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Perspectives on building and backing technology companies across Africa.
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Savannah Fund Launches second $25M Africa Tech Seed Fund led by IFC, Draper, and others
Savannah Fund, Africa’s leading technology seed fund, today announced a $25 million fund that will invest in early-stage startups across sub-Saharan Africa with a…
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The Importance of Financial Statements for Startups in Africa
One among the reasons why startups failed or unable to continue their business further is the non- presentation of financials and book keeping. We…
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Press Release: Announcing e SABU CFO Service and Governance Platform for Africa Tech Startups
Dubai, UAE from 3rd Africa Legal Network Conference– Bridging the Gulf Savannah Fund today launches e SABU, a virtual CFO service and Governance platform to…
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What It’s Really Like to Be Young, Black, and an African Tech Startup Entrepreneur (in Africa)
Cross-posted from Wiza’s blog on Medium. This post is going to read like a vaguely-connected set of thoughts and ideas. I have a habit…
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Stripe Atlas in Africa – Building a Global Business from Africa
Last month, Stripe announced Atlas, a product designed to give entrepreneurs everywhere access to the basic building blocks for starting a global internet business,…
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What should Startups Learn from Africa Bank Failures
End of last week we saw Chase Bank in Kenya, taken into receivership by the Central Bank. There is plenty of good reading from…
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Stanford GSB case Study on Bitcoin published
The Stanford Graduate School of Business has published a Case Study that is freely downloadable.
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5 Africa Tech themes to Watch from 2016-2020
2015 was a fascinating year in tech on the continent for both startups and big companies alike as the ecosystem starts to mature, here…