VC4A is thrilled to introduce the Top 14 portfolio companies of the 2022 VC4A Venture Showcase Africa: Women Founder edition! The first women-only Showcase in Africa!
Congratulations to the final cohort! Let’s meet them 🏆
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What no one tells you about VC:
You’re wrong more than you’re right.
Intentionally turning your mistakes into learnings will lead you to be a better VC.
A well-designed pitch deck can MAKE or BREAK an intro to a VC.
Whether valid or not, the design makes a diff on your company perception.
If you can afford a designer, it's worth the extra $ to potentially get a 6-7 figure investment.
If you can't, try getting a template 👇
I’m begging y’all to remember that you’re naming people, not just babies. A 17 year old will have that name, a 28 year old will have that name, a 43 year old will have that name, a 77 year old grandparent will have that name. Maybe we should rethink choosing McKeinsleigh Graycynn
Founders want exits. VCs want exits. LPs want exits.
What are the main ways a company can exit?
1) IPO: Selling shares to the public in a new stock issuance
2) M&A: Transaction between two companies combining in some form
difference between a cofounder and an employee
a cofounder leans in when everything is on fire and gets excited to "fix it", an employee looks for the next job
neither is more "right" or "wrong" but they are very different people
Regarding the VC industry:
What’s obvious to people on the inside isn’t always obvious to people on the outside.
It’s important to overshare the basics.
Being in early stage VC can be hard for those who like to base decisions off of data.
As a *still* recovering banker, getting over this hurdle has been difficult.
We didn’t build Harlem Capital to become VCs, we built it to change VC.
To date:
• Invested $62M in POC/women founders
• Had 76 interns. 33 alums are in VC/PE, 15 in tech
• Inspired thousands
Since 2018, we’ve been focused on 2 things: our mission and building a lasting firm