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Top news of the week: 09.01.2023.

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@VenturesAfrica shared
On Jan 5, 2023
The year 2022 was full of uncertainty, and it proved that, in reality, no one knows anything. But 2022 also was a year of many firsts. So here’s a list of 10 things that happened for the first time in the African business space in 2022. Learn more: https://t.co/l441EgHpjd
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10 things that happened for the first time in African business in 2022

10 things that happened for the first time in African business in 2022

From policy to tech and medicine, here's a list of 10 things that happened for the first time in the African business space in 2022.

@VenturesAfrica shared
On Jan 4, 2023
Below is an inexhaustive list of ten notable #female entrepreneurs in Southern Africa: @Ntsiki_Biyela, @jeannegroen, @SethebeManake, @ForgetShareka https://t.co/C41TIrlFSr
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Ten notable female entrepreneurs in Southern Africa

Ten notable female entrepreneurs in Southern Africa

African women are key drivers of the African market. Long before colonialism, female entrepreneurs had mastered the art of trade and commerce

@TechCentral shared
On Jan 6, 2023
Africa’s start-ups raised a record R91-billion last year https://t.co/Fp5lQyfxjF https://t.co/jmKLP7zlDq
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Africa’s start-ups raised a record R91-billion last year

Africa’s start-ups raised a record R91-billion last year

That may, however, be the high-water mark as a deepening slump in the technology industry reduces the funding pool.

@Ventureburn shared
On Jan 9, 2023
Campus-based start-ups, pre-seed start-ups with market validation and product prototype, and seed start-ups have until Friday to enter the Burning Heroes Founders Association’s first Africa competition. https://t.co/xAPH6CbSqW
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Burning Heroes seeks African start-ups ‘who want to go global’

Burning Heroes seeks African start-ups ‘who want to go global’

The Burning Heroes Founders Association invited African start-ups with great potential to enter its first Africa-focused competition.

@VC4Africa shared
On Jan 9, 2023
RT @oxfaminnigeria: Our #WorkInProgress project partner, @VC4Africa's Mentor-Driven Capital Africa Program 2023, for (aspiring) women mentors, is now open! Apply today! https://t.co/IKA2N9qCnd #MDCAfrica2023 #Mentorship #WomenInEntrepreneurship https://t.co/LR2VqVDIQp
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Mentor-Driven Capital – Africa 2023

Mentor-Driven Capital – Africa 2023

Mentoring for Entrepreneurial Success

@DisruptAfrica shared
On Jan 9, 2023
Comparing Africa's "big four" startup ecosystems - how do they match up? https://t.co/pzWlGk4sxJ
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Comparing Africa’s “big four” startup ecosystems – how do they match up?

Comparing Africa’s “big four” startup ecosystems – how do they match up?

South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and Egypt have established themselves over the last few years, by various criteria, as the “big four” African tech startup ecosystems.

@AfricaTechSMT shared
On Jan 5, 2023
RT @kenyanwalstreet: With Africa’s tech ecosystem projected to grow from an estimated $115 billion to $712 billion by 2050 according to Endeavor Nigeria’s recent report, @AfricaTechSMT again connects tech leaders and stakeholders to do business across the continent. https://t.co/1b3yKY6G2C
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Africa Tech Summit 2023 Returns To Nairobi For Fifth Edition In February

Africa Tech Summit 2023 Returns To Nairobi For Fifth Edition In February

Africa Tech Summit, the leading tech conference focused on connecting businesses and driving investments within Africa’s tech ecosystem, will host its fifth

@Ventureburn shared
On Jan 9, 2023
More than 1 000 technology leaders, investors and other players will touch down on Nairobi, Kenya next month for the fifth edition of Africa Tech Summit. It will be held on Wednesday, 15 and Thursday, 16 February 2023 at the Sarit Expo Centre. https://t.co/JGsOpGQOVE
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Nairobi to host fifth edition of Africa Tech Summit in February

Nairobi to host fifth edition of Africa Tech Summit in February

More than 1 000 tech leaders and investors will touch down on Nairobi, Kenya next month for the fifth edition of Africa Tech Summit.