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Our May Cohort Founders are approaching the time when they will be done with their 4-week investment readiness program. Today, let's delve into RAUM AFRICA, one of the early stage companies currently in our venture studio undergoing the investment readiness program. Raum Africa is aiming to provide verified, high-quality short term rentals and comprehensive property management solutions across Africa RAUM AFRICA recognizes the problems in the short term rental market both from the Users and Renters perspective which includes: Limited Choices for short term stays, poor booking and customer experience, difficulty in accepting global booking in various currencies as well as booking conflicts. Through their unique solution, they aim to solve this problem that is aching the shortterm rental market. As a Venture Studio, we are committed to their journey and will be backing them in their Product Development, Marketing as well as Global Expansion Journey. We will also be working with them through their various fund raising journey to ensure that RAUM AFRICA can thrive. At SPC venture Studios, we support early stage companies from day one and turn them into high impact scalable companies through our strategic investments into Product Development, Marketing, Partnerships and Global Expansion. Stay tuned as we unveil more of our early stage companies from our Venture Studio. #spcuniverse #venturestudio

Calling out women business leaders to support female startups through their growth journey. If you are interested to become an angel investor and learn how to do it, check out this exciting opportunity Tiye Angels - Egypt's first Women's Angel Investor Network USAID Business Egypt USAID DAI

⚠️ Breaking news out of South East Asia! 🇸🇬🇮🇩 Endeavor entrepreneurs Kelvin Teo, CPA ☀️, Kah Meng Wong, CFA and Iwan Kurniawan, co-founders of Funding Societies | Modalku Group, just announced a US$25M funding round. 🚀 Founded in 2015 Funding Societies | Modalku Group is a digital crowdfunding and financing platform for MSMEs in Southeast Asia. MSMEs can gain access to this capital without needing to put up collateral in a quick (1-10 days) and seamless way. The investment comes from a single investor: Cool Japan Fund クールジャパン機構 (CJF), Japan’s sovereign wealth fund. 🤯 Huge congrats to the Funding Societies team and to Endeavor Indonesia. 👏 Read all about it in Kate Park’s piece for TechCrunch.

📢 Calling all growth-stage businesses! 📊🌍 The SDG Venture Scaler by UNDP and the Centre for Impact Investing and Practices (CIIP) is now open for applications! This program is designed to support businesses that are driving impact through education, healthcare, and climate action across #Indonesia, #Vietnam, and the #Philippines. ✅Selected businesses will gain access to: Business advisory services, impact measurement tools, mentorship, government network connections, investor introductions and pitch opportunities. Key eligibility criteria: 📈 For-profit ventures, growth stage enterprises that have raised at least US$100,000 in funding and/or revenues of >US$100,000 over the past 12 months 🌱 Focus on SDGs related to Education, Healthcare, or Climate Action 🌏 Primary target markets: Indonesia, Vietnam, or the Philippines 🗓️ Applications are open until December 1, 2024. 🌐 More info about SDG Venture Scaler: https://lnkd.in/dGP3fV9P 🔗 Submit your application here: https://lnkd.in/eZtvguiY Apply today and scale your impact! #SDGVentureScaler #ImpactInvesting #SustainableDevelopment #Education #Healthcare #ClimateAction

Welcoming Henry Ward, Carta's CEO to the African VC ecosystem next week is a true pleasure. Hosting us is the great Caleb Maru from the Tech Safari team. Together, the three of us will be live-brainstorming what liquidity could look like at scale for Africa's venture asset class. To do that, we'll need everyone's collective insights on what's working in our innovation ecosystem, what's working, and how we could fill the liquidity crunch in African VC. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ --> Please join to share your insights live: https://lu.ma/wa1kj6ma Henry Ward is a genuinely kind person, CEO of Carta, and an exceptional mentor to me & supporter of Raise. His philosophy, operational experience & insights into capital markets across the world is refreshing - and this will be an important discussion for us to all brainstorm what equity for Africa needs to look like. So much of what I've learned & shaped my philosophy about this space has been through studying Henry's work, and when Raise became a portfolio company of Carta, we got to learn from their operational insight within the market dynamics of Africa's capital markets & venture asset class. Enough so that I'm comfortable enough putting forward strong & clear positions about the African innovation ecosystem. The main position I'm proposing to Caleb Maru & Henry Ward is that IPOs, secondaries, and M&A's cannot scale African VC. To figure that out, we'll be diving deep into insights across the world from Henry & Carta's team from legends like Peter Walker, the incredible & local narratives on company building from Caleb and the Tech Safari team, and the operational insights from equity operations from our customers and partners from Raise. Join us on May 30th, here: https://lu.ma/wa1kj6ma 

