Entrepreneurship Accelerated
Jan 29, 2015
Entrepreneurship Accelerated
THE ENTREPRENEUR
VC4Africa aspires to become the preeminent social network for entrepreneurs and investors.
VALUE ADDED
Our mission is to help our members build game changing companies that defy the missing middle.
DISTRIBUTION FIRM SIZE
By definiAon ventures on VC4Africa are looking to scale.
ACCESS TO FINANCE
Access to capital is one part of the story. VC4Africa places equal focus to the non-‐financial needs of its entrepreneurs.
VIRTUAL INCUBATION
VC4Africa is a virtual incubator, tracking the progress of entrepreneurs & supporAng their growth & development over Ame.
CROWDSOURCING
With members in 159 countries we tap into a global network of resources.
1: CAPITAL
The largest network of organizaAons supporAng ventures under USD 1 million.
2: MENTORSHIP
Any entrepreneur can register a mentor request. A global network of experts is available free of charge.
3: TOOLS
Self-‐learning: Empowering entrepreneurs with access to tools, templates and knowledge resources.
4: EXPOSURE
ConnecAng entrepreneurs to world class opportuniAes – to pitch, gain exposure & meet partners.
5: NETWORKING
Members meet offline every day at one of the many VC4Africa meetups around the world.
1200 VENTURES
VC4Africa has screened more than 1200 ventures from 40 African countries and counAng.
A FEW FACTS
» We have screened over 1200 applica5ons and more than 600 entrepreneurs have successfully published their venture online; » The ventures on VC4Africa are early stage and require investments between USD $10K and USD $1 million; » The primary sectors include mobile, web, energy, health care and agriculture, amongst others;
A FEW FACTS (cont) » Each venture is scalable, makes smart use of technology, or is disrup5ve in their applica5on of a business model; » Thirty percent of the registered ventures have some form of social mission and could be qualified as a social enterprise; » Listed entrepreneurs have access to free online tools, mentorship opportuni5es and private deal rooms.
EXTENDED BITS
A joint venture and funding resulted in the launch of a SoWware TesAng facility in Somaliland.
KNELLEN
Local and foreign angel investors connected to launch virtual EgypAan art market.
SHOP SOKO
AWer being selected for DEMO Africa, Shop Soko went on to close 700K in funding.
AGRO MART
ConnecAng with investors to launch the first Agro informaAon service and organic grocery store in Buea, Cameroon.
MKAZI
Job search for blue collar workers via mobile phone. From concept to Series A.
DORKING DAIRIES
Mentorship in markeAng, investment in Cold Storage, and roll out of micro milk entrepreneurs network.
JOIN THE MOVEMENT
Join the VC4Africa community as we work together to power Africa’s greatest entrepreneurs!