Future Africa
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Future Africa
@anafricanfuture
We are the first investor in bold and visionary leaders building global businesses that solve Africa's biggest challenges
- Valued at over $150m, @theflutterwave is @ycombinator's most valuable company from Africa buff.ly/2Ijlll6
- This is our official response to the false allegations of intellectual property theft. We wish to categorically state that this is false and the allegation that has been made is baseless and unfounded.
- Last year was extraordinary. The Future Africa Fund invested $4.3 Million into 43 African startups. As a result, assets under management in our fund hit $30 million, up from $600,000 in 2017. Read the message from our General Partner @iaboyeji here bit.ly/GP-Message22
- Congratulations to portfolio company @theflutterwave and @techprod_arch on raising $170m and reaching unicorn status 🦄. Flutterwave is a testament to what can be built in Africa by those who believe. We back unicorns before the rest of the world 🚀 techcrunch.com/2021/03/09/afr…
- We're super excited to announce our investment activity for the third quarter of 2020. We've pioneered a new model of venture in Africa and we're glad to announce that we invested $1 million in 9 African startups 🎉 future.africa/home/investmen…
- A huge congratulations once again to our CEO and General Partner, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, on his conferment as Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) by the Federal Government of Nigeria. 🎉 We're super proud!
- In January, our CEO @iAboyeji wrote you a letter outlining our bold vision as Future Africa continues to back mission-driven founders across Africa. Here's an update on how far we've come this year: We've invested $3 million in 13 companies future.africa/blog/investmen…
- $200K+ raised in less than 48 hours in the 4th Future Collective deal this quarter. A new record! 🚀🎉
- Happy birthday to our Co-founder and Operating Partner Damilola Aderinto. Have an amazing and prosperous year 🎉🎉
- Today we're glad to publish our thesis. This work defines why Future Africa exists and how we will build the future of Africa. Please read and share: Why We Must Invest In the Future #buildTheFuture future.africa/blog/why-we-mu…
- Congratulations once again to the @termii_network team on its $1.4M seed raise. We're honoured to be joined by Kepple Africa Ventures in this round. Termii is building a Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) for businesses in Africa. tcrn.ch/3qVmmTS via @TechCrunch
- Congrats to Future Africa portfolio company @ReleafAfrica on its recent raise. Ikenna, Uzoma and the Releaf team are enabling productivity and prosperity starting with Nigeria's agricultural sector techcrunch.com/2021/09/15/nig…
- We have backed over 48 African startups building the future of Africa in several industries and turning our challenges into global business opportunities. Join us to co-invest in these startups
