Ventures Platform
Ventures Platform (VP) is an African early stage investment fund that supports startup companies in Africa.. If a startup team has successfully introduced a Minimum Viable Product into a marketplace with existing positive offline indicators, VP will support the startup,
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| Founded 📆 | June 2016 |
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| Headquarters 🏙️ | Lagos, Nigeria |
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| Services | Venture Capital |
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| 🌐 Website | www |
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(VP) was launched[1] by Kola Aina [2] on 3 June 2016 as an accelerator program for technology startups. It is headquartered in Lagos.
Accelerator program[edit]
VP provides seed funding, business strategy and short term residency for accepted fellows for a 10% equity in the company. VP provides the startup with mentorship, business re-engineering, work space, living space, back office support, shared services and seed funding”.[3]
At the end of the 16 week program, the startups pitch their business to an audience of investors[4]
Between 2016 and 2017, VP invested in over 20 companies including Mobileforms, Wesabi, Payconnect, Jalo, Proteach, Lizzie's creations, drivers.ng, myPadi.ng, Accounteer, LastPrice, VivaXD and ThriveAgric[5] In 2017, VP expanded to Lagos.[6]
In 2020, VP launched the iNOVO accelerator with Startupbootcamp to invest in Agriple, Farmer First Technologies, Rural Farmers Hub, Afrilearn, DigiLearns, Schoola, Gleeworld Pharmacy, Pharmaserv Health Project, and Wellvis.[7][8]
Demo Day, program and events[edit]
VP’s training rooms and outdoor greens have been used for bootcamps, trainings, and most recently coding workshops targeting girls and marginalized youth.
Events include: Aso Villa Demo Day 2016 BootCamp, Slush 2016 Local Competition,[9] CodeBusAfrica,[10] SheLeadsAfrica speed networking night, Starta Silicon Drinkup, Techstars Atlanta in Abuja.
Ventures Platform Foundation[edit]
Ventures Platform Foundation is the social impact arm of Ventures Platform that builds and supports social impact tech-entrepreneurs in Africa.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Nigeria's original startup city is making a big play for Africa's young entrepreneurs". Quartz. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- ↑ "Innovation hub Ventures Platform (VP) has launched in Abuja! | First Look & Launch Event Photos - BellaNaija". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- ↑ "Here are the 6 startups pitching this morning at the Ventures Platform Demo Day". Techpoint.ng. 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
- ↑ "Here are the 6 startups pitching this morning at the Ventures Platform Demo Day". Techpoint.ng. 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- ↑ "Ventures platform unveils startups for its inaugural hybrid incubation program". TechLoy. Archived from the original on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- ↑ "Nigeria's ventures platform expands to Lagos grows cheque size". TechLoy. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- ↑ "10 Nigerian tech startups selected for UK-Nigeria Tech Hub iNOVO accelerator". Disrupt Africa. 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
- ↑ "UK-Nigeria Tech Hub Selects 11 Startups into iNOVO Accelerator Program". Technext. 2021-03-16. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
- ↑ "Slush 2016 Global Impact Accelerator , Partners Ventures Platform to Organize Local Competition for Startups | TechCabal". Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- ↑ "'CodeBus Africa' arrives in Abuja". Retrieved 2017-05-31.
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