And it’s probably not bitcoin. In the last couple of years, startups – especially within the tech sector – have (finally) been given a bit more time in the spotlight....
VENTURES AFRICA – Microsoft Corporation has offered financial support for the 2014 edition of DEMO Africa, an event where 40 tech based start-ups from across Africa are expected to pitch...
Over the years following the Technology Trends in Nigeria,of key interest has been the constant development of the Nigeria Startup Ecosystem.So it becomes an exciting news when certain progresses are being...
Funding is a major challenge for African Startups, more specifically Ghanaian Startups. It stems from the lack of financial products for Startups,lack of an understanding of Business Modules by Startups...
Nairobi-based bus ticket aggregator BookNow has closed a USD 75k round from 10 angels investors including local businessmen Mahendra K.D. Shah, Ravi Shah, Ritesh Doshi and four investors from their incubator 88mph. The company will...
Who are ‘angel investors’? Typically, ‘angels investors’ are high-net worth individuals with considerable business experience. Of course, “high-net worth” is a relative term that varies from country to country. In...
Collins Onuegbu, founder of Lagos based technology investment company Sasware, ICT company Signal Alliance, and a member of the Lagos Angel Network, recently joined VC4Africa’s investor network as aPro member. VC4Africa connects...
(This article was originally published on Niti Bhan’s personal blog.) Niti Bhan, founder and principal at the Emerging Futures Lab consultancy, is one of over 100 business mentors at VC4Africa’s Mentorship Marketplace. Below she...
A Guide for Emerging and Frontier Markets infoDev’s new Guide for Creating Your Own Angel Investor Group aims to educate entrepreneurs and angels from around the globe. It offers hands-on examples,...