Fund the Gap Summit
sponsored by the United Nations
Fund the Gap Alliance is an Africa-wide dialogue aimed at addressing the systemic issue of underrepresentation and capital inflow into the African Tech Ecosystem for black founders. We are hosting “The Funding Gap” a hybrid summit; This summit will highlight this “GAP” that is of critical concern to African startups and fund managers.
The summit presents a platform to create strategic engagement and partnerships with relevant stakeholders on policy, legal and regulatory issues that will improve the ease of doing business in Africa.
The Summit
In this panel, the panelists will attempt to define an ‘African’ startup. Is it enough to be focused on the African markets or must you have local African founders?
2. The trials of a local founder
This panel will feature local African founders, and they will tell the stories of their ventures, and the trials and tribulations they have faced with gaining traction, and raising money.
3. Investing in African founders
The data suggests that the best way to empower local founders with capital is to invest in local African investors. In this panel, prominent African investors will get to the root of the issue.
4. African start-up policies and regulations
Is the policy and regulatory landscape currently conducive to startup success? What are the barriers? This panel will bring together policy and regulatory experts to discuss the challenges and the solutions
Speakers
Keynote address:
- Ben White – Founder, VC4A
Speakers:
- Margaret Olele – President, American Nigerian Business Council
- Maxime Bayen – Senior Venture Builder, BFA Global
- Chris Brooks – Managing Partner, Brown Venture Group
- Ikechukwu Okoye – CEO, Good Drone Company Limited
Overview
Sep 16, 2021: 11:00 - 17:00
| Organizer | Fund the Gap Alliance |
| Website | Visit website |
| Location |
Online Lagos/Virtual |
| Targets | Africa |
| Sectors | Sector agnostic |
