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"Global Wave of Momentum: Africa Early Stage Investor Summit (AESIS2023) Local Investor Meetups Spark Worldwide Convergence of Africa-Focused Investors"

AESIS2023’s 40 Investor Meetups aim to facilitate networking, knowledge sharing, and collaborative relationships among investors, with the goal of driving early-stage investing in Africa and boosting the available capital pool for innovation

In anticipation of the 10th anniversary of the Africa Early Stage Investor Summit (#AESIS2023) (www.AfricaInvestorSummit.com/), 40 Investor Meetups will be hosted by local investors and investor organizations. Set to occur on September 7th and October 5th, these gatherings mark a significant milestone for the AESIS community. Founded in 2013, AESIS…

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    • 12 scaleups selected for VC4A Venture Showcase Africa 2023 program
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12 growth stage startups selected for 2023 VC4A Venture Showcase Africa

This annual flagship program brings together the best and brightest startups from across the continent, giving them the opportunity to pitch their ideas to investors and industry experts

VC4A (https://www.VC4A.com), the leading startup platform in emerging markets, is proud to announce the 12 African startups that have been selected to participate in the 2023 VC4A Venture Showcase Africa. This annual flagship program brings together the best and brightest startups from across the continent, giving them the opportunity to…

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VC4A Venture Showcase Africa: Celebrating African innovation and connecting entrepreneurs with investors

Since its launch in 2017, the VC4A Venture Showcase Africa has helped its alumni raise over $630M, highlighting the program’s success in fostering entrepreneurship and innovation in Africa

VC4A (https://www.VC4A.com) is thrilled to announce the call for applications to the VC4A Venture Showcase Africa – 2023, the annual accelerator program that spotlights high-growth, high-impact ventures driving economic growth throughout the continent. The Showcase is an opportunity for African founders leading innovative and disruptive startups and scaleups, generating revenue…

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Abu Cassim of Jozi Angels joins VC4A as Acceleration Team Lead

One of his core responsibilities will be to lead VC4A's flagship program, the Venture Showcase

VC4A (https://VC4A.com/) is excited to announce that Abu Bakr Cassim has joined the organization as Acceleration Team Lead. A highly regarded thought-leader in the South African startup ecosystem, it is without doubt that Abu's experience and reputation for excellence will contribute to the continued growth of the company. As Acceleration…

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A new era begins at VC4A: Introducing Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Vincent Hoogduijn

Customer satisfaction and Vincent's ability to think outside the box will help us to stay ahead of the curve and continue to meet the ever-changing demands of the market

We are thrilled to announce that Vincent Hoogduijn has been appointed as our new CEO. Vincent brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the team and we are excited for the vision and leadership he will bring to VC4A (VC4A.com). Together we are ready to take our efforts to…

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    • Africa rises as a startup investment destination, 9th Africa Early Stage Investor Summit (#AESIS2022) connecting 1000+ investors from across the globe
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Africa rises as a startup investment destination, 9th Africa Early Stage Investor Summit (#AESIS2022) connecting 1000+ investors from across the globe

3000+ attendees in total including Entrepreneur Support Organizations, incubators, accelerators and select high-impact startups

VC4A (https://www.VC4A.com) and ABAN hosted Africa’s investor community at the 9th Africa Early Stage Investor Summit (#AESIS2022) from 2-4 November 2022. 1000+ investors connected via the virtual summit, 3000+ attendees in total including Entrepreneur Support Organizations, incubators, accelerators and select high-impact startups. 30 cities unlocked for Investor Meetups in 25…

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    • VC4A & African Business Angel Network (ABAN) Unveil New Partnerships ahead of #AESIS2022 Investor Summit
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VC4A & African Business Angel Network (ABAN) Unveil New Partnerships ahead of #AESIS2022 Investor Summit

VC4A and ABAN made the move in order to jointly promote an active Gender inclusive and pro Green/Climate investment mindset in the future

The Africa Early Stage Investor Summit team is proud to announce 9 partnerships for the 9th edition of #AESIS2022 coming up on 2nd, 3rd and 4th, November in person and online. VC4A (https://VC4A.com) and ABAN made the move in order to jointly promote an active Gender inclusive and pro Green/Climate…

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Meet the portfolio of the 2022 VC4A Venture Showcase Africa - Women founder edition

VC4A is proud to announce the 14 women founders selected for the 2022 VC4A Venture Showcase Africa

VC4A (VC4A.com) is pleased to put the spotlight on 14 amazing founders selected from our flagship Venture Showcase (https://bit.ly/3w9Pk7T) program dedicated to women-led businesses this year. Each founder is building innovative solutions, bringing disruptive business models that seek to change access to vital services across critical industries - from healthcare to…

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    • Investors will be welcomed to any of the 25+ in-person #AESIS2022 Investor Meetups happening all over the world
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Reserve your seat at the 9th edition of the highly anticipated Africa Early Stage Investor Summit 2022 (#AESIS2022)

#AESIS2022 brings together investors and senior business leaders from angel networks, VC funds, impact investors, accelerators, corporate venture divisions, industry associations, and the public sector

The largest gathering of Africa-focused early stage investors is back for its 9th edition taking place from 2 - 4 November, 2022. This year the three-day Summit will be a mix of virtual components and in-person Investor meetups in over 25 cities all over the world. The Africa Early Stage…

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Why we launched the 2022 Venture Showcase, VC4A’s flagship fundraising program exclusively for women founders

VC4A and a network of investors seek to take a more proactive role by making the 7th edition of the Venture Showcase Africa a Women founder edition

VC4A’s (VC4A.com) research (https://bit.ly/3M3VnRq) shows that 22% of African ventures (at all stages of development) have a female founder or co-founder. Putting this in perspective, this is pretty similar to the average in New York City at 21% or San Francisco at 16% when looking at equivalent data available via CrunchBase…