Friday, June 2, 2023
HomeInvestors

Investors

A growing community of investors are working with the Anzisha Prize program to understand how best to offer finance to VERY YOUNG entrepreneurs to enable their transitions from school to entrepreneurship and build deal pipeline for later stages.

Young Entrepreneurs Fund Fact Sheet

How can YOU invest more into a Very Young Entrepreneur (VYE)?

The Young Entrepreneurs Fund seeks inspire investors and institutions to invest significantly more VYEs. We will primarily do so by amplifying their investments through a matching debt fund to investors into the high potential, very young Entrepreneurs that have been selected and trained by a African Leadership Academy (ALA) program, but also by testing, implementing and sharing diverse models for investing in VYEs – to inspire and enable other institutions to build their own structures to invest in the very young. The Young Entrepreneurs Fund is a partnership between African Leadership Academy and the Omidyar Network.

Unlocking venture capital deals in Africa through 500 Global

500 Global is a multi-stage venture capital firm with investments in Abu Dhabi, Cairo, Dubai and Riyadh, which also invests in founders to build fast-growing technology...

3 questions investors ask very young entrepreneurs 

Africa has the youngest population in the world, with 70% of sub-Saharan Africa under the age of 30. Such a high number of young...

Experts Discuss the Do's and Don'ts for Young Entrepreneurs

Resources & Books

Gain access to our collection of uniquely curated research and tools for very young entrepreneur education and acceleration.

Angel Investor Training

In partnership with the African Leadership Network and ABAN we aim to help supporters be capable investors in graduates of leadership programs.

Stay Connected

LinkedIn

Twitter

Youtube

Facebook

Newest Resources

Subscribe to our newsletter

To be updated with all the latest news, offers and special announcements.

Don't Miss

Register/Login for Advantages

Get instant access to a huge library of resources that can help you and any young entrepreneur you know build their own enterprise!