VC4Africa Meetups

  • The jetfin Africa 2012 Conference

    Kempinsky Geneva - Geneva

    Jun 7 2012 8:30 AM - Jun 7 2012 10:00 PM

    Following the great success of jetfin AFRICA’S past edition, jetfin Africa 2012 will take place on June 7th, 2012 in Geneva. Pension funds, family offices, endowments, independant wealth managers will examine all issues facing investors in Africa today enabling them to take the right investment decision. The conference will bring together leading international investors and allocators in Africa to explore More...

  • VC4Africa Nairobi Meetup

    Hilton Hotel - Nairobi

    May 31 2012 7:00 PM - May 31 2012 10:00 PM

      Dear Members, Join us at the next Nairobi meetup! VC4Africa members @brutuz, @rassina and @smusyoka have come together to organize the third VC4Africa meetup to take place in Nairobi. The event will be held on the 31st of May at the bar in the Hilton Hotel (Jockey Pub). The event will be from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM. The event is free of charge, there is no agenda, no speakers and everyone is expected to pay for their own drinks. Its an informal event and the dress code is business casual. Please only request a ticket if you know you are going to attend the event. Otherwise you potentially take a spot of another member. We look forward to another great meetup and to having members come together once again! See the pics of the first Kenyan meetup in July 2009: http://t.co/QkUFxoot and see the sign up page to register for the upcoming event. Regards and Happy networking, The team @VC4Africa! and see the registration form where you can sign up for the event! Regards and Happy networking, The team @VC4Africa! More...

  • VC4Africa Meetup Kigali, Rwanda

    Lemigo Hotel - Kigali

    May 16 2012 6:00 PM - May 16 2012 9:00 PM

    In partnership with the BiD Network, VC4Africa is hosting a meet up on the 16th of May. The meet up is part of the opening of the 'The Growing SMEs' conference.  This conference and marketplace grew out of the BiD Challenge 2005, one of the first international business plan competitions. The first event saw 18 entrepreneurs from all over the world come to Amsterdam to pitch their companies to investors. We look forward to members coming together in the area and in lead to this conference. If you are in the area, feel free to join us for some networking! See the registration page for free sign up. More...

  • VC4Africa Meetup - Accra, Ghana (2nd edition)

    Rhapsodys - Accra

    Apr 25 2012 6:00 PM - Apr 25 2012 9:00 PM

    VC4Africa is partners with the African Venture Capital Association (AVCA). The VC4Africa team will be attending the AVCA 9th Annual Conference 2012. At the same time, we are interested to meet members in the area and to further make connections across the VC4Africa network. Sign up for your ticket. Look forward to meeting, Ben & Bill More...

  • VC4Africa Meetup - Lusaka, Zambia

    Chit Chat Cafe - Lusaka

    Apr 3 2012 6:00 PM - Apr 3 2012 9:00 PM

    Finally, a meetup in Lusaka! =)
    VC4A Members Frederik Hengeveld, Dave Vosburg and Namambo Mainza are working on the first meetup to be hosted in Lusaka. The event will be hosted at the Chit Chat Cafe on Omelo Mumba Road, In Rhodes Park, Lusaka.
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  • VC4Africa Meetup - Abuja, Lagos

    ‘The Congress’ Lounge - Abuja

    Mar 30 2012 1:00 PM - Mar 30 2012 4:00 PM

    Second to networking online, VC4Africa makes use of the Barcamp model (an international network of user generated conferences - open, participatory workshop/events, whose content is provided by participants) to organize our very own series of VC4Africa Meetups. We like this open format because it means that anyone can participate. Any member of VC4Africa can organize a meeting in their area More...

  • VC4Africa Meetup - London, UK

    The Hoxton Apprentice - London

    Mar 22 2012 6:30 PM - Mar 22 2012 9:00 PM

    VC4Africa will attend the Private Equity World Africa conference on the 19th -21st of March 2012. This is also a great opportunity to organize a VC4Africa meetup and bring together members in the area! Want to sign up for this free event? Also see photos from the previous event! The first meetup was held in London (on Dec. 4th, 2009) and brought together between 20-30 members. More...

