-
Case studies
Investor profile GroFin: Why 30% of SMEs survive their first three years of operation
The photo is of La Decouverte, a Rwanda based venture in Healthcare/Retail. If you require between USD $50.000 to $1.5 million in finance there are
-
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
-
Entrepreneurship
Penda Health sets out to disrupt Kenyan healthcare system
Recently Penda Health officially opened their first clinic in Kitengela, half an hour drive from Nairobi, Kenya. As this startup of Stephanie Kozcela,…
-
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…
-
Case studies
Announcing the 2012 Cameroon Startup Challenge
Today, VC4Africa, the largest online community of venture capitalists, angels and entrepreneurs dedicated to building businesses in Africa, and Sanaga…
-
Entrepreneurship
Venture financed Kopo Kopo paves the way for African based startups
Last month the Kopo Kopo team moved into their new office to accommodate their growing number of employees. From this space, situated on the
-
Entrepreneurship
Mobile Web West Africa 2012: ‘Local content, simplicity and accessibility are the key to success’
Budding entrepreneurs must make their products easy to use and accessible in order to make an impact in the growing mobile ecosystem in Nigeria
-
Case studies
Strengthening the VC pipeline, take aways from the AVCA panel in Accra
VC4Africa was pleased to host the panel, ‘Strengthening the VC pipeline’ at the 9th Annual Conference for the African Venture Capital Association mee…
-
EntrepreneurshipAn inside look at the emerging startup scene in Nairobi
Kenya’s capital Nairobi is on the forefront of Africa’s tech-revolution. With the fast adoption of new mobile money services, and the dropping prices …
-
Entrepreneurship
Kenya study, impact of venture capital on small and medium sized enterprise
Venture capital, which is quite prevalent in developed countries, has played a big role in enhancing the growth of SMEs. On one hand they