Investing in my Business: What You Need to Know About Getting an Investor
2023-07-14 07:00 - 11:00 (Africa/Nairobi)
This is an event for Entrepreneurs who would like to know more about the business investment opportunities offered in the form of Private Equity, Venture Capital, Angel Investor.

This workshop will focus on:

The Entrepreneur Journey – The challenge of growing Your Business
Demystifying the Investor as an opportunity for your Business
Understanding the details – What does it take?

Uganda Q2 Networking Cocktails
2023-06-28 17:00 - 19:00
EAVCA’s Networking Events in Uganda are a series of quarterly evening receptions organized by EAVCA, its members, and strategic partners. The receptions are intended to provide private capital industry professionals and practitioners (fund managers, limited partners, advisors, intermediaries) in EAVCA’s membership and industry strategic partners an opportunity to meet, engage and explore potential areas of synergy amongst themselves.
The events provide attendees with an opportunity for knowledge and contact sharing in an informal and relaxed evening setting.

To RSVP, contact doris@eavca.org.

SuperReturn: Emerging Markets
2023-06-19 08:00 - 2023-06-21 17:00
Connecting growth market GPs with LPs from around the globe
Get the latest perspectives and best practice in investing in emerging markets from private capital experts.
Join 350+ senior decision-makers, including 150+ GPs and 130+ LPs in Africa, Asia, Latin America and other growth markets.
Hear the latest insights from local market experts and uncover the top strategies for driving returns while battling the bottlenecks across Africa, Asia, Latin America, CEE & Turkey and beyond. This year, in additional to the Fundraising summit we are introducing our brand new summits ESG and Impact summit and the Tech and VC summit.
Companies solely based in Africa, Latin America, China, and Southeast Asia are entitled to an extra 40% discount.
Please visit the event website to view the agenda, speakers and to register your place.
Alternatively, email gf-registrations@informa.com, or call +44 (0) 20 8052 2013
Don’t forget to quote VIP code FKR2675EAWL to save 10%!

Q2 Networking Cocktails
2023-06-15 17:00 - 21:30 | Kofisi Square, Riverside Square, Nairobi, Kenya
Please join us for an evening of networking and relaxation during our second social event of the year.
A fun, happy hour with prominent industry players, giving you a chance to connect and relax with a cool drink and inviting ambience.
RSVP: info@eavca.org

Annual PE Professional Development Programme Training
2023-05-29 08:00 - 2023-05-31 17:00
The EAVCA Professional Development Programme (PDP) is a three- day in person masterclass targeting new entrants into the private capital industry who seek to deepen their knowledge into the workings of private capital. The programme is also suited for professional services providers who wish to reinforce their understanding of the transaction value chain.
RSVP to: info@eavca.org

KIFC Masterclass
2023-05-11 11:00 - 12:30
EAVCA has partnered with the Kigali International Financial Centre (KIFC) for a virtual training on Introduction to Private Equity. The objective of this Masterclass is to build professional and institutional capacity amongst KIFC stakeholders to better serve target investors and financial actors.
To register, please email skills@rfl.rw

AVCA Conference 2023
2023-05-01 08:00 - 2023-05-05 17:00 | Four Seasons Hotel, Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
The annual AVCA Conference and VC Summit is the largest Africa focused private capital gathering globally, attracting investors who collectively manage over US$1.5trn in assets.
Leveraging insights from the fluctuations we witnessed in Africa’s private capital industry over the last few years, the 19th Annual AVCA Conference & VC Summit in Cairo, Egypt, will focus on unlocking lasting, transformative change in Africa through private capital. Our objective for the conference is to think ambitiously about how private capital can build and contribute to a prosperous African future.
Throughout the week, our distinguished speakers and delegates will reflect on the past and connect the dots between opportunity, risk, returns and impact in Africa. We will explore the wins and pitfalls of investing in Africa, engage in practical dialogue on how managers have navigated challenges and realised success, and discuss systemic changes required to build sustainable growth in the industry.