  • 2012 Africa Investment Summit

    Royal Garden Hotel - London

    Mar 19 2011 8:00 AM - Mar 21 2012 6:00 PM

    London's only dedicated conference connecting European investors with the emerging African opportunity. The Africa Investment Summit is the only conference focused on bringing European institutional capital to Africa, covering all the major sectors, frontier funds and asset classes. The Africa Investment Summit London will cover key themes over three days, and is the premier event of its kind on the European continent. More...

  • VC4Africa Meetup - Oslo, Norway

    Onkel Donald - Oslo

    Feb 22 2012 6:30 PM - Feb 22 2012 9:00 PM

    Our fellow member Svein Mork Dahl has stepped forward with the idea to host the first VC4Africa meetup to be help in Oslo, Norway. I think this is a great idea and a nice opportunity to bring together members in the area. Want to sign up for this free event? As always, the meetup is free of charge and you are welcome to bring along friends and colleagues! Sign up and help spread the word. More...

  • Free Feedback Friday @VC4Africa

    VC4Africa - Amsterdam

    Feb 10 2012 1:00 PM - Feb 10 2012 3:00 PM

    Free Feedback Friday Are you working on a promising business but have some burning questions? Well now is your chance to get them answered by VC4Africa business experts. Free Feedback Friday is a mentorship program hosted by VC4Africa and stems from our interest to support entrepreneurs build successful companies on the continent. This Free Feedback Friday session is hosted by More...

  • VC4Africa Meetup - Accra, Ghana

    Rhapsodys - Accra

    Jan 6 2012 6:30 PM - Jan 6 2012 9:00 PM

    Makafui Ayimey, one of our VC4Africa members, has stepped forward with the interest to host a VC4Africa Meetup in Accra! This will be the first meetup in the city and we look forward to helping Mak bring together members in the area. Are you interested in this event than sign up ~ it's for free! What is a VC4Africa Meetup? More...

  • Free Feedback Friday @VC4Africa

    VC4Africa - Amsterdam

    Jan 6 2012 1:00 PM - Jan 6 2012 3:00 PM

    Free Feedback Friday Are you working on a promising business but have some burning questions? Well now is your chance to get them answered by VC4Africa business experts. Free Feedback Friday is a mentorship program hosted by VC4Africa and stems from our interest to support entrepreneurs build successful companies on the continent. This Free Feedback Friday session is hosted by Saskia More...

  • Free Feedback Friday @VC4Africa

    VC4Africa - Amsterdam

    Dec 9 2011 11:00 AM - Dec 9 2011 1:00 PM

    Free Feedback Friday Are you working on a promising business but have some burning questions? Well now is your chance to get them answered by VC4Africa business experts. Free Feedback Friday is a mentorship program hosted by VC4Africa and stems from our interest to support entrepreneurs build successful companies on the continent. This Free Feedback Friday session is hosted by Saskia Reus-Makkink - Investor Relations - Twitter @saskiareus More...

  • SuperReturn Africa

    InterContinental - Nairobi

    Nov 28 2011 8:00 AM - Nov 30 2011 6:00 PM

    LPs from across the globe are examining African private equity as a destination for investment. Come to Nairobi to meet them! An African location for an African conference, in 2011 SuperReturn Africa comes to Nairobi, the services hub of East Africa with its own thriving private equity community, and a local capital base recently enabled to invest further into the asset class. More...

  • Namibia Investment Forum 2011

    Safari Court Hotel - Windhoek

    Nov 29 2011 8:00 AM - Nov 30 2011 6:00 PM

    Namibia is a vibrant nation at the gateway of Southern Africa, with a growing economy centred around Mining, Agriculture, Manufacturing and Tourism. As a transport hub for its landlocked neighbours, Namibia is well connected to Africa's emerging economic power. This Forum will provide a unique opportunity for international investors to discover the potential of Namibia. More...

