SME
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Entrepreneurship
VC4Africa introduces VC4A Talent, a free recruitment service for African startups
We’re pleased to announce that we’ve launched a new recruitment function for ventures listed on VC4Africa, the first steps in creating a o…
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Entrepreneurship
Connecting innovators with capital, meet 40 investors from the VC4Africa investor network
At VC4Africa our mission is to support the continent’s most promising entrepreneurs and to connect them with the resources (network, knowledge a…
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Entrepreneurship
EzPaySlip: Cloud based payroll system built to fit the reality of East African SMEs
On a regular basis we put ventures in the spotlight that have registered on our platform. Today we talk to Danish entrepreneur Michael Pedersen,
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Entrepreneurship
mPawa: Mobile job matching for blue-collar recruitment in Africa
On a regular basis we put ventures in the spotlight who have registered on our platform. Today we talk to Ghanaian entrepreneur Maxwell Donkor of
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Case studies
Understanding VC4Africa – building connections between Entrepreneurs and Investors
In the last year VC4Africa has made many changes to the website, and in our continued quest to build a robust support system for
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Entrepreneurship
FMO and Oikocredit move to support SMEs in Central and Southern Africa
Recently the Dutch development bank FMO and Oikocredit launched a €10 million fund. The facility will invest predominantly in Central and Southern Afr…
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Entrepreneurship
Pure Fuels, transforming the Kenyan transport sector with marine algae
Fuel is the biggest expense for the transport sector. To reduce the operating costs of Kenyan companies, entrepreneur Daniel Mugenga is transforming u…
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Entrepreneurship
Africa Media Ventures Fund: Venture capital for a thriving African media sector
VC4Africa is actively expanding its network of investors. Today we meet Lot Carlier from the Africa Media Ventures Fund (AMVF), an organisation that m…
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Case studies
Hivos and VC4Africa announce the 2012 Incubator Award
The Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation (Hivos), a leading Dutch organisation with a worldwide presence, and Venture Capital for Africa (VC…
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Case studies
Investor profile GroFin: Why 30% of SMEs survive their first three years of operation
The photo is of La Decouverte, a Rwanda based venture in Healthcare/Retail. If you require between USD $50.000 to $1.5 million in finance there are