10 November 2020
A landmark Covid-19 Response Report (CRR), produced by Oxford Business Group (OBG) in partnership with the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA), will provide insights into the investment opportunities emerging in essential infrast…
Read more »27 August 2020
Today, the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) announces the appointment of Olusola Lawson to its Board of Directors. Lawson is currently co-Managing Director at Africa Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) and brings more th…
Read more »21 July 2020
London, United Kingdom: 21 July 2020: Today, the Board of Directors of the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) announce the appointment of Dara Owoyemi as Interim CEO, following the departure of Michelle Kathryn Essomé last month…
Read more »13 July 2020
'Tokunboh Ishmael, Chair of AVCA's Board, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Alitheia Capital speaks with CNBC Africa on Africa booming venture capital industry. To watch the full interview, please click here.
Read more »08 July 2020
Alexia Alexandropoulou, Research Manager at AVCA speaks with Rebecca Szkutak, Reporter at Venture Capital Journal on AVCA's latest Venture in Africa report. To read the full interview, please click here.
Read more »06 July 2020
Alexia Alexandropoulou, Research Manager at AVCA spoke with Michael Avery of the Classic 1027 radio show, Classic Business on Africa's venture capital industry's hot sectors and participating investors. Listen to the full interview here.
Read more »16 June 2020
Dear members, partners and friends,Today I’m writing to share the news that it’s time for me to step aside after nearly 9 years at the helm of AVCA.The world today is at a historic moment of reflection as we consider how to build more inclusive, resilie…
Read more »16 June 2020
AVCA's Head of Research & Training, Enitan Obasanjo-Adeleye discusses the findings of AVCA's research on climate change, the implications of climate change on Africa's PE ecosystem and the role African PE can play in reducing the risks of climate chan…
Read more »06 May 2020
La Tribune Afrique interviews AVCA's Head of Research and Training, Enitan Obasanjo-Adeleye. Read more
Read more »20 April 2020
Liquidity management will decide which private equity investors in Africa are able to take advantage of the new opportunities created by the coronavirus pandemic. That’s the message from the transcript of a private webinar for members of the African Priv…
Read more »18 March 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is fundamentally re-shaping life across the world. The risks to public health and the consequent economic and social disruption are unprecedented. African Governments are acting swiftly and in concert to limit the spread of infectio…
Read more »11 March 2020
CNBC Africa discusses the findings of our new African Private Equity Industry Survey with Enitan Obasanjo, AVCA’s Head of Research and Training. Watch it here
Read more »05 March 2020
We regret to announce the cancellation of the AVCA 2020 Conference and Venture Capital Investor Summit due to safety concerns relating to the recent global outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19). Over the past 20 years, the AVCA annual conference has grown…
Read more »26 February 2020
London, UK, Thursday, 27th February 2020: The African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Marina Nakano as Chief Operating Officer and Financial Director. Marina joins AVCA with over 15 years of…
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Deal documentation can drive change and positive outcomes. Weeam Ben Rejeb @FinDev_Canada explores how transaction… https://t.co/T7mGgb5fWJ
AVCA CEO @Abi_Mustapha discusses trends in AVCA's latest Venture Capital in Africa report, and highlights how start… https://t.co/tAikFZwQky
#AVCAMemberNews: @convergence_ has announced the successful first close of its third fund, the Convergence Partners… https://t.co/CFwDzuXtd3
#AVCAMemberNews: Dutch entrepreneurial development bank @FMO_development invests US$10mn in Regional MSME Investmen… https://t.co/cmEGQnlzPl
2020 brought an influx of innovation to various industries in Africa despite the pandemic. This presented a lot of… https://t.co/Jjzn09QEh0
