Setting up an Africa Diaspora Fund for Development
VC4Africa seeks to connect African based entrepreneurs with the knowledge, network and capital they need to grow and scale their business. Part of this mission is to see how we can mobilize...
View ArticleJoin the VC4Africa meetup tomorrow in Paris! – May 26th
Second to networking online, VC4Africa makes use of the Barcamp model for organizing our very own VC4Africa Meetups. These are informal networking events initiated by any member in the network...
View ArticleInnovation spreads like wildfire in Africa
Nairobi has really worked to claim its position as an innovation hotspot. See for example the plans for the $7b Konza Technology City. The activity there is remarkable and the progress is really a...
View ArticleTime to celebrate African success stories!
What better way to support SME development in the African space than by celebrating the entrepreneurs who have already achieved remarkable success. This is exactly what the Africa Awards program is...
View ArticleCameroon’s leading techpreneurs [video]
I am pleased to share this video from my recent trip to Cameroon and the time spent with the team at the African Center for Technology, Innovations and Ventures (ActivSpaces). It was great to spend...
View ArticleThe Rise of a Startup Culture in Africa [Video Presentation]
Technology + Entrepreneurs + A vision = Startups in Africa in need of Venture Capital. This is a one line summary of the presentation I recently gave at the 1% Event in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. In...
View ArticleFast Moving Targets: Africa as promising investment frontier
Here is an interview I did last week with Fast Moving Targets, a new series dedicated to showcasing innovation in media, technology and communications. They are very much tapping into Amsterdam as a...
View ArticleVC4Africa and the emergence of an African startup culture
Want to know more about VC4Africa and our work to support starting entrepreneurs? Here is a presentation we recently recorded. I outline some of the recent trends and developments we are witnessing in...
View ArticleSteeds meer Nederlandse ondernemers ontdekken Afrika
Yesterday evening VC4Africa board member Jasper Grosskurth, Director of Research and Strategy at Research Solutions Africa, was featured on Dutch national news channel NOS. The report gives a nice...
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