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Entrepreneurship
Startup Knight Competition: on the hunt for a new generation of startups
Startup Knight is a competition for software based tech startups that are getting ready to start a viable business in South Africa. Byte Orbit,
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Entrepreneurship
MyOws: ‘My Original Works’ is the ‘BaseCamp’ for freelancer’s copyright
The newest member of the VC4Africa Booster Programme is the South African venture MyOws. Working in the creative sector Max Guedy, co-founder of MyOws
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Case studies
Zambian venture secures funding from ALTVEST Africa
VC4Africa is pleased to announce that ALTVEST Africa has invested In Yambeeji Honey & Rice Products in Zambia. As a peer-to-peer network many matc…
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Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurs keen to transform the African healthcare sector
Over the past few years we have seen improvements in the African healthcare sector. There is increased investment in quality hospitals and a growing
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Entrepreneurship
Village Telco: A WiFi-based mesh network that offers voice and data services anywhere
There is a thriving network of ventures on the VC4Africa website. From these exciting businesses we make a selection and we approach the entrepreneurs
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Entrepreneurship
VIDEO – Africa’s Richest Man: Alhaji Aliko Dangote
This week we are sharing some of our favorite videos. If you have a favorite you would like to add just let us know!
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Entrepreneurship
Vuka Trust, models for tapping into collective economic potential
Vuka Trustee Hamilton Madlala showing off the new bank card delivery vehicle delivering low-cost Wizzit Bank cards to Savings Union Members. In the US
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Entrepreneurship
Investment conference for clean technologies
Today we had a chance to chat with Suza Adams as one of the key organizers behind this year’s Viridis Africa, a business and
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Entrepreneurship
International investors choose South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya as top 3 in 2011
International investors choose South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya as the best African countries on the continent for investment in 2011. A survey conduct…
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Entrepreneurship
Rick Harington’s MarketFleas secures funding
Today I jumped out of my chair when I got this e-mail from Rick. He writes, «Hi Ben, We finally finished our investment round