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The concept of lead investor In the world of venture financing, the understanding of lead investor is important in a successful fund raising journey. Who is a Lead Investor? Multiple people look at lead investor from different perspectives. For some people a lead investor is the first investor in your round. For some a Lead investor is someone that invests and also structures out how your round is going to play out, for some a Lead investor is someone that structures how your round will play out as well becomes the first investor in your round, for some it is someone who is an operator, that can structure the round, invest, as well as provide introductions and advisory to other investors to join the round. Practically, let's say you are raising $200k. Your lead investor may commit $20k in a preferred shares structure which is 10% of the amount you seek to raise. Then the lead investor would structure how the round would go and mostly the lead investor is supposed to be able to provide some advisory to help the company raise their remaining round as well as scale the business. Lead investors are important in a fund raising journey as they help navigate mistakes that can be made in the round. Hence, choosing the right lead investor is important. In choosing the right lead investor, you must consider three important things. •Do they have the right operating experience in your sector or a relative parallel sector? •Can the lead investor be the first investor who commits to the round? •Can the lead investor provide solid advisory on how the round should be structured and can they also foster and manage investor relations? It is important to note that most round especially from Pre-seed upwards are mostly done by a couple of investors. Only very few rounds are done by one investor. This also even applies to most VC funds. They don't raise their $Millions to invest into startups from one investor, they raise it from multiple LPs. Therefore with this understanding, ensuring you have the right lead investor becomes important. Through our Venture Studio, we take up the role of becoming a lead investor in our portcos and we help them structure their round to complete their raise. If you are an early stage company, pre-revenue, ideation, early revenue, MVP stage, your best lead investor should be a solid Incubator, Venture Studio, Accelerator or ESO. If you are an established company generating decent revenue and seeking for VC funding, find a well placed VC firm that as they lead your round, they automatically attract other VCs to join the round. Stay intentional

We currently have an ongoing crowd-funding round for one of our portfolio company Enforca Who is Enforca: Enforca technologies is an AI-powered job search and application platform. Enforca technologies is on a mission to use AI in democratizing the access to jobs by Africans through advanced search and automated applications processes. With their strong UVP and market size, the company is projected to cross $2 million ARR revenue mark within the next 18-24 months. Below are the stats for the company's funding round •Stage: Revenue stage •Investment round: Pre-seed •Investment Capital: $100,000 •Deal Structure: Equity+Royalty •Minimum Capital: $1,000 This round will be open for a 90-120 day period. #spcuniverse #venturestudio

Africa has long been overdue to unlock alternative funding for businesses and startups. Through Alternative funding systems such as crowdfunding, it is pertinent to understand the process involved in setting up a successful campaign from the beginning to the end. Hence today, we are now officially introducing a Crowdfunding Readiness Programme for companies outside of our portfolio to leverage on. This is a strategic programme that positions companies to successfully raise and close their funding round using crowdfunding. The program will cover the following •Understanding the process of setting up a successful crowd-funding campaign •Understanding the drafting of share structure and cap table for crowd-funders. •Understanding the process of setting up and drafting crowd-funders investor legal termsheet. •Understanding and setting up campaigns across social media and managing investor lead generation processes. All companies going through this program will also have access to talents from our talent network for a duration of 90-120 days to work with them on their project as their staff to ensure that the campaign is successful at no extra cost. The crowdfunding readiness programme has been structured to unlock access to crowdfunding as an alternative system of fundraising for companies. Registration to join the September Cohort is currently ongoing. We have limited slots for only 10 companies for this month to take advantage of the program. All selected companies will receive 50% sponsorship on the program fee from our venture studio. To see if you qualify to take advantage of this program, send a WhatsApp message to: +250794002028 with details about your company. If you qualify, you will be shared details for onboarding after being vetted Africa's time is now, and absolutely anyone can unlock access to capital using crowdfunding. Stay intentional #spcuniverse #venturestudio

Tonight on our mentor round table town hall, we will be hosting Peter Shoukry He will be sharing on how to build technology that scales. Often times, founder see themselves stuck in dilemma of building software products that end up not scaling. Peter will be sharing on important details every founder needs to know when trying to build out valuable technology products. See you all at the session tonight! #spcuniverse #venturestudio #mentorroundtable

