Category: Accelerator
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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.…
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Lessons from the Savannah Fund Accelerator – Perspectives from Djuaji Research
When my co-founder Hungai first told me about his idea for Djuaji, I was blown away. It seemed like it could…
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Announcing the 4th Accelerator Class
We are excited to announce our 4th Accelerator class selected from over 150 applications across Africa- each startup will get between…
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Launching A Start-up (My Experience)
In previous years, I have helped my relatives in Nigeria with their applications to Universities in the UK. I was…
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What it REALLY takes for an African startup to make it to Silicon Valley…
“Sorry, I just don’t believe the story” the United States Immigration Officer mumbled as he stamped ‘REJECTED’ on Rodgers’ and…
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Research: What does Savannah Fund accelerator applications show us?
Since 2012, Savannah Fund has hosted three accelerator classes with a total of 10 graduated startups. We’ve received over 300 applications…
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Carey Eaton: A Leader
I joined Savannah Fund in September 2013 and I remember very clearly organising my first Accelerator Mentor session for our…
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The Accelerator is a Real-Life Version of University
My name is Prince, and I’m the founder of BiGxGh.com, a startup currently going through Savannah Fund’s accelerator. It’s only…