 2012
DEMO Africa is the launchpad for emerging technology and trends in Africa and is scheduled to take place in Nairobi, Kenya from 24-26 October
- Entrepreneurship
Venture financed Kopo Kopo paves the way for African based startups
Last month the Kopo Kopo team moved into their new office to accommodate their growing number of employees. From this space, situated on the
- Entrepreneurship
Nurodeli: A mobile listing of services in Mauritius
Mauritius always comes up in the top spots for best governed countries in Afric, but we don’t often hear about entrepreneurs from the island
- Entrepreneurship
eHealth Nigeria: technology solutions to transform the African health care sector
Many outstanding ideas and ventures are submitted to our website every day. Now we will meet Adam Thompson of eHealth Nigeria who is based