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Entrepreneurship
Christof Henz, VerySol: “Solar energy solution for high fuel prices in Nigeria”
Recently we started the ‘VC4Africa Booster Program,’ a unique opportunity for a select number of VC4Africa registered ventures. As part of this progra…
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Entrepreneurship
Penda Health: Bringing quality healthcare to low-income Kenyans
Recently we started the ‘VC4Africa Booster Program,’ a unique opportunity for a select number of VC4Africa registered ventures. As part of…
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Entrepreneurship
Startup Weekend Nairobi: ‘No talk, all action!’
‘No talk, all action!’ That’s the pay-off for the first Startup Weekend Nairobi which will take place in Kenyans capital this coming…
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Entrepreneurship
Follow Friday: Bloggers about African tech-startups on Twitter
Twitter is our main source of news and updates and we like the ‘who to follow’ lists. Every third Friday of the month we
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Entrepreneurship
CcHub Nigeria aims to support 30 social tech-ventures in the next two years
The Co-Creation Hub Nigeria, a technology innovations center in Lagos, is working to start 30 profitable social tech ventures in the next two years.
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Entrepreneurship
VC4A ventures make the Forbes list of ‘Africa’s Hottest Startups’
In the February issue of Forbes Africa they publish their list of the ‘Top 20 Start-ups in Africa.’ Criteria for selection included 1) eac…
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Case studies
Check out the top ranked ventures in Uganda
Here is a list of the top ten ventures from Uganda as ranked by the VC4Africa community. 1) Yo! Payments Uganda Yo! Payments is
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Case studies
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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Entrepreneurship
Tips for publishing your venture to VC4A
Are you working on a promising business? Want to connect with our global member base in 159 countries for possible capital, business deals, mentorship
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Entrepreneurship
Kauffman Sketchbook: Where Do Entrepreneurs Get Their Money?
Paul Kedrosky – who spends some of his time as a Senior Fellow at the Kauffman Foundation – has a thoughtful short video (as