Jacana Venture Partnership

Meet the portfolio for the first-ever 2020 VC4A Venture Showcase – Seed

Startup entrepreneurs are working to harness Africa’s potential. Together they represent a critical pipeline of innovation that is driving high growth high impact solutions… read more

Meet the portfolio for the 2020 VC4A Venture Showcase – Series A

We’re proud to announce the 10 ventures for the 2020 VC4A Venture Showcase Series A – virtual edition! To ensure that innovative high-growth ventures… read more

Bridging the gap between local and expat founder funding

Over the years, the inflow of startup funding capital in Africa has been rapidly growing, as investors have started paying more attention to investment… read more

ABAN and VC4A put knowledge transfer first at annual Investor Summit

As organizers of the Africa Early Stage Investor Summit we, at ABAN and VC4A, are committed to increasing the knowledge exchange around angel investing… read more

Meet the portfolio for the 2019 VC4A Venture Showcase – Series A

We’re proud to announce the 12 ventures (11 Series A and 1 Seed+) for the 2019 VC4A Venture Showcase. These companies represent the best… read more

Fanning Africa’s glowing embers of angel investment opportunities

‘Angel investing is on the rise across Africa.’ This is a commonly heard phrase for those of us active in the early-stage investment space… read more

African angel investors are moving to the heart of the continent’s future

Africa has developed from a continent once viewed as a lost cause to a land of vibrant opportunity, particularly when it comes to business… read more

Announcing the 2017 African Early Stage Investor Summit: Start-Scale-Exit

Africa’s early-stage investor community comes together in November for the 4th annual African Angel Investor Summit #AAIS2017 and a bonus ‘Cape Town Innovation Tour’.… read more

The African Business Angel – An Early Stage Investment Opportunity

Last year everyone was curious about Mark Zuckerberg’s visit to the African continent, wondering why he was there and what he meant when he… read more

New data shows growing investor appetite in African early stage startups

Data from the newly published 2016 Venture Finance in Africa research, conducted by VC4Africa, shows that the growing international and local angel investor interest in African… read more