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The first ever VC4Africa Meetup in Accra took place at the plush Rhapsodys Pub & Restaurant (located at the Accra Mall) on Friday the 6th of January, 2012. The event was a huge success.
In all, about 65 old and young Entrepreneurs (most from the technology side) and angel investors attended to meet-up and share ideas on ventures being developed and created in Ghana and Africa as a whole
The meet-up started with an informal introduction by event host; Makafui Ayimey who helped put in a lot of time and energy into organizing the event. He explained the main ideas of the VC4Africa Meetup module which is:
- Networking and sharing ideas on viable ventures from Ghana and Africa
- Creating platforms for Entrepreneurs, Investors and Start-ups and also
- Building Africa through networking.
It was the first time Entrepreneurs and Investors were meeting unofficially to dialogue, meet-up in person and also network. A lot of the discussions were focused on the various projects each of the young entrepreneurs were working on and also getting feedback/advice from themselves and the older entrepreneurs.
The format of the event was splendid as everybody who came was very pleased with the unofficial setup which took the unconference form just like Barcamps… Even though there were seats by the bar, most people were busily connecting with names and projects they’ve seen online and were happily chatting the night away.
Herman Chinery-Hesse, popularly known as “African Bill Gate” was at the event to also meet-up and network, offer his advice to the upcoming entrepreneurs and just hang-out with the crowd. He’s got a remarkable story indeed. He is one of those people that makes you feel like you can do anything with nothing. That’s because Herman believes in African style solutions for uniquely African problems.
In an interview he lauded the idea of this type of unofficial Meetups and also suggested, the organizers keep up with it and also organize it once a month. He also stressed on the young entrepreneurs to develop solutions to African problems by saying;
“Europeans and Americans don’t have power failures and bandwidth problems, so Africans can’t copy first world solutions and expect them to work here.”
Spotted at the meet-up were the following; Eric Osiakwan – Director (Internet Research), Herman Chinery-Hesse – Chairman (SOFTtribe Ltd), Foster Ofosu – Founder (Africa Works), Tim Akinbo - Founder (TimbaObjects Company ), Derrydean Dadzie – Co-founder (DreamOval Ltd), Ato Ulzen-Appiah – co-founder (Museke) and Edward Amartey-Tagoe – co-founder (NandiMobile Ltd).
A couple of Ghanaian bloggers were also there to listen and share with others, their views on the entrepreneurial and technology scene currently making the news in the country.
At exactly 21:00 GMT, the event came to a close but a few people stayed behind for awhile. Most of the conversations right after was manly on; how soon the next meet-up will be organized and if there were any special requirements.
SoftTech VC Managing Partner Jeff Clavier, Intel Capital Director Christine Herron, American Express Ventures Managing Partner Harshul Sanghi, Co-Founder and CEO of Nextdoor.com Nirav Tolia.
Moderated by Jolie O'Dell, writer, VentureBeat.
DEMO Focus: Social and Media Technologies category during DEMO Spring 2012, the Launchpad for Emerging Technologies, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California Thursday April 19, 2012. DEMO is sponsored by AARP, Dynamics, Fusion-io, Microsoft BizSpark, Startup America Partnership, Porter Novelli and PlugandPlayTechCenter.com.
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Larry Augustin, CEO, SugarCRM Inc., John Lilly of Greylock Partners, Greylock Partners, Founder and CEO of Color Labs Bill Nguyen, Color Labs during the DEMO Sage Panel for Social and Media Technologies category, moderated by Jolie O'Dell, writer, VentureBeat during DEMO Spring 2012, the Launchpad for Emerging Technologies, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California Thursday April 19, 2012. DEMO is sponsored by AARP, Dynamics, Fusion-io, Microsoft BizSpark, Startup America Partnership, Porter Novelli and PlugandPlayTechCenter.com.
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The first ever VC4Africa Meetup in Accra took place at the plush Rhapsodys Pub & Restaurant (located at the Accra Mall) on Friday the 6th of January, 2012. The event was a huge success.
In all, about 65 old and young Entrepreneurs (most from the technology side) and angel investors attended to meet-up and share ideas on ventures being developed and created in Ghana and Africa as a whole
The meet-up started with an informal introduction by event host; Makafui Ayimey who helped put in a lot of time and energy into organizing the event. He explained the main ideas of the VC4Africa Meetup module which is:
- Networking and sharing ideas on viable ventures from Ghana and Africa
- Creating platforms for Entrepreneurs, Investors and Start-ups and also
- Building Africa through networking.
