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This year in Nairobi Kenya, GrowVC will join over 150 regional innovators, policymakers, thought leaders and other stakeholders from over 25 countries around the world at the Open Innovation Africa Summit. The primary focus being how to further enhance the African entrepreneurial ecosystem. As part of the pre-summit preparations, there is the Open Innovation Africa… Read more…
m:lab East Africa, a mobile innovation and entrepreneurship development facility, has recently signed a new partnership with the leading crowdfunding platform Grow VC. m:lab is establishing itself as a top mobile application incubator and is a consortium consisting of 4 organizations, • eMobilis- involved in education, training, accreditation and certification • World Wide Web Foundation… Read more…
It is an exciting time right now in Africa. Over the past several years, we have seen a large growth and boom in Africa, specifically in parts of East Africa. One of the industries that is leading the way in development is the mobile industry. The regional tech startup scene in the area continues to… Read more…
In this podcast with Munya Chiura, we re-cap on the progress in Africa and the overwhelming response we have got to Grow VC on the continent. Having just relocated to Africa, Munya also shares some personal experiences from moving from the US to Africa after two decades. Listen to the podcast here (right click and… Read more…
I’ve recently finished reading a book by African born international economist Dr. Dambisa Moyo called “Dead Aid: Why Aid is Not Working and How There is a Better Way for Africa.” Moyo’s compelling argument is that foreign aid, mostly from the USA and Europe, has been unsuccessful in raising Africa out of poverty. She proceeds… Read more…
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