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InvestingGround Game: Smart Investing in Africa
In April I was sitting at Pete’s, the outdoor café in Nairobi’s iHub, lunching with a Nairobi-based entrepreneur. Pete’s and the iHub can make
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“Only way to know more about this space is to actually do deals” – Pule Taukobong, founder of the Africa Angels Network
Africa Angels Network has recently joined the VC4Africa investor network. VC4Africa followed up with Pule Taukobong, the founder of the initiative (pr…
Case studiesOnline retail becomes a reality in Africa’s biggest market – behind the scenes with Nigerian Internet startup Jumia
The next global e-commerce company might come from Nigeria rather than Silicon Valley. And why not? With 160 million people, Nigeria is a rising
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Mbwana Alliy, Savannah Fund: ‘We want to connect the best African startups to Silicon Valley’
The recently launched Savannah Fund is specializing in US$25k to US$500k investments in early-stage high growth technology ventures. The fund aims to …
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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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REPORT – What happened at the first VC4Africa meetup in Accra?
Joshua-Derek Bossman tweeted Friday night, ‘Just leaving the #VC4Africa meetup. All I can say is WOW! A real pleasure meeting up with @Abocco, E…
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Messaging platform Dropifi winner Startup Weekend Accra
This article was written by Mac-Jordan. Twitter: @MacJordaN This past weekend, Startup Weekend Accra took place at the Meltwater Entrepreneurial Schoo…
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Entrepreneurs find success for their startup on VC4Africa
VC4Africa exists to support entrepreneurs – whether it’s about improving the formulation of an idea, gaining some media exposure, making a meani…
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Africa produces the next Facebook, Groupon, Zynga or Google
What will these lists look like 5 years from now? This infographic was produced by Ivan Colic. Located in South Africa, he started a
Case studies[Video] A Global VC4Africa Meetup, connecting entrepreneurs and investors
Second to networking online, VC4Africa makes use of the Barcamp model for events and organizes its own VC4Africa Meetups, otherwise informal networkin…