It was the first time Entrepreneurs and Investors were meeting unofficially to dialogue, meet-up in person and also network. A lot of the discussions were focused on the various projects each of the young entrepreneurs were working on and also getting feedback/advice from themselves and the older entrepreneurs.
The format of the event was splendid as everybody who came was very pleased with the unofficial setup which took the unconference form just like Barcamps… Even though there were seats by the bar, most people were busily connecting with names and projects they’ve seen online and were happily chatting the night away.
Herman Chinery-Hesse, popularly known as “African Bill Gate” was at the event to also meet-up and network, offer his advice to the upcoming entrepreneurs and just hang-out with the crowd. He’s got a remarkable story indeed. He is one of those people that makes you feel like you can do anything with nothing. That’s because Herman believes in African style solutions for uniquely African problems.
In an interview he lauded the idea of this type of unofficial Meetups and also suggested, the organizers keep up with it and also organize it once a month. He also stressed on the young entrepreneurs to develop solutions to African problems by saying;
“Europeans and Americans don’t have power failures and bandwidth problems, so Africans can’t copy first world solutions and expect them to work here.”
Spotted at the meet-up were the following; Eric Osiakwan – Director (Internet Research), Herman Chinery-Hesse – Chairman (SOFTtribe Ltd), Foster Ofosu – Founder (Africa Works), Tim Akinbo - Founder (TimbaObjects Company ), Derrydean Dadzie – Co-founder (DreamOval Ltd), Ato Ulzen-Appiah – co-founder (Museke) and Edward Amartey-Tagoe – co-founder (NandiMobile Ltd).
A couple of Ghanaian bloggers were also there to listen and share with others, their views on the entrepreneurial and technology scene currently making the news in the country.
At exactly 21:00 GMT, the event came to a close but a few people stayed behind for awhile. Most of the conversations right after was manly on; how soon the next meet-up will be organized and if there were any special requirements.
The first ever VC4Africa Meetup in Accra took place at the plush Rhapsodys Pub & Restaurant (located at the Accra Mall) on Friday the 6th of January, 2012. The event was a huge success.
In all, about 65 old and young Entrepreneurs (most from the technology side) and angel investors attended to meet-up and share ideas on ventures being developed and created in Ghana and Africa as a whole
The meet-up started with an informal introduction by event host; Makafui Ayimey who helped put in a lot of time and energy into organizing the event. He explained the main ideas of the VC4Africa Meetup module which is:
- Networking and sharing ideas on viable ventures from Ghana and Africa
- Creating platforms for Entrepreneurs, Investors and Start-ups and also
- Building Africa through networking.
It was the first time Entrepreneurs and Investors were meeting unofficially to dialogue, meet-up in person and also network. A lot of the discussions were focused on the various projects each of the young entrepreneurs were working on and also getting feedback/advice from themselves and the older entrepreneurs.
The format of the event was splendid as everybody who came was very pleased with the unofficial setup which took the unconference form just like Barcamps… Even though there were seats by the bar, most people were busily connecting with names and projects they’ve seen online and were happily chatting the night away.
Herman Chinery-Hesse, popularly known as “African Bill Gate” was at the event to also meet-up and network, offer his advice to the upcoming entrepreneurs and just hang-out with the crowd. He’s got a remarkable story indeed. He is one of those people that makes you feel like you can do anything with nothing. That’s because Herman believes in African style solutions for uniquely African problems.
In an interview he lauded the idea of this type of unofficial Meetups and also suggested, the organizers keep up with it and also organize it once a month. He also stressed on the young entrepreneurs to develop solutions to African problems by saying;
“Europeans and Americans don’t have power failures and bandwidth problems, so Africans can’t copy first world solutions and expect them to work here.”
Spotted at the meet-up were the following; Eric Osiakwan – Director (Internet Research), Herman Chinery-Hesse – Chairman (SOFTtribe Ltd), Foster Ofosu – Founder (Africa Works), Tim Akinbo - Founder (TimbaObjects Company ), Derrydean Dadzie – Co-founder (DreamOval Ltd), Ato Ulzen-Appiah – co-founder (Museke) and Edward Amartey-Tagoe – co-founder (NandiMobile Ltd).
