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Ventures Platform Fund
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We Back founders building the future of Africa. Investors in 90+ companies across Africa. Pitch to us - venturesplatform.com/faq
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    May 4
    For years, African venture capital has been judged by a simple question: are exits happening? But that question, while useful, is incomplete. What ultimately determines the health of any venture market is not the presence of exits, but the reliability and depth of liquidity -
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    Sep 7, 2023
    🇳🇬🇮🇳 Our founder, @kola_aina was invited as one of 38 prominent members of the Nigerian private sector to attend the Nigeria-India Presidential roundtable and the #G20Summit in New Delhi, India, along with the Nigerian President and Ministers. #G20India2023 #VenturesPlatform
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    Sep 18, 2019
    Good morning Ex-Andelans. 👋🏿 Please send us a DM @vp_fund if you are looking to build a company. We would love to partner with you or help anyway we can. You can also check out our website for a list of our portolfio companies that you can work with. 🚀 @Andela @Andela_Nigeria
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    Andela
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    Sep 17, 2019
    Andela’s next phase of growth requires a strategic shift in how we think about talent. Please read @JeremyJ blog regarding news from Andela today andela.com/insights/the-f…
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    Aug 1, 2023
    Big News! 🚀 @remedial_health has raised $12M in equity & debt funding! We're proud to have co-led the $8M Series A round. This investment is extra special for us as it's the first Series A financing we'll be leading, and in a company that we've backed from its pre-seed stage.🌱
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    Ventures Platform Fund
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    Dec 15, 2022
    🚀🚀 We have some big news! It is with great pleasure that we announce the final close of our oversubscribed early-stage pan-African fund, at $46M! techcrunch.com/2022/12/15/pan…
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    May 28, 2024
    When we invested in @brassHQ 4 years ago, we believed that African businesses needed a financial partner who would build top-end financial tools and services for them. In that time, Sola, Emmanuel and the entire Brass team have done an excellent job building these tools to
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    Oct 31, 2023
    We've transformed, and we're loving our new look! We have taken this bold step to reflect our incredible journey over the years. We've evolved into an even stronger pillar of support for our visionary founders, creating a more robust and dynamic environment for their ventures to
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    Ventures Platform Fund
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    Dec 6, 2017
    Founder. Mentor. Chief Cheerleader. Happy birthday to the @kola_aina !!!! 🕺🏽🎉
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    Ventures Platform Fund
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    May 5, 2020
    We’re excited to announce the Q2 edition of our webinar series by Ventures Platform Fund, “#Conversationswith…” where we talk to founders building interesting products, executives, investors and venture capitalist experts. 1/3
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    Ventures Platform Fund
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    Aug 28, 2018
    Congratulations to our portfolio company @Paystack on their Series A! We're looking forward to more milestones. ✊🏾✊🏾 | Paystack, with ambitions to become the Stripe of Africa, raises $8M from Visa, Tencent… and Stripe itself techmediamagazine.com/?p=13651
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    Ventures Platform Fund
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    Nov 21, 2019
    We are excited to announce a new series we’re launching today called Founder Diaries. We’re kicking things off with @EjeUka and @arikaweayo of @thriveagric. You can read their interview here - venturesplatform.com/blog/founders-…
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    Ventures Platform Fund
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    Jun 15, 2023
    Congratulations to @talstackafrica on raising $850,000 in pre-seed funding! We're proud to have led this investment, as @oyewolekay & @senisulyman are top performers & long-standing members of the Ventures Platform family. Read more about why we invested- venturesplatform.com/blog/6489a729c…
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    Ventures Platform Fund
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    Oct 8, 2020
    Update: Press statement from Ventures Platform, regarding Thrive Agric - venturesplatform.com/blog/press-sta… Cc: @thriveagric
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    Ventures Platform Fund
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    Jul 2, 2019
    What a way to start the 3rd quarter! 👏🏽 Congratulations to @OdunEweniyi, @somtoifezue and @JoshChibueze of @PiggyBankNG, VP portfolio company! 🚀 #forbes30under30 #piggyvest