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Lia

@liamayka
Joined July 2010
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📢 Excited to announce the 12 shortlisted applicants for the #IGNITEFoodSystemsChallenge in #Rwanda 🇷🇼 They will participate in a bootcamp & showcase their solutions at a #PitchDay on March 25th to stand a chance to win up to US$50,000. @USAIDSavesLives @ImpactHubKigali
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Excited to be at the launch of the @PaustiCoE #pauaticoeaunch @iHub
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#HappeningNow Today is final pitch day for the WFP NextGen East African Innovators. 3 student teams will win a month at the @DTUSkylab FoodLab to bring their #foodforgood innovations to life! Join 👉 bit.ly/3bQarSX 🙏 @hultprize @DanishMFA #WFPNextGenInnovators
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📢 On Friday we kicked off the WFP NextGen East African Innovators programme. 9 student teams using food as a vehicle for change from Ethiopia, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda & Sudan were selected out of 156 applicants. 🙏 @hultprize & @DanishMFA @DTUSkylab #WFPNextGenInnovators
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"entrepreneurs that reiterate their business models n implement feedback quickly tend to succeed @liamayka #villagecapital #agrifin
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Many congrats to team @Innovate_Africa for leading the way of the @lionsafrica partnership. Moving mountains!! – at Cairo, Egypt
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On diversity in hiring - "we need to widen the gate, not lower the bar. Hire for potential not experience" @ALAcademy #sankalpafrica
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"Because of @villagecapital, we found our first angel investor"- Rita Kimani, @farmdriveke
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Applications are open for our Affordable Nutrition Forum in #Ghana, with a $15,000 funding prize disrupt-africa.com/2017/02/v…
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#Investors have responsibility to support #startups with #talent- Duncan Onyango @Acumen_EA #sankalpafrica "The Talent Challenge"
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Happening live #vilcapfintechafrica great group entrepreneurs creating the future of financial inclusion solutions !
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Are you in a #RiseOfRest city & want to exapnd to #emergingmarket ? See what we're doing in #Africa vilcap.com/entrepreneurs-lan… #startup #ideas
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"Immigrants...bring a fresh perspective that can translate into new ideas for businesses." @KauffmanFDN bit.ly/2dtqYyp #startup xitter.cf/villagecapital/status/…
Igniting potential. Driving progress.

Igniting potential. Driving progress.

Since October 2023, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has undergone a rigorous, community-informed strategic planning process to refocus our commitment to Mr. Kauffman's vision for our work and to...

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Steve Case hearing from immigrant entrepreneurs - and enjoying their empanadas, chili verde and Syrian cuisine! #RiseOfRest
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Check out this email digest: Marcello Schermer getrevue.co/profile/marcello… via @revue
Thanks for joining us @liamayka @villagecapital @LlewClaasen @SingularityInv @PakSchofield @VDubese xitter.cf/vuyisaq/status/7709407…
AfricanRainmaker (@vuyisaq) profile pictureAfricanRainmaker@vuyisaq31 Aug 2016
Thank you to the #FinTech entrepreneurs who came out to support the #FinTech Happy Hour at @TjingTjingBar last night
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Hosting @villagecapital's FinTech Happy Hour tonight in Cape Town with @EntrepTract and special guests! bit.ly/2bFKoh7

FinTech for Africa: Happy Hour with Village Capital, Entrepreneur Traction, and Special Guests

Are you an entrepreneur with a great FinTech solution for the continent? Do you support startups in this space? Are you an investor looking for exciting early-stage deal flow? Join Village Capital's...

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Lagos has a vibrant start-up culture with mobile payments & ecommerce exploding. #LagosAngels @DEMOAfrica
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My biggest takeaway from #DemoAfrica is this; Africa must invest in Africa. Africa is rising, but AFRICA MUST RAISE ITSELF!!!
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Congrats to all the 27 rockstars from across Africa who pitched & made #DemoAfrica a fantastic & inspirational event
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Stakeholders feedback in #DEMOAfrica @EkoNetwork @villagecapital #africaarise
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