Today we will be examining the types of Crowd-funding available for anyone to use. Again, Crowdfunding is available for all type of businesses regardless of their level. Anyone with access to an internet connection can successfully open and close a crowdfunding round within a predictable time-frame. The four types of Crowd-funding are: •Donation based crowd-funding: Donation based crowd-funding is mostly used by social campaigns and other social impact projects and companies. This type of funding is mostly like grants and companies don't need to pay back the funds as they are donated to a cause. •Equity based crowd-funding: This type of Crowd-funding is done for the purpose of acquiring a fraction of allocated equity kept for a company. Funders in this category participate in the crowdfund round with the mindset of gaining extra value when the equity appreciates. In this category, funders share the risk of ownership that involves with owning equity. Debt based Crowd-funding: In this category, funders provide liquidity for debt financing with the aim of getting access to interest at the end of a set duration. In this part, the funders don't bear the risk as the company bears the risk and has to ensure that the interest is paid out as agreed. •Reward/Royalty based crowd-funding: In this part, funders are involved in providing capital for a new product to be established or for marketing to be scaled. For providing such capital, funders are given royalties/rewards from every sale that comes from the product or service line that was scaled with the capital that funders provide. The funders also bear the risk with the company as if the product doesn't scale, then they could lose their capital. These four types of Crowd-funding are the most used and sometimes investors may request for a mix of one or two. It is important to structure your crowdfunding in a way that protects both your company and the interest of your funders. Therefore before launching your crowdfunding campaign, ensure to decide which campaign type you will be doing for. Stay intentional! #spcuniverse #venturestudio

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ANNOUNCEMENT! One of our Venture Studio Portfolio company Request Mechanic is hiring! Are you a passionate Customer Service personnel looking forward to being a part of a dynamic team set to transform the automotive sector? Request Mechanic is seeking for a superstar who will manage customer relations with both mechanics and their users. If you want to be part of this dynamic team, follow the instructions on the flier to submit your CV. As soon as you submit your details, the team will reachout to you to schedule an interview. #spcuniverse #venturestudio #hiring

Listening is an art that I’ve come to appreciate more and more over the years. It’s not just about hearing words, but about understanding the underlying emotions, concerns, and needs of others. Whether in a business setting or personal relationships, being a good listener has helped me build stronger connections, resolve conflicts, and gain valuable insights. I’ve found that when you truly listen, you’re better equipped to respond in a way that is thoughtful and constructive. It’s a skill that takes practice, but one that pays dividends in every aspect of life. Listening is the foundation of effective communication and collaboration. At AptConnect, we prioritize listening to our clients and partners to better understand their needs and deliver tailored solutions. #AptConnect #Communication #Listening #RealEstate SPC UNIVERSE King David(Mfalme Daudi)

INVESTMENT ANNOUNCEMENT We are pleased to announce that we are now invested into Bamara Incorporated; a Marketing consultancy firm that is set to revolutionize companies in Africa. The company believes that the major hindrance to growth for many companies in Africa is their inability to drive marketing on scale into their businesses. They believe that since the world is a global village, marketing can cut across borders thereby driving accelerated growth to companies and allowing them access multiple customer bases from across multiple markets at the same time. Fueled by this dream and passion, we are pleased to join BAMARA INCORPORATED to make their consultancy services available to more companies across Africa who need to scale. As a network organization that works with founders from across multiple countries, we have seen first hand the power of marketing in solving sales and even funding processes like crowd-funding. The power of marketing and the understanding of how to build marketing processes that convert has become a huge need and demand for companies that want to scale. This is why we are joining BAMARA INCORPORATED on their mission to transform the landscape of marketing through strategic and tailored consultancy for companies whose mindset are fixed on scaling. The journey to greatness with Bamara Incorporated begins from now and we look forward to celebrating each of their milestones as they impact Companies from across borders. At Silverspoon Venture Studios, we back early stage companies and transform them into high impact scalable companies through direct strategic consultancy, advisory and investment into: Product Development, Marketing, Partnerships and Global Expansion. #spcuniverse #venturestudio