<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:21.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#141414">Demo Africa has joined
forces with Venture Capital for Africa (</span><a href="http://vc4africa.biz/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#12429b">http://vc4africa.biz</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#141414">), the largest </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial">online network of entrepreneurs and investors
building innovative companies on the continent, to identify the most innovative
emerging and established companies from around Africa. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"></span></p>
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DEMO Africa </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#141414">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.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;line-height:21.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#141414">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 <b>acquired
promising DEMO companies </b>that have become household names today. DEMO
Africa is a premier platform for the best and brightest companies throughout
the continent seeking to <b>launch their products in front of a global
audience.</b></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:21.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial">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."</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:21.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:21.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial">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 </span><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana">consumer electronics</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Verdana">, <b><i>web-based
applications</i></b>, <b><i>mobile technology</i></b>, <b><i>social media</i></b>,
<b><i>life sciences</i></b>, as well as <b><i>sustainable and renewable energy</i></b></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial"> made during the conference.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:21.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#141414"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:21.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#141414">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."</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:16.0pt;line-height:21.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#141414">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 </span><a href="http://www.demo-africa.com/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#12429b">http://www.demo-africa.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#141414"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:21.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:21.0pt;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">About
DEMO</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:21.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica">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. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:21.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:21.0pt;text-autospace:none"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial">About VC4Africa</span></u></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:150%;text-autospace:none"><a href="http://VC4Africa.biz/"><b style><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial;color:#12429b">VC4Africa.biz</span></b></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial;color:#1a1a1a"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica">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.</span></p>
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<div><br></div>-- <br><div>Brian Munyao Longwe</div>e-mail: <a href="mailto:blongwe@gmail.com" target="_blank">blongwe@gmail.com</a><br>cell: +254715964281<br>blog : <a href="http://zinjlog.blogspot.com" target="_blank">http://zinjlog.blogspot.com</a><br>
meta-blog: <a href="http://mashilingi.blogspot.com" target="_blank">http://mashilingi.blogspot.com</a><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">"Give us clear vision that we may know where to stand and what to stand for, because unless we stand for something, we shall fall for anything."</span></div>
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