Africa Early Stage Investor Summit 2018 | VC4A | 11 November 2018 | Workshop17 Watershed, Watershed, 17 Dock Rd, V & A Waterfront, Cape Town, 8002, South Africa

This exclusive investor-only event, unites key stakeholders in the ecosystem from across the continent and beyond to exchange best practices, share lessons learned and plot the road map for the future. Our speakers and guests represent angel networks, impact funds, leading accelerators, corporate venture arms, industry associations, and public sector agencies. The 2017 edition has been our biggest event to date, with over 300 delegates attending and almost all major African angel networks and Vc funds represented. Our 5th-anniversary event promises to further raise the bar, featuring renown guests from abroad and also kicking off the whole week of startup industry events in Cape Town.

Why Attend?
The African startup ecosystem is on the move. Not only are the number of ventures growing, but the quality of the businesses is improving. Never before has the pipeline of African innovation been so investible. And where talent leads the way, money is close to follow. More than 60 angel networks are setting up across the continent and a growing class of Africa-focused VC investors is backing and scaling up the best of the best. Once a year, this community of industry leaders comes together to share best practices and to learn from peers. The best companies are invited to join this meeting as talent and capital collide.

• 300+ leaders from the Africa startup, innovation and investment industry
• The latest trends, insights and industry research
• Workshops and masterclasses for investors by investors
• Exclusive networking and co-investment opportunities
• Option to nominate startups in your portfolio to attend this event
• An awards ceremony recognizing the best of the best
• Investor Cocktail, Industry Leaders Dinner and Innovation Tour
• Full week V.I.P. investor pass including partner events (AHUB, AfricaCom, AfricArena)

2018 Speakers

Samir Abdelkrim
StartupBRICS

Kola Aina
Ventures Platform

Adedana Ashebir
Village Capital

Uneku Atawodi-Edun
MEST

Wale Ayeni
IFC

Maxime Bayen
GSMA

Andrea Böhmert
Knife Capital

Fabrice Boulle
Compass Venture Capital

Matthew Buckland
Ventureburn

Christopher Campbell
Saban

Abu Bakr Cassim
Jozi Angels

Llew Claasen
Newtown Partners

Lauren Cochran
Blue Haven Initiative

Brett Commaille
AngelHub Ventures

H. 'Tomi Davies
Aban + Lagos Angel Network

Tidjane Deme
Partech Ventures

Huseyin R Demirhisar
BidNetwork

David van Dijk
Aban

Rebecca Enonchong
Aban + Cameroon Angels Network

Folabi Esan
Adlevo Capital

Andrew Fassnidge
AppsAfrica

Thomas Festerling
GreenTec Capital Partners

Alexandra Fraser
Aban + Fraser Consulting

Stephen Gugu
Viktoria Ventures

Thomas van Halen
VC4A

Khaled Ismail
KI Angel

Manuel Koser
Silvertree Internet Holdings

Kenza Lahlou
Outlierz Ventures

Stephan J Lamprecht
Savca

Rishabh Lawania
WeeTracker

Audrey Mothupi
South African Business Angel Network

Craig Mullett
Branison Group

Danai Musandu
Goodwell Investments

Collins Onuegbu
Lagos Angel Network

Aunnie Patton Power
UCT GSB

Vuyisa Qabaka
Entrepreneur Traction

Tenemba Anna Samaké
MBC Africa

Charles Sidman
ECS Capital Partners

Boldewijn Sloet
Africa Tech Ventures

Justin Stanford
4Di Capital

Ido Sum
TLcom Capital Partners

Alina Vinogradova
VC4A

Bertil van Vugt
VC4A

Ben White
VC4A

Erika Wiese
Innovation Edge

Keet van Zyl
Knife Capital

2018 Sponsors

ORGANIZERS:
• Vc4a
• African Business Angel Network