- Entrepreneurship
European Investors take a serious look at African startups
Presentation at Barcamp Cameroon Today we had a chance to connect with Dariu Trueb, a representative of Ringier AG, one of Europe’s largest medi…
- Case studies
Africa’s mobile opportunity, a look at Mobile Web Africa 2011
Today we had a chance to connect with Matthew Dawes, the Managing Director of All Amber. Specifically we wanted to talk about the mobile
- Entrepreneurship
StorySpaces: Sharing stories to re-imagine Africa
Many new ideas are coming in every week via the VC4Africa website. On a regular basis the VC4Africa team places a new venture in
- Entrepreneurship
Making SME finance work in Africa
Today was the first day of the Making FInance Work in Africa conference here in Addis Ababa. This was a unique opportunity for the
- Entrepreneurship
Why do African startups fail?
This week’s poll was possibly our most controversial to date. We saw extensive and heated discussions cross the VC4Africa community, Linkedin, T…
- Entrepreneurship
Right management team makes the difference in African business
It is not easy finding good investments and almost every team, idea or business has a number of weaknesses that need to be carefully
- Entrepreneurship
Nairobi bootcamp ignites startup investments in 48 hrs @IPO48 Nairobi
The second IPO48 in Nairobi saw an increase in everything: startups submitted to our platform, participants and onsite mentors and last, but not least
- Entrepreneurship
Trust: A Key to Business and Economic Success in Africa
The “Art of Making Business Happen” aired a segment on trust as an active ingredient to one’s success in business. While its role is
- Entrepreneurship
What can entrepreneurs do to secure venture finance for their African startup?
As reported by the World Bank, 43 per cent of sub-Saharan Africa’s population is between the ages of 0 and 14. This growing population
- Entrepreneurship
Venture profile BelCash: “We consider ourselves as the Visa card for the poor”
Every other week the VC4Africa team places a new venture in the spotlights. Now we will meet Ethiopian entrepreneur Vince Mountaga Diop, the founder