Dream VC, an investor accelerator focused on Africa and community-driven educational platform offering rigorous remote programmes focused specifically on venture capital across Africa’s startup ecosystems, is announcing the opening of another round of applications for interested candidates for its investor accelerator and launch into venture capital programmes. Dream VC received over 2000 applications between 2021 and 2022.
With 90% Post-Fellowship Success Rate, Dream VC’s ‘Launch into VC Fellowship’ Program Targets New Interests In Venture Capital And Investment
- According to the company, the 12-week Foundational Program is designed specifically for younger professionals interested in getting into the Venture Capital and Investment Sector.
- The programme is part-time, totally remote, and offered in a bootcamp format. Fellows will be required to put in a minimum of 10–15 hours per week to make the most of the programme. Because the programme is delivered virtually, all sessions will require constant internet access.
- This programme does not require any prior investing or VC experience, since the fellowship will build on strong basic foundations all the way to advanced VC issues. However, Dream VC anticipates a high level of integrity and consistency throughout the programme. All potential fellows should be eager to devote a considerable amount of time and effort to the fellowship over the course of many months.
- The program will run for 3 months: June to Late August, 2023
How To Apply For The Launch Into Venture Capital Programs
Interested candidates under this category can access the online application portal by following this link: https://dream-vc.typeform.com/apply-livc2023
The deadline for submission of applications is Sunday April 16th by 23:59 GMT.
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Dream VC’s Investor Accelerator Program is for Senior Professionals, with an Opportunity to Join a Growing Community of Global Investors
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The program strives to impart fundamental knowledge to its fellows, ranging from performing research and writing investment memos to comprehending the legal and strategic considerations involved in establishing venture capital funds or angel groups.
- The program is part-time, totally online, and rigorously run in the MBA style. For the program to be as effective as possible, fellows will be required to put in a minimum of 15–20 hours each week. Considering the program’s virtual format, all sessions will be required to have access to a reliable internet connection.
- In all, the Investor Accelerator will run for 5 months: June to October, 2023.
When And How To Apply For The Investor Accelerator Program
All applications will be reviewed anonymously and independently by mid-April, and all applicants should receive an update on the status of their application on April 17th.
Interested candidates under this category can access the online application portal by following this link: https://dream-vc.typeform.com/apply-ia2023
A Look At What Dream VC Does
Dream VC, which was founded in 2021 by a group of investors and former tech founders, including the founders of MZZ Africa, is an entirely remote-first educational institute that aims to democratise access and understanding of the venture capital space for professionals on the continent and in the diaspora.
Dream VC claims to have graduated over 80 fellows from its flagship Investor Accelerator and Launch into Venture Capital Programs, with a fellowship audience currently distributed throughout over 30 countries in Africa, Europe, and the United States.
Around 50 African-focused VC funds actively contribute to Dream VC’s curriculums. Dr. Ola Brown (HealthCap), Samakab Hashi (Lateral Frontiers), Satoshi Shinada (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures), Keet Van Zyl (Knife Capital), and Zachariah George (Launch Africa Ventures) have all participated in previous editions of the company’s programmes.
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According to the company, more than 90% of the inaugural fellows went on to break into venture capital, with some joining new and established firms such as Ajim Capital, Akribos Capital, LoftyInc Wennovate, Oui Capital, and Lateral Capital — while others are writing checks as angel investors or forming their own syndicates, funds, accelerators, or startup funds in emerging ecosystems such as Mozambique, Côte D’Ivoire, Rwanda, and others.
Dream VC plans to host a 16 Investors Mixers event in March and April 2023 to commemorate its third anniversary.
“The 16x invite-only mixers will be across 14x countries, for current and aspiring investors to meet our community, learn about Dream VC and discuss how we can drive more funding to African startups. The Lagos mixer is our first major external investors’ meetup in Nigeria, and this signifies how strongly we want to bring more Nigerians into our programs and the Pan-African investor community,” Mark Kleyner, Dream VC’s Co-Founder and programme Director, says.
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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