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Seedstars Africa Ventures
Seedstars Africa Ventures
SUPPORTING AFRICA'S MOST PROMISING INNOVATIONS
About Viva Technology
VivaTech is Europe's biggest startup and tech event. Co-organized by Publicis Groupe and Groupe Les Echos and dedicated to the growth of startups, digital transformation and innovation, the 5th edition will take place on June 16-19, 2021.
In 2019, the event reached 231 million people worldwide, bringing together 124,000 visitors including more than 13,000 startups, 3,000 venture capital firms and 2,500 journalists from 124 countries. This year, VivaTech will provide a hybrid experience, in person in Paris and online worldwide, that will bring together an even larger community of innovators.
About Seedstars Africa Ventures
Seedstars Africa Ventures is a pan-African VC fund positioned as the missing link between the earliest stage investors (e.g. business angels, accelerators and local funds) and later stage funds (growth capital and private equity) with initial tickets ranging from $250k to $2mn.
Seedstars Africa Ventures focuses on African innovation and is looking to fund and support the Continent's next champions. In addition to investing in digital and tech startups, the fund also supports high growth offline models. With an existing footprint across 25+ countries in Sub Saharan Africa, the fund is pro-actively pan-African, not focusing only on the largest economies.
Seedstars Africa Ventures
Supporting the emergence of Africa's next champions
Seedstars Africa Ventures is looking to fund and support Africa's next champions
Supporting the emergence of Africa's next champions
Seedstars Africa Ventures is looking to fund and support Africa's next champions
Context / Need:
Many existing inefficiencies in Africa are opportunities waiting to be filled by entrepreneurs. African inovation is effervescent and while it is getting an increasing attention from the World, resources (funding and support) available to early-stage entrepreneurs are still scarce, hampering their vision and their growth.
Context / Need:
Many existing inefficiencies in Africa are opportunities waiting to be filled by entrepreneurs. African inovation is effervescent and while it is getting an increasing attention from the World, resources (funding and support) available to early-stage entrepreneurs are still scarce, hampering their vision and their growth.
Seedstars Africa Ventures is looking to fund and support these African champions who are making value chains more efficient, providing bottom-of-the-pyramid access to basic products and services or serving the fast growing middle class. If you are a talented entrepreneur, join the challenge!
Expected Solutions :
Seedstars Africa Ventures wants to identify the African innovations that will disrupt their market, or create new markets altogether.
Expected Solutions :
Seedstars Africa Ventures wants to identify the African innovations that will disrupt their market, or create new markets altogether.
These solutions can be tech/digital based or non-tech and concern product, process, marketing or organizational innovation.
Scope :
The Company can be active in any market vertical(s), including financial services, health, education, agriculture, energy, logistics, mobility, telecommunications, enterprise services, consumer products...
Scope :
The Company can be active in any market vertical(s), including financial services, health, education, agriculture, energy, logistics, mobility, telecommunications, enterprise services, consumer products...
The Company must be active in Africa and able to demonstrate some traction (e.g. sales, users...)
Selection criteria :
- Geography:
Your primary market is currently Africa
- Innovation:
The Company is solving an identified problem through tech or other forms of innovations designed for the Continent.
- Maturity of the solution :
Your solution is already commercialized and has demonstrated growth potential.
- Ability to scale :
Your Company has a pan-African potential on a large market.
Winners Prizes
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Up to USD 2,000,000 equity investment from Seedstars Africa Ventures
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A pitching opportunity to thousands of investors at Vivatech
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Exhibit on Seedstars Africa Ventures Digital booth
