Breaking the 'young white male' tech mold

U.S. companies and investors are falling over themselves to get a piece of Israel's startup action these days.

There's no question that between mobile, social, big data and cloud computing, there's a major transformation going on with enterprise tech, all thanks to startups. That means that many enterprise startups are raking in giant rounds of funding or getting ready to go public.

Women only get 4.2 percent of venture capitalist funding, which is an incredible gap. A forthcoming study from Stanford's Clayman Institute for Gender Research takes a look at possible reasons, and finds that women without a technical background have a big disadvantage. 

Technology's loudest, and most entertaining, blogger, Michael Arrington has been pretty quiet all year.

Women are (relatively) few and far between in the tech industry.

The road for a start-up in Africa can be like a video game -- each time a player slays a monster, a larger one appears. Whether it is roadblocks imposed by regulators, the lack of a viable workforce or a paucity of infrastructure, the path to success for a burgeoning tech firm in Africa can be harrowing.

Managed by TMT specialists White Horse Capital, Accelerator Academy works to increase the likely success rate of high-growth potential start-ups.  It has already supported more than 30 businesses and helped to raise more than £3m in capital.  Even after only just over a year, Accelerator Academy is already being seen as a great way for investors to meet new interesting businesses, with an improved chance of success, and is generating huge interest from the investment community.