with Marcus Watson, Investment Director, Kawisafi Ventures My name is Marcus Watson and I’m a partner at Kawisafi Ventures; a climate-focused fund manager. We’re an equity fund manager and invest in late venture, early growth stages across four key climate verticals: energy transition, mobility and logistics, and green productivity and carbon and natural solutions. What drives us…

with Okechukwu (“Okey”) Enelamah, Founder and Chairman, African Capital Alliance The global economy is still convalescing from the uncertainty brought on by COVID. From your perspective as a fund manager, how is West Africa recovering? We’ve been operating on the continent and in West Africa for the last several years — over 25 years and counting. We’ve seen multiple cycles which means that you learn to take advantage of opportunities that come out of a crisis, and I think West Africa, if not the…

with Amine Allam, Managing Director, Admaius Capital Partners Admaius Capital Partners is is a relatively new African GP. We were founded in 2021 and are fully pan African. We cover the entire continent including North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa and have a strategy to be on the ground. …

AVCA speaks with Zachariah George, Managing Partner and Janade du Plessis, Managing Partner at Launch Africa about their experience in the market and solving the significant funding gap for venture capital in Africa. 1. Tell us about yourselves and the role you play at Launch Africa. We are the co-founders and Managing Partners at Launch Africa — one of the leading early-stage VC…

Africa Climate Summit: A First Of It’s Kind The Africa Climate Summit (ACS) held alongside Africa Climate Week 2023 (ACW) was the first event of its kind. …

In this interview we speak with Geraldine Mupandanyama, Founder & Managing Partner, Darena Ventures, to uncover the definition of climate tech and the prevalent misconceptions surrounding climate investment, offering clarity on how these misunderstandings can influence investment decisions and potentially hinder the sector’s growth. 1. Tell us about yourself and…

We are here With ‘Tokunboh Ishmael Managing Director Alitheia Capital and Els Boerhof, Managing Partner of Goodwell Investments, to talk about The Power Of Partnership In Reaching First Close, after joint fund UMUNTHU II announced first close with EUR 57 million for inclusive businesses in Africa. The Power Of Partnership In Reaching First Close by PE Talks Africa We are here With 'Tokunboh Ishmael Managing Director Alitheia Capital and Els Boerhof, Managing Partner of Goodwell…podcasters.spotify.com

with Idris Bello, Founding Partner, LoftyInc Tell us about LoftyInc and the factors that drive your investment decisions LoftyInc Capital is an early-stage, Pan African VC firm founded 7 years ago, and the factors that drive our investment decisions are based on the work we’ve been doing for the…

Sean Winter, Executive of Alternative Investments — Africa at purchase-led global investor, says that African startups’ challenge in transitioning from VC to PE funding stems from differing valuation methodologies and a lack of communication and understanding between VC and PE investors. Mauritius, Port Louis: The rising economic dynamism of Africa…