[kictanet] DEMO Africa partners with VC4Africa

Tue Jul 3 10:14:22 EAT 2012

Demo Africa has joined forces with Venture Capital for Africa (
http://vc4africa.biz), the largest online network of entrepreneurs and
investors building innovative companies on the continent, to identify the
most innovative emerging and established companies from around Africa.

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DEMO Africa *is the launchpad for emerging technology and trends in Africa
and is scheduled to take place in Nairobi, Kenya from 24-26 October 2012.
DEMO Africa will be the latest addition to the DEMO family of conferences
and is expected be an iconic event for emerging technologies and trends in
Africa.

At DEMO Africa, a hand-selected group of new products will make its public
debut to global press, investors, corporate acquirers, strategic partners
and buyers. Adobe, Cisco, Google, Microsoft, Motorola, Symantec, Yahoo! and
many others have *acquired promising DEMO companies *that have become
household names today. DEMO Africa is a premier platform for the best and
brightest companies throughout the continent seeking to *launch their
products in front of a global audience.*

Mr. Harry Hare, Executive Director of DEMO Africa said "We are very excited
about holding the inaugural DEMO event on the African continent. This
collaboration with VC4Africa will serve to increase the outreach and
ultimate participation at the event by Africa's most innovative
entrepreneurs as well as investors who are looking for the next big thing
in Africa."

Hand-picked and specially selected companies will deliver their six-minute
pitches to potential investors and buyers to garner their buy-in and
interest.  There will also be presentations and panel discussions from
leading industry players and experts on *consumer electronics*, *web-based
applications*, *mobile technology*, *social media*, *life sciences*, as
well as *sustainable and renewable energy* made during the conference.

Mr. Ben White, founder of VC4Africa said "The number of ventures coming
online across Africa is rapidly increasing. There are so many promising
entrepreneurs and outstanding ventures. Joining forces allows us to welcome
a new wave of innovators, put them in the spotlight for investors. Together
we can do even more to mobilize the space and realize untapped potential."

Registration for DEMO Africa is now open for companies interested in
applying for a chance to launch their products and participate in the
conference. For more information, they can visit the DEMO Africa website at
http://www.demo-africa.com

*About DEMO*

Produced by IDG Enterprise in conjunction with VentureBeat, the DEMO
conferences in the United States, China, Singapore, Brazil and Africa focus
on emerging technologies and new product innovations, which are hand
selected from across the spectrum of the technology marketplace. The DEMO
conferences have earned their reputation for consistently identifying
tomorrow's cutting-edge technologies, and have served as launchpad events
for companies such as Palm, E*Trade, Salesforce, Webex, Tivo and VMware,
helping them to secure venture funding, establish critical business
relationships, and influence early adopters. The DEMO Scholarship Partner
Program, subsidised by corporate sponsorships, offers multiple scholarship
opportunities to ensure that deserving entrepreneurs receive the
opportunity to introduce cutting edge technology products at DEMO that
might have otherwise gone undiscovered.

*About VC4Africa*

*VC4Africa.biz* <http://VC4Africa.biz/> is the largest online community of
venture capitalists, angels and entrepreneurs dedicated to building
businesses in Africa. More than 250 entrepreneurs have published their
business online from over 30 African countries. The ventures on VC4Africa
are early stage and require investments between USD $10K and USD $1
million. The primary sectors include mobile, web, energy and health care,
amongst others. Each venture is disruptive in their use of technology or in
their application of a disruptive business model. Thirty percent of the
registered ventures have some form of social mission and could be qualified
as a social enterprise.  Listed entrepreneurs have access to free online
tools and private deal rooms. Qualified investors are able to see which
screened ventures are fundraising, track their progress and review private
documents. The community has members in 159 countries and informal
networking meetings that have been hosted in more than 35 cities around the
world.

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