Are You A Promising Entrepreneur?Find Out How You Can Get A Special fundraising Opportunity At VC4Africa Venture Capital for Africa(VC4Africa) is Africa’s largest entrepreneur and investor community. It is launching an opportunity for Kenya’s most promising entrepreneur to raise capital.Entrepreneurs who will be selected to be a part of ‘VC4Africa’s June 2013 cohort will receive three months of targeted coaching, personal introductions to angel investors and principals at key investment firms, and more. Application closes Wednesday June 12th. Entrepreneurs who apply to be part of this cohort must have the following qualifications. They must have a solid business plan, clear market strategy, a working pilot, and a skilled and experienced team. A chamber of commerce registration and complete documentation is a must. VC4Africa Head of Relations said ‘We need to believe in your business opportunity in order to explain the opportunity to investors. We need to be convinced to such an extent that we would want to invest our last money in your company.’ To apply for VC4Africa’s June 2013 Cohort ventures one has to register on the VC4Africa platform and express an intention to raise a round of funding between USD $10,000 and USD $1 million. Selected entrepreneurs will receive targeted coaching to reach their fundraising goal.Full details on why and how to apply can be found on the VC4Africa website and through the short link www.VC4Afri.ca/June2013 Applications will close on Wednesday June 12th, and the selected entrepreneurs will be announced on Wednesday June 19th. Rebecca Enonchong who is an advisory board member said, “There are few channels entrepreneurs can use to get such access to investors. This is a great opportunity for the teams with regional and pan-African potential. Few entrepreneurs are fundable out of the gate. The VC4Africa team really makes the difference in getting teams to that next level.” At this week’s Global Forum in South Africa a number of high potential entrepreneurs listed on the VC4Africa are pitching their business plans. From the selected Global Top 50 SME entrepreneurs, around half of the African entrepreneurs are VC4Africa members. Now VC4Africa invites them and all other high potential entrepreneurs active in Africa to apply for VC4Africa’s June 2013 Cohort.
