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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
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Entrepreneurship
Hard to get to Africa’s SMEs, time to finance the missing middle
Getting finance to small and medium sized enterprises remains a key challenge. Getting the support to the smaller businesses on the SME spectrum is
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Case studies
VC4Africa and Cameroon’s startup Entrepreneurs [video]
We are pleased to share this video from our recent trip to Cameroon and our time spent with the team at the African Center
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Entrepreneurship
8 reasons why African startups fail (opinion piece)
Today we had a chance to connect with Jitesh Naidoo. He has been involved in many African countries and focuses on project management, project
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Entrepreneurship
Will increased Private Equity interest in Africa trickle down?
In March, the Carlyle Group launched their first Africa-centric fund. A month later they opened their offices in South Africa and announced plans to
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Entrepreneurship
Capital exists in Africa, but priorities are wrong
The funds required to make a tangible impact in Africa exist, however, the prioritization of this capital is imbalanced. This is according to Guido
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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
How to prepare your perfect elevator pitch
Every entrepreneur must recognize this situation: you’re on a networking event or birthday party and a possible investor asks you: ‘What is your busin…
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Entrepreneurship
Access to finance is the biggest challenge to entrepreneurs in Africa
This past week I conducted a poll with members on VC4Africa. Specifically, I wanted to know what the community feels prevents (more) entrepreneurship …
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Entrepreneurship
Interview with Ryan Delk of Nairobi’s Pivot25
Today VC4Africa speaks with Ryan Delk to find out more about the upcoming Pivot25, an mlab initiative to bring focus on the Mobile developer