Startups
Venture for Africa is taking an innovative approach to connecting exceptional local and global talent with real opportunities in Africa’s fast-growing tech startup ecosystem.
We enable experienced talent who might be new to the startup space or the particular market they’re looking to enter, to soft-land and gain context while working with a startup that's hiring now.
We do this by partnering with Africa's fastest-growing startups and provide them with access and a platform to onboard experienced non-tech talent from the fellowship that can hit the ground running, deliver key results, and potentially stay on full-time.
Our mission is to contribute to economic development in African cities and communities by equipping exceptional local, diaspora and global talent with the context, skills and resources they need to successfully create or contribute to job-generative enterprises, products or business units in Africa.
We enable experienced talent who might be new to the startup space or the particular market they’re looking to enter, to soft-land and gain context while working with a startup that's hiring now.
We do this by partnering with Africa's fastest-growing startups and provide them with access and a platform to onboard experienced non-tech talent from the fellowship that can hit the ground running, deliver key results, and potentially stay on full-time.
Our mission is to contribute to economic development in African cities and communities by equipping exceptional local, diaspora and global talent with the context, skills and resources they need to successfully create or contribute to job-generative enterprises, products or business units in Africa.
Overview
Location
Kenya, Nairobi
Employees
1-10
Founded date
2019
Mentions in press and media 11
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| Jun 10, 2023 | VFA launches Go-To-Market bootcamp for African start-ups | Venture for Africa (VFA), a talent community and a leading source for top tech start-up hires on the continent, has announced that applications are now open for its second bootcamp offering. The Go-To-Market programme is the latest addition... |
| Dec 7, 2022 | Venture for Africa is now accepting applications for the second cohort of its Fintech Product Management Bootcamp | For its second batch of the VFA Fintech Product Management Bootcamp, Venture for Africa (VFA), an immersion program and talent community designed to help top local and international talent transfer into the African startup ecosystem, is now... |
| Nov 26, 2020 | Venture for Africa announces a second fellowship cohort | Venture for Africa (VFA), a talent fellowship programme, announces that a second cohort is open for applicants. The programme aims to connect top local and global talent in the fields of product management, marketing, and growth with Afric... |
| Nov 26, 2020 | Venture for Africa announces a second fellowship cohort | Venture for Africa (VFA), a talent fellowship programme, announces that a second cohort is open for applicants. The programme aims to connect top local and global talent in the fields of product management, marketing, and growth with Africa... |
| May 12, 2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 5th May, 2020 | Hello, there Welcome to today’s Big 5 Daily Edition! Have fun reading! Big news! OLX Group has entered a merger deal that will allow it own 39% of Emerging Markets Property Group (EMPG). The group is also investing $150 million into EMPG to... |
| May 8, 2020 | Venture for Africa program to match global talent with leading African tech startups | Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new... |
| May 7, 2020 | Venture for Africa launches fellowship to link global talent with startups on continent | Newly launched global fellowship programme Venture for Africa has announced it has opened applications for its inaugural cohort, the Venture for Africa C19 Remote Fellowship. Applications are now open and can be accessed through the organi... |
| May 7, 2020 | Venture for Africa launches fellowship to link global talent with startups on continent | Newly launched global fellowship programme Venture for Africa has announced it has opened applications for its inaugural cohort, the Venture for Africa C19 Remote Fellowship. Applications are now open and can be accessed through the organis... |
| Venture for Africa is now accepting applicants for its second bootcamp | Applications are now open for Venture for Africa’s second bootcamp program. This talent community is a top source for hiring top tech startup talent on the continent. The goal of Venture for Africa’s flagship three-month fellowship is to he... |
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FAQ about Venture for Africa
When was Venture for Africa founded?
Venture for Africa was founded in 2019.
What has the press written about Venture for Africa?
Parsers VC has collected 11 articles mentioning Venture for Africa, among them “VFA launches Go-To-Market bootcamp for African start-ups” (Jun 10, 2023) and “Venture for Africa is now accepting applications for the second cohort of its Fintech Product Management Bootcamp” (Dec 7, 2022).
Is Venture for Africa still active?
Yes, Venture for Africa is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jun 10, 2023.