Following our previous announcement on XVH’s new educational business vertical, we will be hosting an “Introduction Seminar” event in Yangon during the month of August; ✅ To provide details on the program for our first cohort and, ✅ To open up pre-registration for any interested participants. More details on this to be announced. We also welcome any relevant organizations and associations, with members who are Myanmar startup founders/SME owners or aspiring investment professionals who may find our initiative beneficial, to reach out to us to learn more and/or to explore any opportunities to collaborate. Message me/XVH page with any queries! #xventureholdings #xvh #investment #knowledgesharing #training #programs #myanmar #thailand

How do YOU envision the world? Hannington Kakembo, Deputy Country Director - Uganda, shares his personal vision and what we're doing to help bring that world to fruition. 🌏 Watch the full interview here: youtu.be/28pQ0Z1iCGs #GIVision #FutureWeEnvision

A huge thank you to The Kenyan Wall Street and 54 Collective teams for this incredible feature! It was a privilege to be part of the #Founders #SunsetSafari organized by #54co. I’m truly honored to have this opportunity and excited about future collaborations. I’m also looking forward to joining the #genF Founders Program by 54 Collective, which will help us validate and scale locally—and across other African nations. The fight against climate change requires collective effort. That’s why we developed the Msitu Africa Carbon Alliance #API, Africa’s #climate-smart #API, to make it easy for #businesses and their #customers to contribute to climate action. Our API is designed to integrate seamlessly with #Scope3 emissions markets, allowing any #app, #web platform, or #POS system to track and offset carbon emissions from everyday transactions and activities, driving climate action directly at checkout. With resources directed toward #reforestation, #cleancooking initiatives, and affordable #EV bikes options, our API enables green Uber #rides, climate-friendly #flights, carbon-neutral #deliveries, and impactful transactions. Together, we’re bringing #climatefinancing to where it matters most. 🌍🌱 #ClimateAction #SustainableBusiness #GreenImpact #climatetech #collaboration

📣 LAST CALL: Join us for the ANGEL INVESTING TRAINING COURSE in Poland with new dates! This free training program offers Angel Investors in Poland the opportunity to learn from leading players in the European Angel Investment markets and prominent local investors. 📅 When: October 11 - 13, 2024 🆕 🕑 Duration: 16 hours 📍 Where: Warsaw, Poland Limited to only 25 participants, this program provides a unique chance to enhance your knowledge and competence in investing in early-stage high-growth potential businesses across Poland. The training is delivered under the EU-funded ESIL initiative. 🤷🏻 Who can participate? ✔ Business Angels in Poland looking to enhance their skills and knowledge ✔ Potential Business Angels interested in actively investing in early-stage startups in Poland ✔ Individuals from diverse backgrounds, including successful entrepreneurs and those with experience in key industries like technology, engineering, and innovation ✔ Women and individuals of all ages who are interested in or already involved in Business Angel investing. During the training, you will have the opportunity to participate as a potential angel investor in startup pitches, with a focus on tech and innovation. To apply, simply fill out the registration form at 👉https://bit.ly/esil-poland Hurry up, as the registration form is only open until September 18th! #AngelInvesting #BusinessAngels #InvestmentTraining #Poland #ESIL #EarlyStageInvesting

The Venture Network is growing fast. Launched just 5 months ago, this exclusive community connects investors and entrepreneurs focused on big ideas and real results. Inspired by guanxi (关系), we emphasize trust, collaboration, and mutual success. ✅ 240+ high-performing members. ✅ Trusted relationships that spark growth. ✅ A vision to redefine success—together. Here are some of our stars: ⭐ Jamie Zhang - CEO of China Capital Holding ⭐ Marius Ciavola - CEO of a Chinese family office (SFE Middle East) overseeing $1B+ in assets ⭐ Sander W. Mortensen - Chief Investment Officer of a Family Office in Andorra ⭐ Christian-Joseph ‘’CJ’’ Turcotte - Real Estate Investor and Entrepreneur ⭐ Moshe Rizal - Chairman of the Investment Committee at the Indonesian Oil & Gas Association ⭐John Majeski - CEO & GP Portola Valley Partners ⭐ Nawdeep Singh Inderjeet - Founder of IIIV Fund ⭐ Khaled Khan - Founding Partner of Koi3 Ventures ⭐ JJ Goldsbury - Private Equity/Venture Capital and Real Estate Investor ⭐ Francesco Stadler - Director of Impact Funds & Ventures at Sustainable Finance Initiative ⭐ Bridget Kilroy - VP of Family Office Practice at First Trust …plus many more leaders breaking boundaries and redefining success. Why WhatsApp? ✅ Simple. ✅ Real-time. ✅ Built for focused conversations that matter. 🌌 Want to be part of it? 🔗 Join the Venture Network here: https://lnkd.in/dZGqHjhr Note: All applicants are carefully vetted to maintain the quality of the group. #Investors #Entrepreneurs #Visionaries #Networking #Innovation