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Digital Transformation Masterclass

Digital transformation is not simply about technology but also about people and change management. Transformation always needs to be supported by culture change and building digital skills and competency to effect profit for the company. Masterclass Our masterclass, held 15 October, at Coworkstyle business hub in Lagos and was a pathway to expand our footprint […]

Masterclass Groups

It takes a village to raise a child, and it takes a our masterclass groups to build an entrepreneur! We might start our businesses alone but to be great Entrepreneurs we need others to help us learn and grow. Want to join the Group? The masterclass groups are designed to help give you a boost, […]

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MBTN panels support entrepreneurs

Support Entrepreneurs The MBTN Accelerating Ideas Conference held 28th March 2019 at Rise, London and provided a forum to support entrepreneurs. There was inspiration, education and practical advice to startups, professionals and corporations on methods to scale businesses, evaluate funding options and engage with the investor community. Africa focused startups that pitched were from the […]

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Afrobytes Event Series London 2018

Afrobytes Event Series London 2018 Afrobytes is creating a new tech ecosystem to connect the African Tech community with other global tech ecosystems. Afrobytes builds bridges between the African Tech Industry and other International Communities. The Afrobytes London event held on Thursday 6th December evening at Wayra UK, with the support of ecosystem partners to […]

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Startup 54 Africa Tech Founders

Startup 54 creates innovative Africa tech  Startup54 by Foundervine brought together young professionals and aspiring entrepreneurs to form teams, build prototypes and create innovative tech businesses to innovate Africa tech. It was held (54 hours!) over the weekend of 9-11 November and hosted by Pivotal Software. Day 1 started Friday evening with Keynote address on […]

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Venture Capital Funding in Africa

Venture Capital Funding in Africa TLA Africa recently organised a Panel discussion on  Venture Capital Funding in Africa. The event was third in the @TLAAfricaSocial series, and was held at Huckletree on 13 June, during London Tech Week. INTRODUCTIONS The event was Organised and coordinated by TLA Africa co-Leads, Akosua Annobil and Emem Usanga. Emem introduced the event […]

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Tech Founders Forum

How to innovate and grow your business This Business innovation workshop course is designed for Tech founders and entrepreneurs who are looking for ways to innovate and grow their startups. The founders forum will help you take away key tools of design thinking, and grow your business by creating new customer segments. It also provides […]

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UK Tech 2 Lagos Road Trip

Beach-head for our Africa market entry! Yup, boxes ticked, we gone and done finished the UK Tech 2 Lagos Trip. Here’s a highlight and review of the Trip. But remember, Lagos is only the beach-head for our #Africa market entry! Trip Highlights: African Business Angel Network (ABAN) Masterclass led by Tomi Davies, Co-Founder ABAN and […]

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The Year of the African Scaleup

MEST Presents The Next Frontier: The Year of the African Scaleup MESTAfrica background as an Incubator with focus on African scaleup by establishing Hubs in Accra, Lagos, Nairobi, Cape Town with plans to expand to Abidjan. MEST is a subsidiary of Meltwater Foundation and have invested in 13 of their (incubator) companies. Next was a […]

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The Blockchain and Africa focus

Providing a range of Africa-based applications Blockchain and Africa Focus: This event held on 23 November, organised by Richard Tandoh Chair Star 100 with Keynote and panel moderation by Hamish Thomas, Partner & EMEIA Financial Services  Leader, EY. Keynote by Hamish Thomas set out some of the challenges of applying the technology and examined the […]