CFA Alternative Investment Conference
2023-04-26 08:00 - 2023-04-27 17:00
EAVCA is partnering with the CFA Society East Africa in the Society’s upcoming ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT CONFERENCE IN KAMPALA, UGANDA. The two-day conference will bring together various key players in the alternative investment space active or looking to enter the Ugandan market – including private equity and venture capital. The event will provide a platform for knowledge sharing, thought leadership and discussions on some of the trends, opportunities and challenges that are facing Uganda’s alternative investment space in view of a segment on the path to growth.
Persons within EAVCA’s network are eligible to attend at discounted rates. Follow this link to register (https://qkt.io/AlternativeInvestmentConference), and on registration, use the discount code “EAVCA002″ to claim the discount.

Africa Impact Investing Awards
2023-03-31 08:00 - 17:00
We are pleased to partner with Intellidex for the first annual Africa Impact Investment Awards. The awards will showcase innovation and excellence in impact investing. The awards will also serve to showcase a new world of possibilities to investors that have not yet taken the step toward impact investing. This in turn could facilitate greater access to capital particularly for smaller social enterprises.
Nominations for the inaugural Intellidex Africa Impact Investment Awards are open. Submit your nominations now.
Nominations close on 31st March.

The Silicon Savannah: Emerging Trends
2023-03-22 08:00 - 2023-03-25 17:00
AIJA – the International Association of Young Lawyers- is looking forward to welcoming you to the seminar on ‘The Silicon Savannah: Emerging Trends, Doing Business in (and with) Kenya and Africa’s Tech Ecosystem’ from 22 to 25 March 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya.
Nairobi, the capital and the largest city of Kenya, is dubbed “Silicon Savannah” due to its strong tech ecosystem, acting as a regional hub. Both multinational companies (MNCs), and those specifically in the tech and fintech sphere, have made strong investments in the country, boosting foreign direct investment (FDI) in it too. It is in fact said that Kenya is the cradle of mobile money (mobile phone-based money payments/transactions), thanks to M-Pesa.
During this seminar, AIJA will delve into the latest trends in law, tech, sustainability, funding, and industry best practices. We will also explore the social aspects of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and its impact on investing in Africa’s Tech Industry. Additionally, we will discuss the African Continental Free Trade Area and its potential for African development and sustainability. Finally, it will be compared African and European businesses and provide the opportunity to gain hands-on experience to invest in African tech start-ups through a moot case simulation.
Join us in Nairobi, the “green city in the sun” and gain valuable insights on doing business in Africa’s tech ecosystem.

6th PiA Africa
2023-03-15 08:00 - 2023-03-16 17:00 | Le Meridien Hotel, Mauritius, Port Louis, Mauritius
PiAfrica returns to Mauritius, for the 6th Annual event. Network with industry leaders in institutional investment.
PIAFRICA 2023 WILL PROVIDE THE LATEST INDUSTRY INSIGHTS AND DELVE DEEPER INTO:

The growing appetite for private equity
The promise of infrastructure – infrastructure debt and project bonds
The development of innovative financing structures
The focus on operational efficiencies
ESG and Impact investing
Institutional investors’ view on the level of transparency across alternatives investment types and the drive to standardisation
Meeting the needs of asset owners

The race for assets – discover the latest in alternative investment, valuation, allocation and structuring, assess opportunities and risk for investment portfolios, and deep dive into the latest strategies for enhancing portfolio’s
Join us in Mauritius in March 2023. Register now https://pensionfundsafrica.com/

Annual Africa ESG, Impact Investing and Sustainable Finance Summit 2023
2023-02-27 08:00 - 2023-02-28 17:00
The Annual Africa ESG, Impact Investing & Sustainable Finance Summit-Forum brings together key stakeholders in the ESG, Impact Investing, Sustainability, Green Finance and Climate change. The 2023 forums, coming in the backdrop of COP27, will address critical and necessary interventions that Governments, investors, financial intermediaries, asset owners, development and donor agencies, asset managers, regulators and policy makers, and the private sector in general will need to deploy towards achieving the UN sustainable development goals as well as to mitigate against climate related risks
Click here to register.

Q1 Networking Cocktails
2023-02-23 17:00 - 21:30
Please join us for an evening of networking and relaxation during our second social event of the year.
A fun, happy hour with prominent industry players, giving you a chance to connect and relax with a cool drink and inviting ambience.