A couple of Ghanaian bloggers were also there to listen and share with others, their views on the entrepreneurial and technology scene currently making the news in the country.
At exactly 21:00 GMT, the event came to a close but a few people stayed behind for awhile. Most of the conversations right after was manly on; how soon the next meet-up will be organized and if there were any special requirements.
Student innovators are the focus of this panel, featuring tech projects developed by the next generation of industry leaders.
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SoftTech VC Managing Partner Jeff Clavier, Intel Capital Director Christine Herron, American Express Ventures Managing Partner Harshul Sanghi, American Express Ventures, Co-Founder and CEO of Nextdoor.com Nirav Tolia, Nextdoor.com take part in a sage panel moderated by VentureBeat Writer Jolie O'Dell in the Social and Media Technologies category during DEMO Spring 2012, the Launchpad for Emerging Technologies, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California Thursday April 19, 2012. DEMO is sponsored by AARP, Dynamics, Fusion-io, Microsoft BizSpark, Startup America Partnership, Porter Novelli and PlugandPlayTechCenter.com.
For more information: bit.ly/DEMO2012
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The first ever VC4Africa Meetup in Accra took place at the plush Rhapsodys Pub & Restaurant (located at the Accra Mall) on Friday the 6th of January, 2012. The event was a huge success.
In all, about 65 old and young Entrepreneurs (most from the technology side) and angel investors attended to meet-up and share ideas on ventures being developed and created in Ghana and Africa as a whole
The meet-up started with an informal introduction by event host; Makafui Ayimey who helped put in a lot of time and energy into organizing the event. He explained the main ideas of the VC4Africa Meetup module which is:
- Networking and sharing ideas on viable ventures from Ghana and Africa
- Creating platforms for Entrepreneurs, Investors and Start-ups and also
- Building Africa through networking.
It was the first time Entrepreneurs and Investors were meeting unofficially to dialogue, meet-up in person and also network. A lot of the discussions were focused on the various projects each of the young entrepreneurs were working on and also getting feedback/advice from themselves and the older entrepreneurs.
The format of the event was splendid as everybody who came was very pleased with the unofficial setup which took the unconference form just like Barcamps… Even though there were seats by the bar, most people were busily connecting with names and projects they’ve seen online and were happily chatting the night away.
Herman Chinery-Hesse, popularly known as “African Bill Gate” was at the event to also meet-up and network, offer his advice to the upcoming entrepreneurs and just hang-out with the crowd. He’s got a remarkable story indeed. He is one of those people that makes you feel like you can do anything with nothing. That’s because Herman believes in African style solutions for uniquely African problems.
In an interview he lauded the idea of this type of unofficial Meetups and also suggested, the organizers keep up with it and also organize it once a month. He also stressed on the young entrepreneurs to develop solutions to African problems by saying;
“Europeans and Americans don’t have power failures and bandwidth problems, so Africans can’t copy first world solutions and expect them to work here.”
Spotted at the meet-up were the following; Eric Osiakwan – Director (Internet Research), Herman Chinery-Hesse – Chairman (SOFTtribe Ltd), Foster Ofosu – Founder (Africa Works), Tim Akinbo - Founder (TimbaObjects Company ), Derrydean Dadzie – Co-founder (DreamOval Ltd), Ato Ulzen-Appiah – co-founder (Museke) and Edward Amartey-Tagoe – co-founder (NandiMobile Ltd).
A couple of Ghanaian bloggers were also there to listen and share with others, their views on the entrepreneurial and technology scene currently making the news in the country.
At exactly 21:00 GMT, the event came to a close but a few people stayed behind for awhile. Most of the conversations right after was manly on; how soon the next meet-up will be organized and if there were any special requirements.
The first ever VC4Africa Meetup in Accra took place at the plush Rhapsodys Pub & Restaurant (located at the Accra Mall) on Friday the 6th of January, 2012. The event was a huge success.
In all, about 65 old and young Entrepreneurs (most from the technology side) and angel investors attended to meet-up and share ideas on ventures being developed and created in Ghana and Africa as a whole
The meet-up started with an informal introduction by event host; Makafui Ayimey who helped put in a lot of time and energy into organizing the event. He explained the main ideas of the VC4Africa Meetup module which is:
- Networking and sharing ideas on viable ventures from Ghana and Africa
- Creating platforms for Entrepreneurs, Investors and Start-ups and also
- Building Africa through networking.
