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The Commercialisation Gap: Why Good African Science Struggles to Become Good Business

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PORTFOLIOAnza Fund Manager announces acceptance of Impulse Biomedical into the Maryland Global Gateway Soft Landing ProgramA portfolio company takes a step towards the US market.

FIRM NEWSReflections from the SA SME Fund Investment Associate RetreatNotes from a retreat for investment associates.

VENTURE CAPITALSeeding Africa’s Next Generation of Scaling EnterprisesWhy African founders need better early-stage capital to scale.

PORTFOLIOKoa Academy expands into KenyaA portfolio company brings personalised online education to a new market.

VENTURE CAPITALAfrican-Americans put their weight behind start-ups in AfricaHow diaspora professionals are bringing capital, expertise and networks.

VENTURE CAPITALThe magic of diversity, and why 1+1 = 3The business case for funding female-led start-ups.

VENTURE CAPITALPowering Africa’s Future through the Rise of Corporate Venture CapitalCorporate venture capital is growing across African markets.

IP COMMERCIALISATIONIP commercialisation directly informs economic growth, and Africa is missing outBy Audrey Verhaeghe, on the link between intellectual property and national growth.

VENTURE CAPITALThe evolution of Venture Capital: uniting for impact beyond profitsHow venture capital is changing in a challenging economy.

VENTURE CAPITALEarly-stage VC in South Africa: the time to unlock socio-economic development is nowWhy early-stage venture capital matters for South Africa’s growth.

FIRM NEWSGrindstone and Anza unite to host ‘African showcase’A week of events putting Cape Town’s founders in front of local and global LPs.