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Africa can list more gazelles at home than unicorn IPOs abroad
At the recent TechCrunch Disrupt SF, Senegalese VC investor Marieme Diop suggested that Silicon Valley’s unicorn IPO model might not be right for African startups. This is largely because the co
Hear about investing in African tech at Disrupt SF with Marième Diop, Wale Ayeni and Sheel Mohnot
If you’re a VC or founder in London, Bangalore or San Francisco, you’ll likely interact with some part of Africa’s tech landscape for the first time — or more — in the near future. W
Dakar Network Angels begins startup investments in francophone Africa
The Dakar Network Angels group launched this month, making its first investment in francophone Africa to cleantech venture Coliba. The Ivorian startup — which uses a mobile app to coordinate waste r
Marieme Diop and Shikoh Gitau to speak at Startup Battlefield Africa
Startup Battlefield Africa is set for December 11 in Lagos and investor Marieme Diop and ICT expert Shikoh Gitau will be there to lend their perspective and expertise. The Lagos TechCrunch event is a
Local venture capital fund formation is on the rise in Africa, led by Nigeria
Jake Bright Contributor Share on Twitter Jake Bright is a writer, author and advisor with a focus on global business, politics, and technology. From 2017 to 2020, he was a contributing writer and advi
Orange and Google form new partnership to invest in and buy EMEA startups
Google, more recently by way of parent company Alphabet, has been a prolific investor in startups across the globe by way of entities like GV and CapitalG. Today, it announced its newest effort in thi
Africa Roundup: Kenya’s Safaricom takes on Uber, Orange expands Pan-African profile
Jake Bright Contributor Share on Twitter Jake Bright is a writer, author and advisor with a focus on global business, politics, and technology. From 2017 to 2020, he was a contributing writer and advi