Investing in Africa August update.

As we start August, i thought i should share some of the things that we have been involved in both directly and indirectly in the last few weeks/months that all lead to increasing technical capacity and funding of founders across Africa .

Why now is the time to invest in Africa.

Dangote Group on the Africa opportunity

The Eagle has Landed : #MVPDEMODAY Nairobi marked our launch of ThefoundersHive Kenya.

Africa is on the move by @Jeancase

IsraelAfricaHub launched to connect both ecosystems.

The FoundersHive Kenya collaborated with Maqtoob for the first Ideathon Workshop in Nairobi.

TheFoundersHive Kenya was invited to take part in the POST GES forum and keep #KENYAONTHEMOVE

How hands on should Investors be?

Congratulations to everyone who took part in #PitchforAccra event including ThefoundersHive Ghana team albeit behind the scenes.

What’s the ideal makeup of an entrepreneur?

One of our mentee Mr Muhire of Mergims a portfolio company of Africa Angels Network meeting with the US Ambassador.

One of the pionneers of Angel investing in Ghana and Africa Eric Osiakwan with Steve Case at #SMSGH

Putting Angel investing and crowfunding on top of the agenda at GES, KENYA.

Official photos from July’s #FrontierInvestorsdinner with His excellency @NkurunzizaW and @GSerkin

Congratulations to Pule of Africa Angels Network for securing funding from Steve Case.

Meet a new media mogul: Akosua Annobil

Akosua Annobil the founder of @africabiz2020 Akosua Annobil is a young thruster - ambitious and…

Events by our partners.

1. Angel Fair Africa 2015 , Accra,Ghana. http://www.angelfairafrica.com/
2. BidNetwork Investor trip to Rwanda.Impact investors trip to Rwanda. 8–13 November 2015 .

3)Nigeria Capital Markets Forum

Nigeria Capital Markets Forum 2015.

4)Tour of Tech 2015

Lastly if you would like to get involved with our organisation,consider investing in #NewGenFund to seed invest in startups and scaleups across Africa. Further details are available by emailing Info@newgenangels.com

Till next month, please keep in touch and let us help you tap into opportunities available in Africa. Follow us at

@Sobedih @NewGenAngels and @Thefoundershive.

To all the young entrepreneurs out here, you are the face of change.” — Obama