Transformify

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Nairobi, the capital of Nigeria, is often pointed out as the birth place of the so-called Silicon Savanah which gave the rise to the Africa’s tech scene between 2007 and 2010. A tourism-oriented country in the past, now Tunisia focuses on education, skills development, and technology. Still, the unemployment rate is 14.1%

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VC Cafe

MARCH 20, 2011

Founded in 2007 by Ron Makavy, Micha Berdichevsky, and Barak Naveh, Snaptu raised a total of $9 million in three rounds: $3 million from Carmel Ventures, $5 million a year ago (March 2010) from Sequoia and $1 million from private investors, including Spotlab, an angel fund operated by former Israeli MP Neomi Blumental.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

As in Tunisia , Egypt , Syria & Iran. In 2011 it is too early to say what the story of the 2012 election will be, but I’m certain that social media will play a large role in it and that it won’t look like the social media campaigns of 2007-08. Social Media helps change that.

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