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Do angel investors exist in Africa?
In my professional walk, I have come across a number of issues that concern me. As a Financier working in Europe and Africa, I
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VC4Africa entrepreneurs to watch in 2011
VC4Africa.biz now has 91 ventures registered from more than 20 African countries and a surprising number of sectors. It is a nice representation of
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Rick Harington’s MarketFleas secures funding
Today I jumped out of my chair when I got this e-mail from Rick. He writes, “Hi Ben, We finally finished our investment round
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What do Tech Startups in Africa need to do to attract VC’s and Angel investors?
Its a challenge for any emerging market or sector. Reality is people are always interested in investing in something that already works and has
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Join us at the next VC4Africa meetup!
The new year is getting off to a great start and the VC4Africa community is growing faster than ever. Clearly it’s time to do
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Rise of the African Entrepreneur
Recently the World Bank reported that 43 per cent of sub-Saharan Africa’s population is between the ages of 0 and 14. That African countries
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Apply for a spot at the Unreasonable Institute – November 30th Deadline!
Want to apply? The second annual Unreasonable Institute will unite 25 exceptional, young entrepreneurs for 8 weeks in the summer of 2011 in the
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The team behind VC4Africa – meet our coding wizard Valery Colong
On Monday November 1st VC4Africa will launch its new matchmaking platform. Hard to believe knowing we started with only a Linkedin Group and later
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The team behind VC4Africa – meet our visual specialist Joshua Wanyama
On Monday November 1st VC4Africa will launch its new matchmaking platform. Hard to believe knowing we started with only a Linkedin Group and later
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You want change? Time to focus on Africa’s entrepreneurs
Africa faces the challenge to provide better economic opportunities to its citizens, through sustained growth led by the private sector and to allevia…