Starting Up in 2020
28 January 2020 Welcome to vc news africa 2020 – we are back from the holidays. We are excited to get this year started after another record-breaking year in the
Wrapping up 2019
17 December 2019 In March we launched vc news africa with the aim of creating a platform that would amplify venture capital activity across the continent; create a conduit
Internet connectivity costs and implication
10 December 2019 Africa has the most expensive internet in the world. The Africa Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) measures internet data prices in 100 countries and defines internet
Entrepreneurship and economic development
19 November 2019 Happy Women’s Entrepreneurship Day! Reflecting on this day made us think of the entrepreneur’s role in our communities and most importantly in the overall growth of
Smart cities and entrepreneurship
17 September 2019 Africa is undergoing impressive urban growth. The continent was one of the least urbanised in the world in 2014, however it is now demonstrating fast urbanisation
InsurTech in Africa
27 August 2019 Insurtech refers to the use of technology innovations to create operational efficiencies and lower insurance costs. Insurance is an old business, which has historically been run
HealthTech in Africa
13 August 2019 Africa suffers more than 24% of the global disease burden, has access to only 3% of the health workers from around the world and the lowest
Africa needs more software developers
04 June 2019 Africa has the youngest and fastest growing population in the world. According to the African Development Bank (AfDB), Africa’s youth population will exceed 830 million by
Promoting Startup Collaboration
02 April 2019 Innovation doesn’t happen successfully in isolation, the key to entrepreneurship success is an enabling environment. Entrepreneurs require a robust startup ecosystem consisting of resources such as
Powering African Economies
26 March 2019 In this week’s newsletter we feature two African solar companies who have recently raised funding to provide solar power in West Africa. The investments come on