🎉 The Top 45 for the @VivaTech
Africa Tech Awards have been announced
🥳 25% of them are @LaunchAfricaVC portfolio companies
🇫🇷 Looking forward to seeing the Top 9 at Viva Tech in June
🌍 We will be there 15 - 16th. Reach out to learn more about the fund & our portcos
#vc
My first 30 days in VC? It's been a wild ride. This time last year, I was 6 months pregnant and about to start the @includedVC fellowship with no idea how everything was about to change!
Read the article to find out more
https://t.co/XiHwB7v7li
#vc#includedvc#workingmum
What is "Platform" in VC? It's the non financial support that a VC offers their founders. But what does that actually look like? Follow the🧵
From Queen of Platform 👑 @keji_osf at #RISEInVC organised by @INCLUDED_VC and hosted by @sebuhmesfin
3. Relationship Capital
Your network! Who can you connect founders with to help with:
- Challenges
- Expansion
- Raising their next round
- Anything I've missed? Reply to this tweet
#RISEInVC@keji_osf@INCLUDED_VC
Manifesting that @SteveBartlettSC will be joining us today! Sharing your story of how you raised your fund Flight Story
🗣 42 speakers
🚀 40 funds represented
🎓 20 sessions
🌏 3 days
🔥 The best global VCs coming together to discuss: ✨#blackexcellence✨in #RISEInVC@INCLUDED_VC
@sydneypaige10@INCLUDED_VC@CharnezJ Massively, thank you! Have DM’d to follow up - currently in the process of developing processes and would love to chat 🤓
How do you attract LPs?
- Focus on why you're building what you're building
- Communicate that value proposition
- Back it up with data!
A great session from @sydneypaige10 at @RISEInVC from @INCLUDED_VC hosted by @CharnezJ
What's the biggest opportunity in climatetech investing?
- Move away from the green premium
- Embrace substitute goods that are better than their original counterparts
e.g. Tesla, cold chains and...oat milk (contentious last one?!) #RISEInVC@INCLUDED_VC@miadiawara@Econoahmad
Taking it offline: Every meeting is an opportunity
- Who do they know?
- Who can they introduce you to?
- Where might they be in 5 years?
The opportunities are endless 🙌
#RISEInVC@INCLUDED_VC
On platform strategy:
- Tweet at people you want to target
- Put a Calendly link in your bio
- Check your followers daily
- Individually message them
#RISEInVC
I wrote an article on North Africa's VC scene, to inspire more VCs to take a closer look at this land of opportunity 🚀 #africa#vc#startup
https://t.co/tJ5DxGvDdq
Here are 10 facts about the region to make you want to read the full piece:
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