African start-ups are securing more investment—but there’s still room for growth

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Data from VC4Africa’s new Venture Finance in Africa 2016 report shows that venture capital funding and angel investments secured by the 462 African ventures tracked has more than doubled from $27 million last year to $73 million. But despite the uptick in funding secured, venture capital funding and angel investments still account for just 12% […]

Social Entrepreneurship: Challenging The Status Quo

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How can we make society better? This is a question that resonates with every social entrepreneur. An integral part of development in Africa in the last two decades has been as a result of the rise of some spectacular groups of individuals changing the status quo to advance Africa. In year 2004, LEAP Africa began […]