“If SMEs are the engine of the SA economy, funding is the lifeblood of the SME sector” businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/202…

Congratulations to 🇿🇦 company InclusivitySolutions for winning an award for their work to drive the advancement of insurance technology across Africa 👏

A great day at the #bimalab Africa Insurtech Summit in Nairobi.Innovation& tech in the insurance are deepening insurance penetration across the continent.4 top innovators from this year’s cohort were awarded at the summit #InsurtechAfrica

This week we launched our 'Let's Get Funded' series with the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship SA. This on demand content equips entrepreneurs with tools, knowledge and inspiration to become investor-ready and scale their business: linkedin.com/posts/bransonc…

We spent a week in Lagos forming connections & learning from the tech entrepreneur ecosystem. We’re excited to continue to identify opportunities to support 🇿🇦🇳🇬 entrepreneurs. A special thanks to UK-Nigeria Tech Hub, Department for Business and Trade, Google for Startups, Co-Creation Hub & Ventures Platform Hub

Don't miss this upcoming online event on October 24, 2023, from 15:00 to 16:00 SAST

Discover how the SA Startup Act Movement Movement tackling exchange control challenges for South African startups

Register Now: forms.gle/V8hUJCdSmuya5R…

Celebrating 10 years of @VC4Africa’s Africa Early Stage Investor Summit!

Yesterday we joined the investor meet up in Johannesburg for a breakfast event and in evening the Cape Town networking event. A great gathering of the community to catch-up and form new connections.

This week we collaborated with the UK in South Africa🇬🇧🇿🇦
Science and Innovation team to host a Women In STEM breakfast. The day was spent celebrating the incredible alumni across programmes and sharing details on programmes coming up this year.

Today we are celebrating amazing 🇿🇦 women in science, tech, engineering and maths by hosting a dialogue with our partners on how to break the glass ceiling with positive collaboration, mentoring and networking ✊🤝 #WomensMonth

Join us at the SA Startup Act Movement webinar on 'Opening SA for business with startup and remote worker visas' to learn about the visas, it's benefits and how Estonia has successfully implemented it to create a thriving ecosystem.

Register here: lnkd.in/dv_wiakA

'SA Startup Act Movement Movement is key to the country moving towards a more supportive policy environment that enables high-growth startups to grow.'

Find out more on the movement: fastcompany.co.za/business/sa-st…

Last Night we hosted our African Angel Academy Alumni with our incredible partners Viridian at the British High Commission in Cape Town. It was a great evening where new and experienced angel investors could get to know each other and share their future ambitions.

We're excited to share insights from our Funders 2 Founders initiative run by the incredible Ventures 54 team
🔰21 UK-SA Funds
🔰24 SA Startups
🔰4 Expert Lead Fundraising Masterclasses
🔰100+ Investor Office Hour Calls
🔰30 Investor Deep Dive Sessions
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Our African Angels Academy alumni met in the British High Commissioners Residence in Pretoria this morning to connect, learn from experienced investors and identify co-investing opportunities

Introducing the Launch League Canvas
This is an adaptation of the Lean Canvas which helps entrepreneurs understand the different parts of their business and how these relate to each other as a business model. Find it here: launchleague.co.za/resource/launc…

Challenge is often coupled with opportunity👊🏽

Alongside UK-South Africa Tech Hub 🇿🇦🇬🇧 we created #F2F for founders to engage.

Together they shared knowledge and experiences to overcoming hurdles in their shared geography🌍 and their different industries.

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New relationships + deeper knowledge of an exciting & growing📈 South African investment landscape are one consequence of investor participation in #F2F

These relationships are at the beginning, more collaboration and growth is on the horizon

#Startup #V54 UK-South Africa Tech Hub🇬🇧🇿🇦

Next week we host our Digital Skills Framework Hub Meetup! For this Launch League meetup, our panellists will be hosting an open discussion on the Digital Skills Framework and how to adapt it to enhance entrepreneurs’ digital capabilities. Sign up here: lnkd.in/d6GKhWMA

The #F2F initiative facilitated 💯+ meetings between founders and investors. 🤝

In partnership with UK-South Africa Tech Hub 🇬🇧🇿🇦, our deal-flow partners, investors, connected with dedicated founders collaborated to deepen knowledge and build connections.

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You asked, we answered! 🔥

This week the Ventures 54 team took Pitch Lunch to Joburg, and hosted what turned out to be one of the biggest events in the series to date.

Great having UK-South Africa Tech Hub Country Director, Milisa Mabinza join & @WomHub host!

🧵 The Pitches 👇

#F2F