  • Mobile Web in Africa 2011

    Hyatt Regency, Rosebank - Johannesburg

    Nov 22 2011 8:00 AM - Nov 25 2011 6:00 PM

    Back for a third year, Mobile Web in Africa is South Africa’s premier mobile conference.  Following on from unrivalled, sell-out successes in both 2009 and 2010, no other event in the South African calendar compares in terms of speaking faculty, agenda, interaction and business opportunities.  This year’s event is taking place from November 22nd through 25th at the Hyatt Regency in Rosebank, Johannesburg and comprises a number of different elements. More...

  • Tech4Africa

    The Forum - Johannesburg

    Oct 27 2011 9:00 AM - Oct 28 2011 6:00 PM

    Tech4Africa, an emerging technology conference, is calling for entries to its inaugural Tech4Africa Innovation Award. Designed to recognize homegrown innovation and further inspire the industry to develop global solutions to uniquely African challenges, this prestigious award is open to individuals and companies alike. More...

  • VC4Africa Meetup - Kampala, Uganda

    Palms and Crocs (in Nakasero) - Kampala

    Oct 26 2011 6:00 PM - Oct 26 2011 9:00 PM

    The first VC4Africa meetup ever organized (in the spring of 2008) was in Kampala, Uganda @ Katch the Sun. In true VC4Africa fashion, local members have taken it upon themselves to carry the community forward and host a second event. Yvonne was one of the entrepreneurs who attended the event and now she is working with Reinier Battenberg and others to organize a follow up event. More...

  • Private Equity World Africa 2012

    Royal Garden Hotel - London

    Mar 21 2011 8:00 AM - Oct 23 2011 6:00 PM

    Private Equity World Africa is a unique offering in the market. This is Africa’s only conference and business zone dedicated to growing private equity opportunities in Africa and its frontier markets and fully utilising investor funds for the greatest returns possible in the private equity arena. It is the only event that brings new opportunities to high return alternative investment to investors. The event present lucrative opportunities for investors to meet value adding partners and learn to maximise on new investment products in the alternative investment arena. More...

  • Viridis Africa - clean technology investment summit

    Killarney Country Club, Lower Houghton - Johannesburg

    Sep 17 2011 8:00 AM - Oct 18 2011 5:00 PM

    On the 17th & 18th October 2011 the first Clean Technology business and investment conference for the African continent is to be held in Johannesburg South Africa. Called Viridis Africa, the event is dedicated to entrepreneurs and corporates who are seeking funding to introduce clean technology solutions and services. Principals who would present their business opportunities at this event would have the audience of numerous local and foreign investors. Investors would include venture capital, private equity, project and corporate finance outfits and others dedicated to the clean tech sector. More...

  • 2011 8th Biennial U.S.-Africa Business Summit

    Marriott Wardman Park Hotel - Washington, D.C. 20008.

    Oct 5 2011 8:00 AM - Oct 7 2011 7:00 PM

    The Corporate Council on Africa’s (CCA) 2011 U.S.-Africa Business Summit. Businesses of all sizes, representing various industries will be in attendance, eager to find new opportunities to grow and positively impact their bottom line. Join CCA and more than 1,500 of the private and public sector's top leaders to find out about business and investment opportunities in Africa, the very place where some of today's major business deals are taking place. More...

  • Second Barcamp Ethiopia

    EiABC, South-Campus of AAU - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 1164

    Sep 23 2011 8:00 AM - Sep 24 2011 6:00 PM

    Barcamp Ethiopia 2011 is the second large Barcamp to be organized in Ethiopia, the followup to last years successful Barcamp at EiABC in Addis. A Barcamp is a sort of “unconference” (BAR= “Beyond All Recognition”): It is organized and administered not by an institution or a company, but by an open community of interested individuals. It has no pre-structured program – everything is planned and coordinated through a web-based public Wiki and other online tools where anyone can post ideas and participate actively through collaboration. So far, over 400 Barcamps have been held all over the world with different thematic focus, also in several other African countries, but until last year, never before in Ethiopia. The planning and preparation of Barcamp Ethiopia will be coordinated through this wiki-page and the ”BarCamp Ethiopia” group in the NING-Platform “eLearning Ethiopia”:http://elearningethiopia.ning.com/group/barcampethiopia and Barcamp Ethiopia Facebook Group More...

