The Acceleration Trap – Ideas for Leaders.
Faced with intense market pressures, corporations often take on more than they can handle: They increase the number and speed of their activities, raise performance goals, shorten innovation cycles, and introduce new management technologies or organizational systems. For a while, they succeed brilliantly, but too often the CEO tries to make this furious pace the […]
Young Leaders Tackling Nigeria’s Social Issues
Congratulations to our 2017 Fellows! LEAP Africa Social Innovators Programme (SIP) is a one year fellowship which supports talented young social innovators, whose ideas and initiatives offer effective and creative solutions to challenges in local communities across Nigeria. Through training and strategic support systems, the Fellows are equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to sustain and scale […]
Social Entrepreneurship: Challenging The Status Quo
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 […]
African start-ups are securing more investment—but there’s still room for growth
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% […]
Seeking Funding? These Challenge Funds Can Work For You
Want to know how to get funding for your business in Africa? Are you looking for capital to start a new business or grow an already established company in Africa? Have you tried other alternatives and sources of funding but failed? Is capital your biggest headache and obstacle right now? A challenge fund is a […]