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Case studies
Test and taste your assumptions: developing business solutions for post-harvest losses
If there’s one word to describe the participants of the Food Connection Challenge in Benin and Nigeria, it is dedication. The 2018 Food Connection
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Mentor-Driven Capital, A Business Angel Movement to Realize African Startup Potential
Through mentoring, business angels offer more than just money. They create value for startups by sharing the knowledge, experience, and network they&r…
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Entrepreneurship
CoinAfrique raises € 2.5 million and boosts its development in French-speaking Africa
CoinAfrique, the most downloaded classifieds app in French-speaking Africa, aims to exceed 10 million monthly users by 2022. The classifieds ads platf…
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Case studies
Merck’s African Satellite Program kicks off with Nairobi
The Merck Accelerator is establishing a diverse startup network in Africa, in its efforts to widen and open new channels for collaborating with startu…
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Entrepreneurship
27 African digital startups to take part in iHub Traction Camp 2nd Cohort
iHub is pleased to announce the twenty seven digital startups who will participate in the iHub scale-up accelerator program, Traction Camp cohort 2. A…
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Entrepreneurship
Power-as-a-service leader Rensource raises $3.5M for expansion in Nigeria
Rensource Energy, a Lagos-based distributed energy provider, has raised $3.5 million USD in bridge financing to grow its power-as-a-service renewable …
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Entrepreneurship
CcHub and Nailab announce cohorts of the first Make-IT Accelerator
The Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) in Lagos, Nigeria, and NaiLab in Nairobi, Kenya, have announced the startups that will take part in the Make-IT Accelerato…
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Case studies
Unlocking new chapters of growth for the African startup community
VC4A is looking back on a productive year and gearing up again for 2018! As the year comes to a close, we are so
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Case studies
VC4A Startup Academy: Learning resource for Africa’s rockstar entrepreneurs
We are excited to launch the VC4A Startup Academy, offering direct access to expertise proven to work for successful entrepreneurs and investors opera…
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Case studies
20 Nigerian entrepreneurs selected for She Leads Africa 2017 Accelerator
She Leads Africa has announced twenty early stage businesses accepted into the 2017 SLA Accelerator. This year, the program will be held in Lagos,