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We have members in 159 countries and support over 400 ventures gaining traction in 30 African markets. We have hosted more than 35 VC4Africa meet ups. Join the movement @... more »
We have members in 159 countries and support over 400 ventures gaining traction in 30 African markets. We have hosted more than 35 VC4Africa meet ups. Join the movement @ vc4africa.biz!

Group focus is on deals in North Africa, West Africa, South Africa and East Africa.

Cities: Nairobi, Accra, Lagos, Johannesburg, Cairo.

Countries: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Congo, Dem. Rep. Congo (Zaire), Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zanzibar, Zimbabwe.

Keywords: Private Equity Africa, Private Equity Investment in Africa, Private Equity, Private Equity Africa Investment, Private Equity in Africa,Africa, Venture Capital, Social Venture, Start up, Incubator, Investment, Private Equity, Business, Entrepreneur, Shareholder, Stakeholder, Small and Medium Size Enterprise, Stock Market, Economy, Missing Middle, Digital Divide, Internet, Mobile, ICT.

Sectors: Aerospace, Automotive, Banking, Chemicals, Computer Hardware, Computer Software, Consumer Durables, Consumer Non-Durables, Diversified Services, Drugs, Electronics, Energy, Financial Services, Food and Beverages, Health Services, Insurance, Internet, Leisure, Manufacturing, Construction, Media, Metals, Real Estate, Retail, Specialty Retail, Telecommunications, Tobacco, Transportation, Utilities, Wholesale « less

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