It was the first time Entrepreneurs and Investors were meeting unofficially to dialogue, meet-up in person and also network. A lot of the discussions were focused on the various projects each of the young entrepreneurs were working on and also getting feedback/advice from themselves and the older entrepreneurs.
The format of the event was splendid as everybody who came was very pleased with the unofficial setup which took the unconference form just like Barcamps… Even though there were seats by the bar, most people were busily connecting with names and projects they’ve seen online and were happily chatting the night away.
Herman Chinery-Hesse, popularly known as “African Bill Gate” was at the event to also meet-up and network, offer his advice to the upcoming entrepreneurs and just hang-out with the crowd. He’s got a remarkable story indeed. He is one of those people that makes you feel like you can do anything with nothing. That’s because Herman believes in African style solutions for uniquely African problems.
In an interview he lauded the idea of this type of unofficial Meetups and also suggested, the organizers keep up with it and also organize it once a month. He also stressed on the young entrepreneurs to develop solutions to African problems by saying;
“Europeans and Americans don’t have power failures and bandwidth problems, so Africans can’t copy first world solutions and expect them to work here.”
Spotted at the meet-up were the following; Eric Osiakwan – Director (Internet Research), Herman Chinery-Hesse – Chairman (SOFTtribe Ltd), Foster Ofosu – Founder (Africa Works), Tim Akinbo - Founder (TimbaObjects Company ), Derrydean Dadzie – Co-founder (DreamOval Ltd), Ato Ulzen-Appiah – co-founder (Museke) and Edward Amartey-Tagoe – co-founder (NandiMobile Ltd).
A couple of Ghanaian bloggers were also there to listen and share with others, their views on the entrepreneurial and technology scene currently making the news in the country.
At exactly 21:00 GMT, the event came to a close but a few people stayed behind for awhile. Most of the conversations right after was manly on; how soon the next meet-up will be organized and if there were any special requirements.
KIEV/UKRAINE - OCTOBER 26, 2011: Alex Baker (Blackberry Partners), Gleb Kaplun (Managing Partner at i-Free Ventures), Shaun Thanki (Founding CEO at Trianglo) during the "What is the future of mobile applications?" panel at IDCEE 2011.
IDCEE. Internet Technologies and Innovations is the premier international conference for Internet entrepreneurs, VCs and angel investors in the CEE region.
The first ever VC4Africa Meetup in Accra took place at the plush Rhapsodys Pub & Restaurant (located at the Accra Mall) on Friday the 6th of January, 2012. The event was a huge success.
In all, about 65 old and young Entrepreneurs (most from the technology side) and angel investors attended to meet-up and share ideas on ventures being developed and created in Ghana and Africa as a whole
The meet-up started with an informal introduction by event host; Makafui Ayimey who helped put in a lot of time and energy into organizing the event. He explained the main ideas of the VC4Africa Meetup module which is:
- Networking and sharing ideas on viable ventures from Ghana and Africa
- Creating platforms for Entrepreneurs, Investors and Start-ups and also
- Building Africa through networking.
It was the first time Entrepreneurs and Investors were meeting unofficially to dialogue, meet-up in person and also network. A lot of the discussions were focused on the various projects each of the young entrepreneurs were working on and also getting feedback/advice from themselves and the older entrepreneurs.
The format of the event was splendid as everybody who came was very pleased with the unofficial setup which took the unconference form just like Barcamps… Even though there were seats by the bar, most people were busily connecting with names and projects they’ve seen online and were happily chatting the night away.
Herman Chinery-Hesse, popularly known as “African Bill Gate” was at the event to also meet-up and network, offer his advice to the upcoming entrepreneurs and just hang-out with the crowd. He’s got a remarkable story indeed. He is one of those people that makes you feel like you can do anything with nothing. That’s because Herman believes in African style solutions for uniquely African problems.
In an interview he lauded the idea of this type of unofficial Meetups and also suggested, the organizers keep up with it and also organize it once a month. He also stressed on the young entrepreneurs to develop solutions to African problems by saying;
“Europeans and Americans don’t have power failures and bandwidth problems, so Africans can’t copy first world solutions and expect them to work here.”
