The 10 countries with the fastest-growing earnings for freelancers – Karen Gilchrist, CNBC
Technology has made it easier than ever for individuals to boost their earnings with profitable side-gigs. And while U.S. workers
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Nigeria’s 9-year-old kid, Basil Okpara Jr., has built more than 30 mobile games
Seated in a stylish living room of a home in a suburb of Nigeria’s commercial center, Lagos, Basil Okpara Jr.
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NOW OPEN: Mastercard Start Path Global 2020 Program for Innovative later stage startups Worldwide
Application Deadline:unspecified Mastercard Start Path is an award-winning program that enables later-stage tech startups to rapidly scale through unparalleled access
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Lagos based GreenHouse Lab Accelerator opens applications for African Female-led startups 2019 cohort
The GreenHouse Lab Accelerator has opened applications for early-stage female-led African tech startups. The Lagos-based accelerator program is run by
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British Council Nigeria Creative Enterprise Programme 2019 (Enterprise Support) for young Nigerian Creatives
Application Deadline: 21 July 2019 The Creative Enterprise Programme delivered in partnership with NESTA is a five-day capacity-building workshop that
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There are currently 38 trending programs on VC4A! Explore and see if one of them could be your startup’s stepping stone
Village Capital Agriculture Africa 2019 VilCap offers multiple 3-day workshops for innovators improving agriculture productivity and food security. Take your
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Startups swarm to build bee businesses
Startups swarm to build bee businesses Much is abuzz in the small world of bee-related startups. A Crunchbase News analysis
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Apply to showcase at Africa Early Stage Investor Summit
VC4A is looking for 10 innovative, high-growth scale-ups to showcase at Africa Early Stage Investor Summit on Nov 13-14 in
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Trending programs on VC4A: GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize and the 2019 Innovate Accelerator Program
VC4A Update Trending programs Pan-African 21 July 2019 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Is looking for young entrepreneurs
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Pizza startups take bigger slice of VC funding
Pizza startups take bigger slice of VC funding Venture and growth investors have tossed hundred of millions of dollars at
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Ranking The Startup Ecosystems of 1,000 Cities and 100 Countries: Nigeria on No. 56 with 5.99 points
StartupBlink has launched the Startup Ecosystems Rankings Report 2019 that now ranks 1,000 cities and 100 countries worldwide. This is
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Now Open: Startup Incubation Program 2019 for Idea-staged companies across Nigeria.
Application Deadline: 17th June 2019 Startup Nigeria is a 3-Month Incubation Program designed to support innovative idea-staged companies across Nigeria
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Apply for the French Institut Visas for Creation Program 2019 for emerging Artists in Africa
Application Deadline: May 31st 2019 Visas for Creation is part of the “Creation in Africa and the Caribbean” programme. Its
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SAP Skills for Africa Programme 2019 for young Nigerian graduates
Application Deadline: Ongoing SAP started in 1972 as a team of five colleagues with a desire to do something new.
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FCMB and SystemSpecs unveil FCMB Payroll solution for SMEs
First City Monument Bank (FCMB), has partnered SystemSpecs to introduce a payroll solution designed to meet the yearnings of thousands
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Crowd-investing platform Slourish launches in Nigeria to connect startups to micro-investors
Slourish, a crowd-investing platform that bridges the gap between business fundraising and micro-investments for users has launched in Nigeria. The
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CcHUB and Google for Startups in second PitchDrive tour to build partnerships across Asia for African deep tech and hardware startups
Co-creation Hub (CcHUB), the technology innovation centre in Nigeria and Google for Startups, have announced the launch of PitchDrive II,
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Lagos based Waste management startup Wecyclers receives $227,000 to scale its operations
Lagos based waste management startup Wecyclers has received the $227,000 King Baudouin Foundation African Development Prize award to scale in
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7 Questions To Ask When Investing in a Startup by Nathan Lustig, Managing Partner at Magma Partners
I started investing in startups after scaling and selling my second business. After this experience, it became clear to me
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Kaduna Digital Entrepreneurship Incubation Programme (KAD-DIP) 2019 for aspiring Entrepreneurs
Application Deadline: Sunday, May 12th, 2019 The Click-on Kaduna Digital Entrepreneurship Incubation Programme (KAD-DIP), is a 6-Month Incubation programme for
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Google for Startups /CcHUB 2019 PitchDrive II for hardware and deeptech based startups
Application Deadline: May 20th 2019 PitchDrive II by CcHUB, in partnership with Google for Startups, will engage 10 of Africa’s
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MEST Africa and Microsoft to host the 2019 Pan-African Tech Summit in Nairobi
MEST Africa, the Pan-African entrepreneurial training program, seed fund and incubator, has officially announced its fourth annual MEST Africa Summit, in collaboration with
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Google Kick Start Coding Competition 2019 for coders worldwide
Application Deadline: Sunday, October 19, 2019 13:30 UTC – 16:30 UTC Kick Start is a global online coding competition, consisting
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Paradigm Initiative Digital Rights and Inclusion Media Fellowship
Application Deadline: May 6th 2019 The application process is now open for the second edition of the Paradigm Initiative Digital
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Grindstone Accelerator is looking for innovative startups to scale them in the market
Trending Programs and events on vc4a MEDUP! Egypt Social entrepreneurs creating a social impact in Egypt and trying to scale
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