  • BarCamp Cameroon 2011, the Future is Mobile

    Appstech - Douala

    Sep 24 2011 8:00 AM - Sep 24 2011 6:00 PM

    Pour ce qui est des contenus, je pense qu’il faut d’abord observer l’environnement des TIC au Cameroun. Le Cloud Computing, c’est beau et tendance. Mais au Cameroun et pour l’usager lambda... je voudrais émettre quelque réserve. Permettez que je me trompe. Quoi qu’il en soit je propose que nos échanges durant ce Barcamp tournent autour du mobile. Je vois un thème comme “The Future is Mobile”. Je le dis parce que nous sommes dans contexte particulier. Nos pays en Afrique ne passerons pas par les mêmes étapes que l’Occident. La téléphonie fixe n’ira pas plus loin que ce que l’on a déjà. Mais les lignes de téléphones portables continuerons de croitre. Les services bancaires, financiers, d’information et d’autres types de commerces vont privilégier ce support/moyen mobiles. D’où une nouvelle économie du numérique. Jettez un coup d’oeil à ce qui se passe au Ghana, au Nigeria, en Ouganda, en Afrique du Sud et au Kenya. Préparons nous à être compétitifs quand les textes règlementaires sur les télécoms au Cameroun seront mis à jour, quand de nouvelles licences seront attribuées, quand le Cameroun sera connecté aux câbles WACS et ACE. 2012 n’est pas si loin. We have to be ready! More...

  • VC4Africa Meetup - Alexandria

    Four Seasons Hotel (Bleu Bar) - Alexandria

    Sep 23 2011 7:00 PM - Sep 23 2011 10:00 PM

    Come show your support!

    VC4Africa is pleased to partner with Mohammad Omara and the Startup Weekend, a bootcamp being organized for the 22nd, 23rd and 24th of September in Alexandria, Egypt. The event will see 400 entrepreneurs go heads down for 54 hours. Half of the participants have a background in business while the other half bring technical prowess to the table. The intensive three day bootcamp will bear witness to the launch of many exciting startups eager to join Egypt's digital ranks. More...

  • VC4Africa Meetup - Addis Ababa

    Addis Ababa Hilton Hotel - Addis Ababa

    Sep 16 2011 6:00 PM - Sep 16 2011 8:00 PM

    Part of the VC4Africa team (Bill Zimmerman and Ben White) is gearing up to present at the Making Finance Work in Africa conference on the 15th and 16th of September in Addis Ababa. While in the country we will also be giving a workshop on Business Modeling at ICE Ethiopia, a technology innovation hub. The workshop will be held on Saturday the 17th between 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM. If you are interested in attending please contact ben@vc4africa.com. More...

  • Making Finance Work For Africa 2011 Partnership Forum

    United Nations Conference Center (UNCC) - Addis Ababa

    Sep 15 2011 9:00 AM - Sep 16 2011 5:00 PM

    The Partnership Forum, organized in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), will gather senior-level financial sector champions, including leaders of top banks, government officials, Senior Central Bank officials, representatives of SMEs and microfinance institutions, Private sector specialists, prominent researchers and international experts. More...

  • VC4Africa Meetup - Boston

    John Harvard’s - Boston

    Aug 11 2011 6:00 PM - Aug 11 2011 9:00 PM

    Dear Members,

    Eric Wisch (the co-Founder of The Idea Scout) and Greg Snyders (from the VC4Africa team) are joining forces to organize a VC4Africa Meetup on August 11th. I think this is a great idea and I am reaching out to you to see if you feel the same way!

    As with all VC4Africa Meetups, the event will simply be a place for members to meet one another and share thoughts and ideas. No speeches, no agenda, nothing planned. More...