Spotted at the meet-up were the following; Eric Osiakwan – Director (Internet Research), Herman Chinery-Hesse – Chairman (SOFTtribe Ltd), Foster Ofosu – Founder (Africa Works), Tim Akinbo - Founder (TimbaObjects Company ), Derrydean Dadzie – Co-founder (DreamOval Ltd), Ato Ulzen-Appiah – co-founder (Museke) and Edward Amartey-Tagoe – co-founder (NandiMobile Ltd).
A couple of Ghanaian bloggers were also there to listen and share with others, their views on the entrepreneurial and technology scene currently making the news in the country.
At exactly 21:00 GMT, the event came to a close but a few people stayed behind for awhile. Most of the conversations right after was manly on; how soon the next meet-up will be organized and if there were any special requirements.
My superhost wife, Esther, and I, enjoying discussion with Brian Chesky at the Airbnb HQ cafeteria in SF...
Daniel Gimenez y Román Martín, mentores de SeedRocket, intercambian impresiones tras el IV Investors' Day
The first ever VC4Africa Meetup in Accra took place at the plush Rhapsodys Pub & Restaurant (located at the Accra Mall) on Friday the 6th of January, 2012. The event was a huge success.
In all, about 65 old and young Entrepreneurs (most from the technology side) and angel investors attended to meet-up and share ideas on ventures being developed and created in Ghana and Africa as a whole
The meet-up started with an informal introduction by event host; Makafui Ayimey who helped put in a lot of time and energy into organizing the event. He explained the main ideas of the VC4Africa Meetup module which is:
- Networking and sharing ideas on viable ventures from Ghana and Africa
- Creating platforms for Entrepreneurs, Investors and Start-ups and also
- Building Africa through networking.
It was the first time Entrepreneurs and Investors were meeting unofficially to dialogue, meet-up in person and also network. A lot of the discussions were focused on the various projects each of the young entrepreneurs were working on and also getting feedback/advice from themselves and the older entrepreneurs.
The format of the event was splendid as everybody who came was very pleased with the unofficial setup which took the unconference form just like Barcamps… Even though there were seats by the bar, most people were busily connecting with names and projects they’ve seen online and were happily chatting the night away.
Herman Chinery-Hesse, popularly known as “African Bill Gate” was at the event to also meet-up and network, offer his advice to the upcoming entrepreneurs and just hang-out with the crowd. He’s got a remarkable story indeed. He is one of those people that makes you feel like you can do anything with nothing. That’s because Herman believes in African style solutions for uniquely African problems.
In an interview he lauded the idea of this type of unofficial Meetups and also suggested, the organizers keep up with it and also organize it once a month. He also stressed on the young entrepreneurs to develop solutions to African problems by saying;
“Europeans and Americans don’t have power failures and bandwidth problems, so Africans can’t copy first world solutions and expect them to work here.”
Spotted at the meet-up were the following; Eric Osiakwan – Director (Internet Research), Herman Chinery-Hesse – Chairman (SOFTtribe Ltd), Foster Ofosu – Founder (Africa Works), Tim Akinbo - Founder (TimbaObjects Company ), Derrydean Dadzie – Co-founder (DreamOval Ltd), Ato Ulzen-Appiah – co-founder (Museke) and Edward Amartey-Tagoe – co-founder (NandiMobile Ltd).
A couple of Ghanaian bloggers were also there to listen and share with others, their views on the entrepreneurial and technology scene currently making the news in the country.
At exactly 21:00 GMT, the event came to a close but a few people stayed behind for awhile. Most of the conversations right after was manly on; how soon the next meet-up will be organized and if there were any special requirements.
Santos García presenta Quieru.com ante los mentores e inversores de SeedRocket en el Stage de Madrid
Benchmark Capital General, Partner Bill Gurley, DCM General Partner Jason Krikorian, General Partner at Matrix Partners Dana Stalder on a sage panel moderated by VentureBeat Writer Jolie O'Dell during DEMO Spring 2012, the Launchpad for Emerging Technologies, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California Thursday April 19, 2012. DEMO is sponsored by AARP, Dynamics, Fusion-io, Microsoft BizSpark, Startup America Partnership, Porter Novelli and PlugandPlayTechCenter.com.
