VC4A in search for eight high-growth startups to showcase at investor summit

Venture Capital For Africa (VC4A) is calling on disruptive African scale-ups that are looking to raise Series A funding of between $250 000 and $5-million to apply for its VC4A Venture Showcase – Series A. Interested startups have until 20 August to apply.

VC4A will showcase the top eight startups at the Africa Early Stage Investor Summit which will take place on 11 and 12 November in Cape Town.

VC4A will through the VC4A Venture Showcase -Series A platform select eight startups to pitch at the Africa Early Stage Investor Summit

The eight selected startups will each be offered an all-expenses-paid trip to Cape Town between 9 and 16 November, mentorship and pitch training by venture capital investors, access to several networking events and 20-minute deep-dive sessions with investors.

Besides pitching at the Africa Early Stage Investor Summit, the selected startups will also attend and pitch at the AfricArena and AfricaCom summits.

Startups will be selected based on innovativeness and scalability, growth strategy, qualifications of the management team, market traction and financials.

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