For Mentors

Connect with founders, share your expertise, make an impact

Mentorship provides an opportunity for experienced professionals and founders to help build more successful startups that will create more jobs and transform economies.
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Are you looking to become a mentor?

Join over 700 mentors helping to grow and scale innovative ventures across Africa, LatAm & beyond.
900+
Active mentors
1,200+
Successful mentor matches
3.7
Average mentor rating (out of 5)
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What you stand to gain when you become a mentor

There’s lots of value that can be unlocked by members of our vibrant community, aiding the advancement of their mentorship journeys.
  • Connect with diverse founders building promising businesses in emerging markets
  • Get an opportunity to mentor and invest in high growth startups
  • Learn more about mentor driven capital from our Academy
  • Connect with like-minded professionals and founders in our Mentorship Marketplace
Become a mentor
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Mentor Driven Capital

Creating value for startups by sharing the knowledge, experience and network gained over the course of a career, actively supporting founders to maximize the return on investment.
  • Learn to offer more than just money to startup founders
  • Learn how to get into angel investment
  • Learn how to help startups create real value through your experiences
  • Learn how to improve your investment outcomes through mentorship
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Mentorship as a service

Manage the mentorship component of your program via VC4A’s mentorship marketplace and track activity and progress
  • Onboard your mentors and find new ones via VC4A
  • Share the online environment with your cohort or alumni
  • Let the founders find the most suitable mentors
  • Mentors can accept or decline, they are in control
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Top mentors

Explore our curated list of top ranked mentors on the VC4A Mentorship Marketplace.
Featured mentors
  • Mentor Profile image of Gideon Brefo
    Gideon Brefo
    Kumasi, Ghana
    Hello, my name is Gideon Brefo. I have successfully built two companies over the past 15 years. Hapaweb Solutions is a cloud technology company and ha…
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  • Mentor Profile Mohamed AlGhannam image of Mohamed El Ghannam
    Mohamed AlGhannam
    Cairo, Egypt
    Business and Financial Advisor with 13 years of experience in Financial Services, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Tech Startups. Specialized in busin…
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  • Mentor Profile image of Inemesit Dike
    Inemesit Dike
    Lagos, Nigeria
    Hello my name is Inemesit Dike, an Attorney and Counsel at Law, Nigeria and New York USA. For over 16 years, I’ve been a serial entrepreneur buildin…
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Become a VC4A mentor

Join us to create a world where the number and quality of ventures improve over time and represent the transformation of every industry in Africa, LatAm & beyond.
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