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Case studiesOnline retail becomes a reality in Africa’s biggest market – behind the scenes with Nigerian Internet startup Jumia
The next global e-commerce company might come from Nigeria rather than Silicon Valley. And why not? With 160 million people, Nigeria is a rising
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Entrepreneurship
VC4Africa introduces VC4A Talent, a free recruitment service for African startups
We’re pleased to announce that we’ve launched a new recruitment function for ventures listed on VC4Africa, the first steps in creating a o…
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Case studies
Towards a vibrant venture capital sector in Africa
What needs to be done, by policy-makers of African governments and others, to create a thriving economic environment for emerging entrepreneurs in Afr…
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Entrepreneurship
Crowdsourcing a venture capital movement across Africa, VC4Africa celebrates new community milestones
Together we are working to build a robust ecosystem and support network for Africa’s most promising entrepreneurs. A place where people can come…
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Entrepreneurship
Connecting innovators with capital, meet 40 investors from the VC4Africa investor network
At VC4Africa our mission is to support the continent’s most promising entrepreneurs and to connect them with the resources (network, knowledge a…
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Case studies
Building an ecosystem for Angel investing in Africa
From our extensive conversations with entrepreneurs and investors, and supported again by our own research polls with the VC4Africa community, we know…
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Case studies
VC4A entrepreneur unstoppable, Software testing facility opens in Somaliland
We have written about our friend Hhasan before. You might recall his vision to train the world’s best software testers in Somaliland. He has
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Case studies
Angel investing in Africa (case study part 3): Scouting new opportunities and finding companies to invest
Recently M-Kazi closed their seed round with angel investor Jerome Kisting. This interview is the third installment in a three part series (see part 1…
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Case studies
Angel investing in Africa (case study part 2): Screening and structuring the angel investment
Recently M-Kazi closed their seed round with angel investor Jerome Kisting. This interview is the second installment in a three part series (see part …
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Entrepreneurship
Angel investing in Africa (case study part 1): Canadian investor Jerome Kisting and Kenyan based m-Kazi
Recently M-Kazi closed their seed round with angel investor Jerome Kisting. This interview is the first installment of a three part series and abbrevi…