VC4A Venture Showcase 2022 Africa is seeking up to 16 female founders who are leading innovative, high-growth scale-ups to present to a worldwide network of Africa-focused investors. Are you a business operating in Africa, generating income, and seeking between $250K and $10M in funding? This is the chance you’ve been seeking!
According to a report, 93 percent of funding in Africa in 2021 will go to firms managed by male CEOs. In 2021, over 99 percent of investment will be raised by a single male entrepreneur or a founding team with at least one male co-founder.
In light of this understanding and as a community member committed to helping the startup ecosystem, VC4A is pleased to announce the launch of a call for women-led enterprises across the African continent. Apply if you are the leader of a rapidly growing startup with demonstrable impact potential and are in the process of expanding your operations in the region.
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Companies participating in the program have exposure to a curated investor network and are interviewed by top venture capital firms as part of the vetting process. Finalists receive mentorship and technical advice directly from the program’s angel investors, venture capital fund managers, and corporate sponsors. The Venture Showcase is an effective method of increasing awareness of your fundraising campaign and connecting with potential investors. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, this is an excellent opportunity to share and learn from your peers, as well as develop long-lasting relationships with them.
Between 2017 and 2021, VC4A selected 90 scale-ups to participate in six showcase programs in emerging markets, resulting in a number of transactions worth more than $400 million. This is a unique opportunity to promote your company to top investors who support excellent African startups.
To learn more, visit https://vc4a.com/vc4a/2022-vc4a-venture-showcase-africa/
Charles Rapulu Udoh
Charles Rapulu Udoh is a Lagos-based lawyer, who has several years of experience working in Africa’s burgeoning tech startup industry. He has closed multi-million dollar deals bordering on venture capital, private equity, intellectual property (trademark, patent or design, etc.), mergers and acquisitions, in countries such as in the Delaware, New York, UK, Singapore, British Virgin Islands, South Africa, Nigeria etc. He’s also a corporate governance and cross-border data privacy and tax expert.
As an award-winning writer and researcher, he is passionate about telling the African startup story, and is one of the continent’s pioneers in this regard. You can book a session and speak with him using the link: https://insightsbyexperts.com/view_expert/charles-rapulu-udoh