In partnership with FMO Ventures Program
‘Mentor-driven capital’ is one of VC4A’s approaches to creating value for startup ecosystems around the world. It’s about finding and supporting motivated and experienced professionals like you to share the knowledge, experience, and network you’ve acquired over your career with promising entrepreneurs through the VC4A Mentorship Marketplace. As you support your mentee on his/her entrepreneurial journey, you get keen insights into the local startup ecosystem and hone your own mentoring, business & leadership skills.
This year, in partnership with the FMO Ventures Program, the call is launched to empower 30+ mentors in each of the targeted countries: Ghana, Tanzania and Morocco.
The program will run for 3 months (May – July) and then the selected mentors in each country will be matched with ventures from selected supporting organizations.
This program aims to boost the ability of business experts as a high-powered mentor through the VC4A Mentor-Driven Capital framework. You and selected business leaders will receive expert guidance, training, and hands-on sessions around mentoring through a comprehensive framework facilitated by experts.
Previous expert-led sessions by experienced angel investors featured thought leaders such as Tomi Davies – Chief Investment Officer at GreenTec Capital Partners, Tarek El-Kady – Founder of Alex Angels, Mrs. Maya Horgan Famodu, Founder & Partner at Ingressive Capital, Dr. Ayman Ismail – Associate Professor of entrepreneurship at the American University of Cairo, Mrs. Yemi Keri – Founder of Rising Tide Africa and Kola Aina – Founder of Ventures Platform, among many others.
| Program dates | Apr 2 - Jul 31 |
| Organizer | FMO Ventures Program |
| Targets | Africa |
| Sectors | Sector agnostic |
What you’ll get out of it:
The program is open to a maximum of 30 aspiring business mentors from Ghana, Tanzania and Morocco or those with strong ties with – and interest in those countries. The only thing you need to invest during the 3-month program is 4-5 hours per month of your valuable time and knowledge!
Selection Criteria:
What previous MDC graduates and experts say about the program:
“Mentoring helps to get out of your daily routine, make new connections and get new perspectives” Fayelle Ouane – Managing Director at SUGUBA
“It’s key to help the entrepreneur get access to corporate clients by making the right introductions at the right time to the right decision maker so the entrepreneur can tell the right message” Kenza Lahlou – Managing Partner at Outlierz Ventures
“I see a lot of businesses every day, but it’s different when you’re more hands-on, to actually be in touch with the entrepreneurs. I loved it.” Habiba Helmy – Arab Bank Egypt.
“The value from the exchanges with the mentor participants has been huge. One mentor has joined one of the angel networks I am involved with, and I connected a startup that one of the mentors was working with to another angel network. The programme is really effective in generating support for entrepreneurs – both funding and mentoring.” Umulinga Karangwa – Angel Investor & Fund Manager.
May – July 2024
FMO Ventures Program is an initiative of FMO. The EUR 200 million program is supported by contributions from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands as well as by a guarantee from the European Commission.
FMO Ventures Program aims to empower innovative business models applying disruptive technology to enable or improve affordable access to goods and services to the un(der)served in emerging markets. FMO Ventures Program focuses on direct investments in young start-up and scale-up companies in Fintech, Energy access and Agritech, as well as on indirect (fund) investments in Venture Capital funds, predominantly in Africa and the European neighborhood, and in certain parts of Asia.
