Digital Africa Ventures

Black-owned venture capital fund that invests in early stage digital start-ups.

[Ravisutanjani @Ravisutanjani]

Canva is now the world's most valuable Startup Founded and led by a Woman.

Valued at $26 Billion, Melanie Perkins is truly an inspiration.

[Disrupt Africa @DisruptAfrica]

Nigerian prop-tech startup Estate Intel announces $500k pre-seed round secured last year https://t.co/9gvOiV5OnK

[VC4A @VC4A_Africa]

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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#VC4AVentureShowcase #VentureShowcase4Women

[Nicole DeTommaso 🪄 @nic_detommaso]

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.

[Nicole DeTommaso 🪄 @nic_detommaso]

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 👇

[meep @mummabryan]

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

[Disrupt Africa @DisruptAfrica]

Africa-focused VC firm Oui Capital launches 2nd fund to double down on startup investments https://t.co/D8JwIT90Si

[Thinkroom Consulting @ThinkroomSME]

Report suggests that SA female entrepreneurship is on the rise

https://t.co/BYBAzIR5JD

[Leo Polovets @lpolovets]

Is VC a Ponzi scheme? My thoughts over on Hacker News: https://t.co/13Bwxxhq66

[Nicole DeTommaso 🪄 @nic_detommaso]

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

[Disrupt Africa @DisruptAfrica]

Black-owned startups face funding gap in SA, report says https://t.co/sZSvp2lTol

[Thandeka Xaba @thandz_x]

One of my favourite things about my job @DAV_AFRICA is simply meeting extraordinary people on a daily basis

[Hugh Stephens @hughstephens]

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

[Disrupt Africa @DisruptAfrica]

Applications now open for latest Westerwelle Young Founders Programme https://t.co/n8Y5mphGCf

[Nicole DeTommaso 🪄 @nic_detommaso]

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.

[JSE @JSE_Group]

Markets @ 17:05

[Josh @JoshuaOgundu]

News I love to see, Black founders raising rounds. $40M series C! https://t.co/VsstXxypFM

[Nicole DeTommaso 🪄 @nic_detommaso]

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.

[Jarrid Tingle @jarridvtingle]

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

[Brandon Brooks @OfficialBBrooks]

We need more ambitious people taking risks on big ideas. They need empowered to do it, expanding access to venture capital is a start.