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🌍 You are invited to the FINAL AESIS Academy Masterclass before the grand summit in Cape Town! 🚀 Topic: "Leveraging Policy Instruments to Enhance Capital Mobilization" Date: 13 November, 2024 Time: 5PM CAT Register now: https://lnkd.in/dBv6nj8u As private investments in African markets surge, discover how policy innovations are reshaping investment landscapes. Discussion pillars will cover 🔹 Policy innovations creating new investment pathways 🔹 Public financing institutions that are boosting private capital, and 🔹 Navigating regulatory hurdles and driving innovation The AESIS Academy is presented to you by Africa Early Stage Investor Summit, in partnership with VC4A and ABAN 🤝 #AESISAcademy #AESIS2024 #Earlystageinvesting #Pioneeringpathways

Fundraising is a major step in the growth of a startup which allows innovators to continue to build solutions that change our world. When initiating a fundraising campaign, it's important to determine your runway - the amount of time you can operate before running out of money. How much runway should you aim for? The recommended duration is 18–24 months, with a minimum of 12 months and this is because: 1. Fundraising takes longer than you think 2. Market conditions can change rapidly 3. It gives you a higher negotiating power 4. You can focus on building, not constantly fundraising Get sound advice from finance experts in the VC4A Mentorship Markeplace: mentors.vc4a.com #founderseries #startupadvice #VentureCapital #fundraising #VC4A

Big news! 🎉 VC4A has entered into an exciting collaboration with the GSMA Innovation Fund to bring our award-winning Investment Readiness Training (IRT) to up to 40 GSMA-funded companies from Africa and Asia! 🌏🌍 Through the IRT, we aim to equip GSMA fund beneficiaries with the tools they need to prepare fundraising campaigns, attract investment, and scale their solutions post-GSMA support. Curious how we're making it happen? Read more about the partnership in our latest article: https://lnkd.in/dYeNJeqV In collaboration with GSMA - Mobile for Development #GSMA #GSMAInnovationFund #VC4A #InvestmentReadiness #IRT

Investors, Angels, VCs and all early-stage funders in the Amsterdam investor community, mark your calendars for November 1st. 📅 You’re invited to a dual celebration with VC4A: - The opening of our new office space and, - The exclusive #AESIS2024 Amsterdam Investor Meetup Hosted by yours truly, we look forward to connecting with fellow Africa-focused investors and aficionados as we network, learn, and explore new opportunities for collaboration. As space is limited and the event is by invitation only, we kindly request you to RSVP. Secure your attendance here - https://lnkd.in/dzBgn5SJ #VC4A #InvestorNetwork #Amsterdam

In preparation for the #AESIS2024 grand summit happening on November 28 and 29 in Cape Town, the She Wins Africa program, an IFC - International Finance Corporation initiative, implemented in partnership with VC4A, selected 5 female-led startups to participate in the Nairobi investor meetup on October 17th. The selected founders from LIBE GREEN INNOVATION, SAFE GIRL, eShandi, Drop Access Limited and SULMA WHOLE FOODS participated in a Sales Growth workshop led by Frank Masinde, a subject-matter expert with 25 years of experience in sales and marketing. The workshop was followed by a founder story by Hilda Moraa who raised over US$ 11M for her company Pezesha, from which she shared powerful insights about fundraising as a female founder in Africa. 🙋🏾♀️ The She Winners had the opportunity to present an elevator pitch to the investors attending the Meetup, and engaged with them further through a networking cocktail. Thanks to ViKtoria Ventures for organizing this event that helped the She Wins Africa founders make strong connections, and access resources that are necessary for business growth. #NairobiInvestorMeetup #AESIS2024 #SheWinsAfrica #SWA2024 #femalefounders #investornetworking

How to tell the real story of your business health with financial metrics that actually matter 📈🎯 Here are the numbers you should actually care about: ℹ️ CAC (Customer Acquisition Cost): how much money a company spends to get one new customer. It's like figuring out how expensive it is to convince someone to buy your product or service. ............................................... ℹ️ LTV (Lifetime Value) - The total revenue a business can expect from a single user account throughout their relationship with the company⁠. With this metric, a business can forecast revenue, and better plan acquisition and retention strategies or goals. ............................................... ℹ️ Monthly burn rate - The amount of money a company spends each month to cover its operating expenses. It is used to measure how quickly a business is using its cash reserves, before it needs additional funding. ............................................... ℹ️ Gross margins - This is how much money a business keeps from its sales after paying for the direct costs of making or buying its products or cost of services. ............................................... ℹ️ MRR growth rate - Month-to-month percentage increase in Monthly Recurring Revenue for a startup. It measures how quickly and consistently a startup is growing its recurring revenue stream. Review religiously, seek out patterns and adjust where necessary. More opportunities and resources available for startups on - https://lnkd.in/dDMiPJu2 #founderseries #startupadvice #VC4A

VC4A is excited to announce that we are a community partner with JobStack_ for its 7th edition✨🚀 JobStack_ MEA's Software Industry Summit is coming to you on November 16 - 18 virtually where techies gather to: - Network with peers and professionals - Attend talks, workshops, and circles on the latest tech trends and challenges. - Connect with tech gurus from across the MEA region. - Explore exciting job opportunities in the tech sector. Attendees can look forward to 3 days of virtual workshops, talks, and more which guarantees the opportunity for anyone to attend sessions, workshops, panels, and talks no matter where they are located. Join us to connect tech visionaries and network with industry leaders, partner with startups and enterprises and discover the best job opportunities in the market 🎯 Register Now: https://lnkd.in/dBq8gM8G

We'd like to recognise Marian Kutsoati (ACCA), as our VC4A mentor of the week! 🎉 With a background in medicine, an MBA in International Business, and an MSc in Accounting and Finance, Kafui brings a unique and diverse expertise to founders on the platform. Specializing in health services and financial technology consulting, Marian has helped businesses operate efficiently and to raise over USD 2M in funding. She is excited about the startup ecosystem in SSA, MENA and Europe, and is dedicated to providing startups with the tools and guidance they need to thrive.💡 Her areas of interest include fintech, HealthTech, Healthcare providers and services. For support as a founder, we encourage you to book a discovery mentoring session with Marian via the VC4A Mentorship Marketplace : https://lnkd.in/d77B9FGG #VC4AMentor #StartupMentorship #AfricanInnovation #Mentoroftheweek #Mentorshipworks

Missed our latest Entrepreneur Update newsletter? 📲 No problem! Catch up on all the exciting news, opportunities and deadlines from the VC4A community in the latest issue: https://lnkd.in/dDu3xJTT #VC4Anewsletter

It’s a double celebration for the VC4A team, come 1st November, 2024! 🚀🚀 First, we are excited to host the 2024 Amsterdam Investor Meetup for the second year in a row. The Meetups are part of smaller city-focused investor gatherings held in preparation for the 11th edition of the Africa Early Stage Investor Summit (#AESIS2024) happening on November 28-29. Second, we will be opening our new VC4A office location, saying goodbye to our longtime address at Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 23📍. It’s an exciting new chapter for VC4A and so we invite colleagues, VCs, Angels, friends and members of the ecosystem like you to join us and celebrate! 🔹RSVP for the Amsterdam Meetup as we welcome you all to the new VC4A office: https://lnkd.in/dGFgPYkY