Looking ahead at the 2021 ABAN Strategy As we begin our journey in 2021 and towards 2022, for our strategic plan, we will be taking a close look at how angel investors, syndicates and networks on the continent are evolving and how ABAN can continue to play its part in creating a conducive environment for [...]
Save the Date: 3 Nov - 4 Nov 2020 More info: http://www.AfricaInvestorSummit.comAdd to your calendar: Apple Google Outlook Outlook.com Yahoo VC4A and ABAN are pleased to announce that we will be hosting the 7th edition of the Africa Early Stage Investor Summit from 3-4 November 2020. The event will be *fully [...]
Africa’s leading early stage investors come together for the 6th edition of the Africa Early Stage Investor Summit #AESIS2019 The growing number of startups securing major financial commitments, sets the stage for an entirely new era of growth in the African venture capital industry. This was the most discussed topic during the sixth edition of [...]
Gearing Up For Africa's Biggest Early Stage Investor Summit Preparations for the 5th edition of the Africa Early Stage Investor Summit 2018 are in full swing. We look forward to welcome Africa’s leading investors back to Cape Town on 11 and 12 Nov, where key stakeholders from across the continent and beyond will gather to [...]
African Startups: Unicorns, Gazelles and Corporate Breakfasts Over the past few years, the race has been on to find the first African Unicorn - an African startup valued at $1bn or more in its first 5 years. I think we can all agree, the idea of an African Unicorn is not a bad one, but [...]
Bridging the Gap Between Investors and Entrepreneurs According to #GALI's latest research, which maps over 2,500 early-stage ventures in Sub Saharan Africa, the number one reason why African entrepreneurs enrol in an accelerator programme is to gain access to direct funding. No surprises there. However, when you consider this within the context of a growing [...]
