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| Date | Title | Description |
| 10.04.2024 | Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures Closes $60M Fund, Boosting African Tech Ecosystem | Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV) has successfully closed its first fund at $60 million, marking a significant milestone in the African tech investment landscape. The fund, backed by key institutional investors such as SBI Holdings and To... |
| 09.04.2024 | Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV) Closes its First Fund at $60M | Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Op... |
| 09.04.2024 | Pan-African VC Verod-Kepple closes its first fund at $60M | Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV) plans to back up to 21 growth-stage companies across the continent after closing its first fund at $60 million. The pan-African VC hit the milestone following fresh backing from Nigeria’s SCM Capital form... |
| 06.03.2024 | Patient capital, diverse exits: Verod-Kepple’s vision for the future of African startups | Armed with a $43 million war chest, the Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV) leadership team—Ory Okolloh, Ryosuke Yamawaki, and Satoshi Shinada—have decades of experience operating and investing in Africa between them. Yamawaki founded Japan... |
| 09.02.2024 | Africa-focused funds find their feet amid a downturn | In the midst of a funding downtime last year, and with conditions getting tougher for fund managers raising capital as backers (limited partners) enhanced their focus on strategy and track record, some new African and Africa-focused funds s... |
| 12.04.2023 | Backed by Japanese investors, Verod-Kepple’s fund will invest in Series A and B startups across Africa | Last month, pan-African venture capital firm Verod-Kepple Africa Partners reached the second close of its first fund (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures), targeting African startups at $43 million. Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV) achieved its... |
| 27.03.2023 | Weekly Economic Index: $3 million cloud credit to women founders and tax exemption for telecoms | $3 million cloud credit to women founders As part of initiatives to commemorate this year’s 2023 International Women’s Day (IWD), UK- Nigeria Tech Hub and Google are collaborating to empower women founders. Through the collaboration, $ 3 mi... |
| 23.03.2023 | Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures announces $43m venture fund for pan-African startups TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report Success! | Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV) has announced the first close of a $43 million pan-African venture fund. According to the firm, the fund will invest in tech-powered startups that have raised revenue and are addressing some of the contin... |
| - | Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures has successfully raised $43 million in funding | Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV), which invests in scalable, tech-enabled, post-revenue startups tackling challenging issues on the continent, has secured US$43 million for its pan-African venture fund. SBI Holdings, Toyota Tsusho Corpor... |