EU-Kenya Global Gateway
2023-02-21 08:00 - 17:00
The Team Europe Initiative ‘Investing in Young Businesses in Africa’ (TEI IYBA) supports early stage businesses and entrepreneurs in Africa in launching and growing sustainable, strong and inclusive businesses and creating decent jobs.
During the upcoming EU-Kenya Business Forum 2023 to take place in Nairobi on 21st and 22nd February, the TEI IYBA will be officially launched in Kenya and there will be an exclusive session on 21st February at 11 30 am to 13 30 pm to present the basic features of the TEI IYBA to a selected group of stakeholders, institutions and investment funds.
If you wish to attend in person to the exclusive session on 21st February at 11 30 am to 13 30 at Radisson Blue – Upper Hill please click here to register. The deadline for in-person registration is 15th February 2003.

Venture Capital Masterclass
2023-02-20 08:00 - 2023-02-22 17:00 | ALN House, Eldama Ravine Close, Off Eldama Ravine Road, Westlands,, Nairobi, Kenya
The Venture Capital edition of the Private Capital Masterclass provides a detailed overview of investing and managing venture capital funds in emerging markets in general and in Africa in particular.
The purpose of the masterclass is to provide a common understanding of approaches, terminologies, strategies, roles and expected outcomes for successful investments of VC funds.
Click here to download the agenda.

Africa Tech Summit, Nairobi
2023-02-15 08:00 - 2023-02-16 17:00
Africa Tech Summit Nairobi connects tech leaders from the African ecosystem and international players under one roof. Network with key stakeholders including tech corporates, mobile operators, fintechs, DeFi & crypto ventures, investors, leading start-ups, regulators and industry stakeholders driving business and investment forward. Following a sell out in 2022, the fifth edition convenes in Nairobi, Kenya.

Alpha Series: A new era in VC
2023-02-14 14:00 - 16:30 | The Sankara, Nairobi, Kenya
The EAVCA VC Alpha Series event will take place on the side lines of the Africa Tech Summit as a forum that brings together private capital investors within the tech space to connect and share ideas on navigating the prevailing investment landscape in the Africa tech ecosystem. Some of the pertinent issues we hope to cover include:

The aftermath of 2022 tech sector readjustment: Where does this leave the African Continent as an investment market
The Age of AI and ChatGPT: What/ Who are the disruption forces in Africa’s tech ecosystem? Where can we begin to look at for opportunities?
Making profitability cool again- profitability vs. scale? Are they mutually exclusive?
The ‘X’ factor: Making bank- What returns are realistic for VC in Africa and what would drive these returns in 2023?
Getting back into the (deal) driver’s seat: How the new environment favors VCs and in what ways can we best capitalize the businesses

Email jacklyne@eavca.org to register. RSVP is open for senior level professionals in VC. Limited spaces available.

Venture Capital Investing Webinar
2023-02-02 15:00 - 16:30
EAVCA invites you to our second part of a three-part webinar series on Venture Capital and Growth Equity Investing in East Africa, taking place on Thursday 2nd February 2023 from 3:00pm- 4:30pm EAT.
EAVCA is hosting the webinar alongside partners: Lowenstein Sandler, MMAN Advocates and Terralex.
In this second part of the webinar series, we look at emerging issues for VC in Africa from a founder’s lens.

Uganda Q4 Networking Cocktails
2023-01-19 17:00 - 19:00
EAVCA’s Networking Events in Uganda are a series of quarterly evening receptions organized by EAVCA, its members, and strategic partners. The receptions are intended to provide private capital industry professionals and practitioners (fund managers, limited partners, advisors, intermediaries) in EAVCA’s membership and industry strategic partners an opportunity to meet, engage and explore potential areas of synergy amongst themselves.
The events provide attendees with an opportunity for knowledge and contact sharing in an informal and relaxed evening setting. BDO East Africa Uganda is the proud sponsor of the Quarter four (Q4), 2022 EAVCA Networking Event for Uganda.

To RSVP, contact doris@eavca.org.

