Meet the entrepreneurs solving problems with green solutions
We love entrepreneurs solving problems with green solutions. Meet the greenest VC4A entrepreneurs currently registered on the site. Here is a top ten as rated by the VC4Africa community. 1) Justin Beswick and Uncontained Living - Uncontained Living conceptualizes, designs and sells eco-friendly housing solutions, primarily in South Africa. They convert shipping ...
Investors are heading ‘Into Africa’, says report
Invest AD Mohammed Al Hashemi, Head of Asset Management, 24 Jan 2012. By viewing this video or reading the following transcript you are agreeing to accept the Cantos Terms and Conditions. Invest AD has released a report, Into Africa, written by the Economist Intelligence Unit and based on ...
Barefoot Lighting, a social enterprise that focuses on providing affordable lighting
We're experimenting with embedded video on the VC4Africa site. My feeling is that, while YouTube and Vimeo are great places to host video, they don't give the context that's needed for a proper discussion about topics. Just look at the comments on YouTube...useless. Last year I put ...
VC4Africa hits 200 ventures and counting!
VC4Africa is pleased to announce we have 200 ventures published online. Today we welcomed Data Driven Insights from Uganda, a proven software program that monitors and measures media advertising. Data Driven Insights is the 10th venture to register from Uganda. South Africa leads the rankings with 40 ventures. ...
Follow Friday: Investors in Africa on Twitter
Twitter is our main source of news and updates and we like the 'who to follow' lists. That inspired us to start a new series: VC4A Follow Friday! Every third Friday of the month we will publish a list of 15 Twitter accounts you can follow around ...
SEED Award winner Kwaku Yamoah Kyei: ‘Social entrepreneurship is the future’
The annual international SEED Awards recognize inspiring social and environmental entrepreneurs. Last month Ghanaian entrepreneur Kwaku Yamoah Kyei from Recnowa was announced as one of the winners for 2011. “We are removing plastic waste from our environment and we are giving the often ignored a chance to ...
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Africa investor magazine reveals Africa loses $30 billion annually in local investment opportunities: http://lnkd.in/nfuj_q
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Motivate My City 10 hours, 26 minutes agoExcellent Feedback Friday session with Saskia. Cool suggestions, especially the one about the call system that adds a great service for our members and an additional revenue stream. I hadn’t seen that one at all. Highly recommended.
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