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KIEV/UKRAINE - OCTOBER 25, 2011: "VC industry in CEE: Where does it stand compared with Western Europe?" panel with Esther Dyson (Chariman at EDventure), Jose Marin (Founding Partner at IG Expansion), Bohdan Kupych (VP of Business Development at KM Core), Serguei Beloussov (Senior Founding Parnter at Runa Capital), Edward Shenderovich (Founding Partner at Kite Ventures), Roman Simonov (Venture Partner at Russia Partners).
IDCEE. Internet Technologies and Innovations is the premier international conference for Internet entrepreneurs, VCs and angel investors in the CEE region.
The day featured presentations from successful CEOs and venture capitalists about their business journeys and viewpoints on women in the industry, interactive pitching workshops, and on-site coaching.
Invite Only - JCSU's Smith Tech-Innovation Center hosted the Comeback City Tour for Charlotte. This Forum brought together local and national political leaders, civic leaders, entrepreneurs and investors to discuss challenges and opportunities within Charlotte's Innovative Ecosystem. Speakers included Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC, Congressman Ro Khanna (CA), Congressman Tim Ryan (OH), Roy Bahat Bloomberg Beta, Rob Hayes - First Round, Shiyan Koh - Hustle Fund, Charles Hudson - Precursor VC, Shauntel Garvey - Reach Capital, Tracy Dodson - City of Charlotte/Economic Development, Rick Klau - Google Ventures, Tyson Clark - Google Ventures.
The first ever VC4Africa Meetup in Accra took place at the plush Rhapsodys Pub & Restaurant (located at the Accra Mall) on Friday the 6th of January, 2012. The event was a huge success.
In all, about 65 old and young Entrepreneurs (most from the technology side) and angel investors attended to meet-up and share ideas on ventures being developed and created in Ghana and Africa as a whole
The meet-up started with an informal introduction by event host; Makafui Ayimey who helped put in a lot of time and energy into organizing the event. He explained the main ideas of the VC4Africa Meetup module which is:
- Networking and sharing ideas on viable ventures from Ghana and Africa
- Creating platforms for Entrepreneurs, Investors and Start-ups and also
- Building Africa through networking.
It was the first time Entrepreneurs and Investors were meeting unofficially to dialogue, meet-up in person and also network. A lot of the discussions were focused on the various projects each of the young entrepreneurs were working on and also getting feedback/advice from themselves and the older entrepreneurs.
The format of the event was splendid as everybody who came was very pleased with the unofficial setup which took the unconference form just like Barcamps… Even though there were seats by the bar, most people were busily connecting with names and projects they’ve seen online and were happily chatting the night away.
Herman Chinery-Hesse, popularly known as “African Bill Gate” was at the event to also meet-up and network, offer his advice to the upcoming entrepreneurs and just hang-out with the crowd. He’s got a remarkable story indeed. He is one of those people that makes you feel like you can do anything with nothing. That’s because Herman believes in African style solutions for uniquely African problems.
In an interview he lauded the idea of this type of unofficial Meetups and also suggested, the organizers keep up with it and also organize it once a month. He also stressed on the young entrepreneurs to develop solutions to African problems by saying;
“Europeans and Americans don’t have power failures and bandwidth problems, so Africans can’t copy first world solutions and expect them to work here.”
Spotted at the meet-up were the following; Eric Osiakwan – Director (Internet Research), Herman Chinery-Hesse – Chairman (SOFTtribe Ltd), Foster Ofosu – Founder (Africa Works), Tim Akinbo - Founder (TimbaObjects Company ), Derrydean Dadzie – Co-founder (DreamOval Ltd), Ato Ulzen-Appiah – co-founder (Museke) and Edward Amartey-Tagoe – co-founder (NandiMobile Ltd).
A couple of Ghanaian bloggers were also there to listen and share with others, their views on the entrepreneurial and technology scene currently making the news in the country.
At exactly 21:00 GMT, the event came to a close but a few people stayed behind for awhile. Most of the conversations right after was manly on; how soon the next meet-up will be organized and if there were any special requirements.
