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May Business Angels Spread Their Wings Over Kenya?

Transformify

Despite Kenya has been named as the fasted growing payments market in Africa, there is still a lot to be done to develop the local business angel community. The capital of Kenya, Nairobi, is a vibrant city offering various resources for young start – ups, including accelerator 88MPH and incubator i-Hub.

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Skills Development in Africa: How Wide is the Skills Gap?

Transformify

At the same time, 75% of all university graduates in Kenya and Nigeria are likely to be unemployed for up to 5 years after graduation. Reaching out to new markets and opportunities requires skills, experience, and networks that are usually developed by those who have studied abroad.

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How Lean Startup Helped Serve Communities in Kenya

Startup Lessons Learned

As we lead up to the big day, we’re spotlighting speakers who’ll be involved in our hands-on workshops, lightning talks, keynotes, interactive breakout sessions, and other learning and networking events. Fix the distribution bottleneck in rural Kenya. “My She revealed the key things she’s learned in the evolution of her organization.

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SXSW Startups: Pawame Powers Africa

Austin Startup

A finalist in Payment and FinTech Technology category, Pawame is lighting up rural communities in Africa with clean, affordable and reliable solar home systems. Two is to reach up to 20,000 new households, including expanding into one, maybe two new markets outside Kenya. You are based in Nairobi, Kenya. The founders?—?Alex

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MicroAid: Helping Entrepreneurs Rise Out of Poverty

Up and Running

A succinct description of the organization is that MicroAid facilitates acquiring the skills required to run viable businesses in small communities, instead of just jumping in and taking out a loan. True Experts: Work with poor families and community leaders directly. Choose wisely. Work together.

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[INTERVIEW] Zakaria Hersi, Founder Of Orten.io

YoungUpstarts

is a Swedish based enterprise that aims to open doors to create a better understanding of how diversity can benefit the nation’s tech startup community. “I In finding ways to bring his altruistic and business interests together on behalf of the broader tech startup community, he’s ensuring that everyone wins. To that end, Orten.io

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

Powered by cell phones and social networking platforms, we saw revolutions taking place, businesses being transformed and our daily lives made more convenient (if we could tear ourselves away from our Facebook and Twitter updates). Nothing seems impossible anymore.