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Heart of Smartness: A Tech Accelerator for Africa

ReadWriteStart

Alliy is managing partner of the Savannah Fund , a $10 million fund that will soon begin investing in technology startups in East Africa, including Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. What it doesn’t have is a startup culture where smart young entrepreneurs can grow their ideas into companies.

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[Interview] Christopher Kape, Vancouver Executive, President of JAMCO Capital Partners

YoungUpstarts

He has gone on several service trips with his children, including a trip to rural Uganda with The Walking School Bus, and one to rural India with ME to WE. You value service work and have organized and traveled to rural Uganda and India with the mission to give back. The future is also exciting for JAMCO.

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[Sponsored] Clearbell’s Success Another Vindication Of Manish Chande’s Eye For A Good Deal

YoungUpstarts

Chande, whose family was expelled from Uganda by notorious dictator Idi Amin, has been a member of the board of the prestigious Land Securities, and was the CEO of Trillium, which broke new ground in the management of sale and lease-back property. In 2008 when he appeared on the Sunday Times rich list, ranking 1118 th.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter April 2011 Edition

VC Cafe

. “Over the next five years, we expect to continue to grow our business tremendously in Israel and will benefit significantly by being able to leverage the academic network and the talented engineers in the region.&# – Dr. Orna Berry, vice president and general manager of EMC Israel COE.

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Raven + Lily: Empowering Women Through Design

Hunter Walker

I had just moved back to the US from living in Uganda working with an artisan group, and was thrilled to find a brand here in Austin that so perfectly aligned with the kind of work I wanted to continue doing. They were learning to sew and make jewelry, but they lacked market access and design input. So Raven + Lily was born.

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Heart of Smartness: A Tech Accelerator for Africa

ReadWriteStart

Alliy is managing partner of the Savannah Fund , a $10 million fund that will soon begin investing in technology startups in East Africa, including Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. What it doesn’t have is a startup culture where smart young entrepreneurs can grow their ideas into companies.

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Heart of Smartness: A Tech Accelerator for Africa

ReadWriteStart

Alliy is managing partner of the Savannah Fund , a $10 million fund that will soon begin investing in technology startups in East Africa, including Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. What it doesn’t have is a startup culture where smart young entrepreneurs can grow their ideas into companies.

Africa 60