SuperReturn Africa
2022-12-05 08:00 - 2022-12-07 17:00 | The Westin Cape Town, South Africa
SuperReturn Africa returns to Cape Town after three years away! Network with 400+ leaders, including 200+ GPs and 100+ LPsand explore the most pertinent market trends, challenges and innovations on the continent.
The agenda focuses on sustainability, infrastructure trends, filling the financing gaps, disruptive technology, co-investments, diversity and talent, LP allocations, regional perspectives from the experts, and more! See the latest agenda here.
A must-attend event for local and international LPs who join to meet leading GPs from across the continent. Dedicated LP event features include exclusive closed-door discussions, an LP breakfast and LP fund presentations across all three days.
Hear from 170+ thought-leaders specialising in African private equity, with speakers from Africa, Europe and beyond! Expert speakers include African Development Bank, Finnfund, IFC, Launch Africa Ventures, ARM Harith Infrastructure Fund Managers and more.

For more information or to register:
call: +44 (0) 20 8052 2013
email: gf-registrations@informa.com
or visit the website: https://bit.ly/3QGLzPc

EAVCA Annual Gala and Awards Dinner
2022-12-01 18:00 - 23:30
The EAVCA Annual Gala Dinner will bring together the Private Equity and Venture Capital community at the end of 2022 for an evening of networking and musical entertainment wrapped in a spirit of festivity.
The event will also host the EAVCA Industry Awards to recognize and celebrate the industry’s successes in the region. Nominations open on September 1. and will close after 6 weeks.
The criteria for submission of awards:

Deals done over the past 12 months

Submission content to not exceed 1000 words (deal numbers highly encouraged)

One deal per firm for each category

Every submission must include company name and logo

Eastern Africa deals only (Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania & Uganda)

The 4th Annual CFA Society East Africa Investment Conference
2022-11-17 08:00 - 17:00 | Movenpick Hotel, Nairobi, Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
This year’s event is themed “Investing in an Evolving Environment”. It will be held on 17th November 2022 at the Movenpick Hotel in Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya.
The one-day event will be a platform for participants to learn, share ideas and experiences on how to deepen our regional capital markets to spur economic growth, through keynote speeches, presentations and panel discussions. The main goal will be to deepen regional integration and increase the competitiveness of East Africa as a global investment hub.
Discounted tickets for EAVCA members

Early Bird Ticket (deadline 17th October 2022) – USD 110
Regular ticket – USD 140
Gate ticket (at the venue/day of event) – USD 170
Virtual ticket – 50

Venture Capital and Growth Equity Investing in East Africa
2022-11-17 08:00 - 17:00
EAVCA has partnered with Terralex Partner Firms MMAN Advocates and Lowenstein Sandler to host a three- part web series event on the state of Venture Capital Investing.
This event series will bring together experienced tech and emerging company founders with African, European and U.S. based VC, Growth PE and other Growth Equity, Angel investors, and experienced EC/VC advisors for a series of candid round-table discussions surrounding the burgeoning emerging company, tech, and venture capital ecosystem in East Africa.
Panelists will discuss current challenges in the East-African (and Africa in general) start-up ecosystem and potential solutions based on their varied experience in the startup world. The participants in each event will propose solutions and objectives for building and growing a robust, connected, and equitable ecosystem on the African continent for emerging companies, tech, and venture capital to thrive in.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

EAVCA 3rd Private Capital in Tanzania Conference
2022-11-03 08:00 - 17:00 | Coral Beach Hotel, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
EAVCA’s annual Invest in Tanzania conference is a Country focused event that aims at showcasing the market’s investment opportunities. Our theme for the conference this year is “Tanzania’s new era for investment“.
This year, Our Tanzania Country Conference shall take place on Thursday 3rd November 2022 at the Coral Beach Hotel, Dar Es Salaam.
Join us for conversations on the latest happenings in the Tanzania market, covering among other topics:

Country diagnostic on the policy and macro landscape of Tanzania
Investment opportunities for private equity and venture capital
Innovation and tech