The VC4Africa team just returned from an amazing trip to Ethiopia where we presented at the Making Finance Work in Africa conference, hosted a VC4Africa meetup and ran a workshop on business modeling at ICE Ethiopia, the country’s first real technology incubator. See a video on a similar trip we made recently to Cameroon and the work we did there with ActivSpaces. We also did video pitches with the entrepreneurs and many said it was the first time this was ever done in the country. Can you imagine that? The country is just incredibly inspiring. 85 million people and by 2050 the population could double. The market potential for mobile/web services is immense and waiting to be unlocked.
To some dismay, France Telecom runs the only telco. Ironic when you buy a simcard and receive the message, ‘welcome and thank you for choosing our service.’ The Seacom cable has been connected and prices have dropped 80% in the past three months, yet the real impact seems yet to come. Connecting with TEAMS could further increase access, but without a terrestial backbone in place access remains limited. Although only 400.000 people might have access to internet the enthusiasm for social networking is confirmed when 75% of these users can be found on Facebook. The country counts no more than maybe 20 bloggers although these numbers are sure to change fast.
Local techpreneurs know they want to be early and are looking at numerous ways to build services for the market. Advanced mobile services are not yet relevant given low smartphone penetration. Mobile banking and SMS information based services were the most talked about. Setting up locally is quite difficult and often entrepreneurs are connecting with Diaspora in the US. Often the businesses register in the US, get funding from the US and/or share in development. Also a VC network from Germany are looking at Ethiopia as a potential market to engage early and building on the significant German presence in Addis.
The barcamp starting today (after a party last night) will follow last year’s success. And where the first barcamp saw some 300 participants this year’s event will possibly see 700 people come together. There is clearly a growing enthusiasm for a digital future in Ethiopia.
Mariano Klein y PabloValenzuela, de Myegoo, con Santos García de Quieru, dos de los proyectos participantes en el SeedRocket Stage
The first ever VC4Africa Meetup in Accra took place at the plush Rhapsodys Pub & Restaurant (located at the Accra Mall) on Friday the 6th of January, 2012. The event was a huge success.
In all, about 65 old and young Entrepreneurs (most from the technology side) and angel investors attended to meet-up and share ideas on ventures being developed and created in Ghana and Africa as a whole
The meet-up started with an informal introduction by event host; Makafui Ayimey who helped put in a lot of time and energy into organizing the event. He explained the main ideas of the VC4Africa Meetup module which is:
- Networking and sharing ideas on viable ventures from Ghana and Africa
- Creating platforms for Entrepreneurs, Investors and Start-ups and also
- Building Africa through networking.
It was the first time Entrepreneurs and Investors were meeting unofficially to dialogue, meet-up in person and also network. A lot of the discussions were focused on the various projects each of the young entrepreneurs were working on and also getting feedback/advice from themselves and the older entrepreneurs.
The format of the event was splendid as everybody who came was very pleased with the unofficial setup which took the unconference form just like Barcamps… Even though there were seats by the bar, most people were busily connecting with names and projects they’ve seen online and were happily chatting the night away.
Herman Chinery-Hesse, popularly known as “African Bill Gate” was at the event to also meet-up and network, offer his advice to the upcoming entrepreneurs and just hang-out with the crowd. He’s got a remarkable story indeed. He is one of those people that makes you feel like you can do anything with nothing. That’s because Herman believes in African style solutions for uniquely African problems.
In an interview he lauded the idea of this type of unofficial Meetups and also suggested, the organizers keep up with it and also organize it once a month. He also stressed on the young entrepreneurs to develop solutions to African problems by saying;
“Europeans and Americans don’t have power failures and bandwidth problems, so Africans can’t copy first world solutions and expect them to work here.”
Spotted at the meet-up were the following; Eric Osiakwan – Director (Internet Research), Herman Chinery-Hesse – Chairman (SOFTtribe Ltd), Foster Ofosu – Founder (Africa Works), Tim Akinbo - Founder (TimbaObjects Company ), Derrydean Dadzie – Co-founder (DreamOval Ltd), Ato Ulzen-Appiah – co-founder (Museke) and Edward Amartey-Tagoe – co-founder (NandiMobile Ltd).
A couple of Ghanaian bloggers were also there to listen and share with others, their views on the entrepreneurial and technology scene currently making the news in the country.
At exactly 21:00 GMT, the event came to a close but a few people stayed behind for awhile. Most of the conversations right after was manly on; how soon the next meet-up will be organized and if there were any special requirements.
