Startups
Since 2011, the ViKtoria team has been actively supporting the growth of entrepreneurial ecosystems in various sectors in East Africa. ViKtoria Ventures is the manager of the recently launched Viktoria Business Angels Network (VBAN) which is focused on investments into the tech sector in East Africa.
Overview
Location
Kenya, Nairobi
Employees
1-10
Mentions in press and media 16
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| Nov 11, 2020 | African Startups Should Tokenize to Break Biased Funding Cycles | In Africa, there is a long-running feud between white expatriates and ex-Ivy League founders on the one hand, and grassroots-bred Black local founders on the other. At stake is who has bragging rights to Africa’s hot, rising startup narrati... |
| Aug 13, 2020 | MarketForce selected for Y Combinator Summer batch, raises USD 150K | Kenyan retail technology based start-up, MarketForce has been selected for the Y Combinator Summer 2020 batch, raising USD 150K in a funding round on 26th May, 2020. MarketForce is the only Sub-Saharan African company to get selected for th... |
| Jul 29, 2020 | Nudges and shoves: Tackling venture capital bias in Africa | The moral arc of creative disruption bends towards demand and supply, in the common good. With the right incentives, resources incline towards people who can capitalize on opportunities. Iterate this process enough and you create structures... |
| May 26, 2020 | Kenya’s Mesozi Group nets $350k for its MarketForce 360 retail platform | Kenyan tech company the Mesozi Group has landed a $350 000 investment to fund the expansion of its retail tech platform MarketForce 360. The investment came from Viktoria Business Angels Network (VBAN), Growing Africa Capital and a number o... |
| May 26, 2020 | Kenya’s Mesozi Group nets $350k for its MarketForce 360 retail platform | Kenyan tech company the Mesozi Group has landed a $350 000 investment to fund the expansion of its retail tech platform MarketForce 360. The investment came from Viktoria Business Angels Network (VBAN), Growing Africa Capital and a number ... |
| Feb 11, 2020 | New African Angel Academy to offer training on angel investing | UPDATE (13 February 2020): We adjusted the headline, by removing “ABAN” after being alerted by Fraser Consulting, that the academy is an initiative of not just ABAN, but also Fraser Consulting, the Southern Africa Innovation and Support (SA... |
| Feb 11, 2020 | New African Angel Academy to offer training on angel investing | UPDATE (13 February 2020): We adjusted the headline, by removing “ABAN” after being alerted by Fraser Consulting, that the academy is an initiative of not just ABAN, but also Fraser Consulting, the Southern Africa Innovation and Support (SA... |
| Nov 22, 2019 | Viktoria Business Angels Network, Pangea co-invest $200k in Kenya’s ManPro | Viktoria Business Angels Network (Vban) and Pangea Accelerator have together invested $200 000 in Kenyan startup ManPro. ManPro has developed a construction management system that enables accountability, accuracy and transparency in proper... |
| Nov 22, 2019 | Viktoria Business Angels Network, Pangea co-invest $200k in Kenya’s ManPro | Viktoria Business Angels Network (Vban) and Pangea Accelerator have together invested $200 000 in Kenyan startup ManPro. ManPro has developed a construction management system that enables accountability, accuracy and transparency in propert... |
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FAQ about ViKtoria Ventures
What has the press written about ViKtoria Ventures?
Parsers VC has collected 16 articles mentioning ViKtoria Ventures, among them “African Startups Should Tokenize to Break Biased Funding Cycles” (Nov 11, 2020) and “MarketForce selected for Y Combinator Summer batch, raises USD 150K” (Aug 13, 2020).
Is ViKtoria Ventures still active?
Yes, ViKtoria Ventures is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Apr 21, 2021.