Register
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Uganda - EU Business Forum
2022-10-26 08:00 - 2022-10-27 17:00 | Speke Resort Munyonyo, Kampala, Uganda
EAVCA is partnered with the Sustainable Business for Uganda (SB4U) Platform in the upcoming Uganda-EU Business Forum – to be held from the 26th to the 27th of October at Speke Resort Muyonyo-Kampala, Uganda and virtually.
The second of its kind, and the first after a two-year hiatus, this year’s forum is themed “mobilising quality investments and enhancing trade between Uganda and the European Union” – and is aligned with EAVCA’s overarching goal of attracting private capital investments into the region.
The forum will include live pitching sessions featuring 100 bankable projects in ticket sizes of up to US$ 1 million and B2B sessions – which presents an opportunity for fund managers to network and build deal pipeline in Uganda.
To register for the event, contact Dev Chamroo: devchamroo@citc.mu or follow this link https://www.ugandaeuropebusinessforum.com/

Uganda Q3 Networking Cocktails
2022-10-20 17:00 - 19:00
EAVCA’s Networking Events in Uganda are a series of quarterly evening receptions organized by EAVCA, its members, and strategic partners. The receptions are intended to provide private capital industry professionals and practitioners (fund managers, limited partners, advisors, intermediaries) in EAVCA’s membership and industry strategic partners an opportunity to meet, engage and explore potential areas of synergy amongst themselves.
The events provide attendees with an opportunity for knowledge and contact sharing in an informal and relaxed evening setting. BDO East Africa Uganda is the proud sponsor of the Quarter three (Q3), 2022 EAVCA Networking Event for Uganda.

To RSVP, contact doris@eavca.org.

Click here to view the photos from the Nairobi networking event.

Imuka Access Pitch Fest
2022-10-20 08:00 - 17:00
Now in its 3rd year, the Imuka Access Pitch fest provides a physical matchmaking platform to strengthen deal pipeline by connecting promising Ugandan enterprises able to absorb seed and early stage financing to private capital providers deploying capital in ticket sizes of between US$ 50,000 and US$ 500,000.
At the marathon pitching event, a group of pre-vetted enterprises from Uganda pitch their business ideas to a panel of potential investors. Investor expressions of interest for participation in the event can be directed at event organisers.

Contact person – Roy Gakuo: roy.gakuo@gmail.com

AVCA Sustainable Investing Summit 2022
2022-10-19 08:00 - 17:00 | Intercontinental Hotel, Park Lane, London, United Kingdom
Gain unrivalled expert insight at the must-attend summit in 2022.
AVCA’s Sustainable Investing in Africa Summit aims to convene founders, investors, and industry leaders to facilitate thought-provoking dialogue, industry-driven insights and unparalleled networking opportunities.
The Sustainable Investing in Africa Summit, taking place on Wednesday 19th October 2022, in London, will focus on examining the potential for sustainable investment to act as a catalyst for the growth and development of… across the continent. This key industry gathering endeavours to examine… and to catalyse the growth of the industry.

Get on-demand access to in-depth panel discussions and practical case studies.
Design your own day with tailored breakout sessions and digital roundtables.
Connect with global GPs and LPs In 1:1 meetings via smart matchmaking.
Pitch your fund to a panel of experienced LPs and agents
Transform your skills in our private capital funds and legal agreements masterclasses.

Q3 Networking Cocktails
2022-09-08 17:00 - 21:30 | Ascent Capital Offices, Olenguruone Road, Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

2022 Africa Impact Investing Fellowship
2022-09-01 08:00 - 17:00
AVPA is launching the 2022 Africa Impact Investing Fellowship to nurture deployers of impact capital – Grants, Debt, and Equity – into becoming more effective impact investing practitioners. This Fellowship will build the capacity and knowledge of Fellows in areas such as Innovative Finance, Impact Measurement and Management, and Leadership in Complexity. The Fellowship aims to ultimately increase the flow of social investment capital into Africa
Join the 2022 AVPA Fellowship for Impact Leaders on the continent. Build a network of social investors across Africa, gain the techniques and frameworks to integrate impact into your portfolio, and forge stronger alliances with your peers to drive more capital towards social investments.
The Fellowship costs USD 1500. Applications close on August 19, 2022.