KIEV/UKRAINE - OCTOBER 25, 2011: Viktoriya Tigipko, Esther Dyson and Jose Marin networking during IDCEE 2011.
IDCEE. Internet Technologies and Innovations is the premier international conference for Internet entrepreneurs, VCs and angel investors in the CEE region.
Richard A. Friedman, Head, Merchant Banking, Goldman Sachs & Co. is Interviewed by Peter Lattman, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal.
The VC4Africa team just returned from an amazing trip to Ethiopia where we presented at the Making Finance Work in Africa conference, hosted a VC4Africa meetup and ran a workshop on business modeling at ICE Ethiopia, the country’s first real technology incubator. See a video on a similar trip we made recently to Cameroon and the work we did there with ActivSpaces. We also did video pitches with the entrepreneurs and many said it was the first time this was ever done in the country. Can you imagine that? The country is just incredibly inspiring. 85 million people and by 2050 the population could double. The market potential for mobile/web services is immense and waiting to be unlocked.
To some dismay, France Telecom runs the only telco. Ironic when you buy a simcard and receive the message, ‘welcome and thank you for choosing our service.’ The Seacom cable has been connected and prices have dropped 80% in the past three months, yet the real impact seems yet to come. Connecting with TEAMS could further increase access, but without a terrestial backbone in place access remains limited. Although only 400.000 people might have access to internet the enthusiasm for social networking is confirmed when 75% of these users can be found on Facebook. The country counts no more than maybe 20 bloggers although these numbers are sure to change fast.
Local techpreneurs know they want to be early and are looking at numerous ways to build services for the market. Advanced mobile services are not yet relevant given low smartphone penetration. Mobile banking and SMS information based services were the most talked about. Setting up locally is quite difficult and often entrepreneurs are connecting with Diaspora in the US. Often the businesses register in the US, get funding from the US and/or share in development. Also a VC network from Germany are looking at Ethiopia as a potential market to engage early and building on the significant German presence in Addis.
The barcamp starting today (after a party last night) will follow last year’s success. And where the first barcamp saw some 300 participants this year’s event will possibly see 700 people come together. There is clearly a growing enthusiasm for a digital future in Ethiopia.
KIEV/UKRAINE - OCTOBER 25, 2011: Viktoriya Tigipko, Esther Dyson and Jose Marin networking during IDCEE 2011.
IDCEE. Internet Technologies and Innovations is the premier international conference for Internet entrepreneurs, VCs and angel investors in the CEE region.
Total amount of venture capital investment from 2003-2010
If a sector that helps drive American economic growth loses 26% of its value—$22 billion—and sees a 26% decline in new companies in just three years, would it be a crisis?
It should be. Unfortunately, this decline is happening today to U.S. venture capital, the sector that financed the creation of such iconic American companies as Intel, FedEx, Apple and Google.
The collapse has hit the emerging clean energy sector particularly hard, with investments spiraling down 44% in the last year alone. And it’s happening at a time when the U.S. is locked in an intense competition with China and Europe to win the $2.3 trillion global clean energy market. Yet almost no one in the nation’s capital is ringing alarm bells about venture’s demise.
In this report, we make the case that the crisis in clean tech investment is starving promising new technologies and risks the U.S. missing out on a huge engine for economic growth in the 21st century.
READ THE REPORT: Nothing Ventured: The Crisis in Clean Tech Investment
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KIEV/UKRAINE - OCTOBER 26, 2011: Esther Dyson and Jose Marin during lectures at National Technical University "Kyivskiy Politechnichnyi Instytut".
IDCEE. Internet Technologies and Innovations is the premier international conference for Internet entrepreneurs, VCs and angel investors in the CEE region.
KIEV/UKRAINE - OCTOBER 25, 2011: "VC industry in CEE: Where does it stand compared with Western Europe?" panel with Esther Dyson (Chariman at EDventure), Jose Marin (Founding Partner at IG Expansion), Bohdan Kupych (VP of Business Development at KM Core), Serguei Beloussov (Senior Founding Parnter at Runa Capital), Florian Schweitzer (Co-founder of b-tov Partners), Edward Shenderovich (Founding Partner at Kite Ventures), Roman Simonov (Venture Partner at Russia Partners).
IDCEE. Internet Technologies and Innovations is the premier international conference for Internet entrepreneurs, VCs and angel investors in the CEE region.