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Powered by Supporting partners Why attend The African startup ecosystem is on the move. Not only are the number of ventures growing, but the quality of the businesses is improving. Never before has the pipeline of African innovation been so investible. And where talent leads the way, money is close to follow. More than 60 angel networks are setting up across the continent and a growing class of Africa-focused VC investors is backing and scaling up the best of the best. Once a year, this community of industry leaders comes together to share best practices and to learn from peers. The best companies are invited to join this meeting as talent and capital collide. Meet and connect with the leaders from the Africa startup, innovation and investment industry The latest trends, insights and industry research Workshops and masterclasses for investors by investors Exclusive virtual networking and co-investment opportunities Option to nominate startups in your portfolio to attend this event In short: a rich networking experiences with a highly focused yet varied program. Summit program Tuesday – November 3 On day 1 of the summit the focus will be on everything Seed stage related. For the first time ever, VC4A is hosting a Venture Showcase for seed-raising startups. A critical juncture for any startup comes at the seed stage, a financing segment that has experienced significant changes these past months. Startups seeking to raise seed funding represent a critical pipeline of innovation that is driving high growth high impact solutions on the continent and are the future of our industry. For more information: 2020 VC4A Venture Showcase Seed. Wednesday – November 4 On day 2 of the summit the focus will be on everything Series A stage related. Following the success from the last three Summits, raising more than USD 100 million in venture capital funding, we are proud to present the VC4A Venture Showcase – Series A, featuring investor-vetted scale-ups from across the continent looking to raise between $500K and $10M. For more information: 2020 VC4A Venture Showcase Series A. In good company Investors Ecosystem and media partners Your organization not on the list? Contact the organizers for opportunities and sponsor packages on team [at] africainvestorsummit.com. 2019 Speakers Headlining the Summit are renown international and local investors – with leading African angels and VC fund managers. Keep an eye on this page for speaker announcements. Speakers from last year’s summit include: Papa Amadou Sarr Senegalese Ministry for Entrepreneurship Amr Bakr 7keema Clive Butkow Kalon Venture Partners Abu Bakr Cassim Greg Chen Mobiz Johann Choux Proparco Emanuele Colonnelli University of Chicago Tomi Davies ABAN + Lagos Angel Network Marieme Diop Orange Digital Ventures David van Dijk ABAN Rebecca Enonchong ABAN + Cameroon Angels Ike Eze Beta Ventures Alexandra Fraser ABAN + Dazzle Angels Zachariah George Startupbootcamp Dario Giuliani Briter Bridges Thomas van Halen VC4A Khaled Ismail ABAN + HIMAngel Joshua Janks Bowmans Ahmad Al-Kabbany VRapeutic Yemi Keri Rising Tide Africa Julia Kho Triple Jump Philip Kiracofe Startupbootcamp AfriTech Kenza Lahlou Outlierz Ventures Mike Mompi Enza Capital Danai Musandu Antoine Pailluseau FinChatBot Aunnie Patton Power Intelligent Impact Vuyisa Qabaka HYBR Group Ashwin Ravichandran MEST Africa Tinashe Ruzane FlexClub Adenike Sanusi LifeBank Charles Sidman Herman Singh Future Advisory Louise Stuart Naspers Ido Sum TLcom Capital Partners Alina Vinogradova VC4A Bertil van Vugt VC4A Ben White VC4A
Why attend The African startup ecosystem is on the move. Not only are the number of ventures growing, but the quality of the businesses is improving. Never before has the pipeline of African innovation been so investible. And where talent leads the way, money is close to follow. More than 60 angel networks are setting up across the continent and a growing class of Africa-focused VC investors is backing and scaling up the best of the best. Once a year, this community of industry leaders comes together to share best practices and to learn from peers. The best companies are invited to join this meeting as talent and capital collide. Meet and connect with the leaders from the Africa startup, innovation and investment industry The latest trends, insights and industry research Workshops and masterclasses for investors by investors Exclusive virtual networking and co-investment opportunities Option to nominate startups in your portfolio to attend this event In short: a rich networking experiences with a highly focused yet varied program.
Summit program Tuesday – November 3 On day 1 of the summit the focus will be on everything Seed stage related. For the first time ever, VC4A is hosting a Venture Showcase for seed-raising startups. A critical juncture for any startup comes at the seed stage, a financing segment that has experienced significant changes these past months. Startups seeking to raise seed funding represent a critical pipeline of innovation that is driving high growth high impact solutions on the continent and are the future of our industry. For more information: 2020 VC4A Venture Showcase Seed. Wednesday – November 4 On day 2 of the summit the focus will be on everything Series A stage related. Following the success from the last three Summits, raising more than USD 100 million in venture capital funding, we are proud to present the VC4A Venture Showcase – Series A, featuring investor-vetted scale-ups from across the continent looking to raise between $500K and $10M. For more information: 2020 VC4A Venture Showcase Series A.
In good company Investors Ecosystem and media partners Your organization not on the list? Contact the organizers for opportunities and sponsor packages on team [at] africainvestorsummit.com.
2019 Speakers Headlining the Summit are renown international and local investors – with leading African angels and VC fund managers. Keep an eye on this page for speaker announcements. Speakers from last year’s summit include: Papa Amadou Sarr Senegalese Ministry for Entrepreneurship Amr Bakr 7keema Clive Butkow Kalon Venture Partners Abu Bakr Cassim Greg Chen Mobiz Johann Choux Proparco Emanuele Colonnelli University of Chicago Tomi Davies ABAN + Lagos Angel Network Marieme Diop Orange Digital Ventures David van Dijk ABAN Rebecca Enonchong ABAN + Cameroon Angels Ike Eze Beta Ventures Alexandra Fraser ABAN + Dazzle Angels Zachariah George Startupbootcamp Dario Giuliani Briter Bridges Thomas van Halen VC4A Khaled Ismail ABAN + HIMAngel Joshua Janks Bowmans Ahmad Al-Kabbany VRapeutic Yemi Keri Rising Tide Africa Julia Kho Triple Jump Philip Kiracofe Startupbootcamp AfriTech Kenza Lahlou Outlierz Ventures Mike Mompi Enza Capital Danai Musandu Antoine Pailluseau FinChatBot Aunnie Patton Power Intelligent Impact Vuyisa Qabaka HYBR Group Ashwin Ravichandran MEST Africa Tinashe Ruzane FlexClub Adenike Sanusi LifeBank Charles Sidman Herman Singh Future Advisory Louise Stuart Naspers Ido Sum TLcom Capital Partners Alina Vinogradova VC4A Bertil van Vugt VC4A Ben White VC4A