Epic Games, Uber, Juul Labs, Magic Leap, Instacart, Katerra, Opendoor, and Lyft share many common traits. As you might have guessed, they are U.S.-based, male-led, venture-backed technology companies.
‘Angel investing is on the rise across Africa.’ This is a commonly heard phrase for those of us active in the early stage investment space on the continent now. And this phrase is often quickly ...
Cirque Zuma Zuma, an African-style acrobatic spectacle and finalist on “America’s Got Talent,” is set to perform Sept. 20 at Everett’s Angels of the Winds Arena. The act is billed as a blend of ...
When Nigerian angel investor Tomi Davies backed his first company — Strika Entertainment in 2001 — he admits he wasn’t aware of his future role. “I was just helping out friends. I didn’t know it was ...
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 ...
The little black angel looks tired, even a bit sad. Not at all like a Rubenesque cherub cavorting in Old Master paintings. Evening approaches. She’s been walking more than a mile in a Holy Week ...
VC4Africa is the largest online community of venture capitalists, angels and entrepreneurs dedicated to building businesses in Africa. The platform, which was founded in 2008, connects Africa's most ...
The World Business Angels Investment Forum today announced the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) as its newest Board Member. In this capacity the Bank will represent Africa’s early-stage equity ...
KAMPALA, Uganda — Matthew McIlvenna, a Catholic from Britain, was inspired by his faith to found a charity to help children with disabilities in Tanzania. Called Friends of the Children of Tanzania ...