Ghana Establishes $2.7m YES Fund For Young Entrepreneurs
- Entrepreneurs, Money
- August 14, 2014
The Naira is falling down! For those who don’t know – the Naira, Nigeria’s currency used to trade at N160 to a dollar. It was very stable for a long while, and then shortly after the oil prices started falling, the Naira started falling. The Naira has now dropped to N330 to the dollar, and
READ MOREEarly last year I took up a role in a technology seed funding company. Before then, I had just been on the management team of a few technology companies that had raised money for growth. My perception had always been from the receiver side; the high hopes that fill your heart when an investor is interested
READ MOREIt’s still too early to say the African startup scene has matured, but there is incredible progress in the scene. Last year, African tech startups raised over $185 million. This year, the figure will be higher as more investors are paying attention to the scene, looking for opportunities. For early stage startups, angel investors are
READ MORECountries all over the world are in dire economic straits, African nations included. And while SMEs are touted as major drivers to help grow an economy, the truth is a lot of SMEs will crash and burn in this period. This is due to the lack of adequate funding to plow through the hard times.
READ MOREAfrican Startups that raised Economies dwindling all over the globe. But somehow, someway, these startups managed to raise (in case you were wondering where all the money went). IrokoTV ($19 Million) From its early days as a Youtube channel, you could say that IrokoTV has come a long way. Even though a lot of scene
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