CatalyzU, Webinar #9: Demystifying the VC Winter

Despite ongoing concerns about a global “VC winter,” July saw record-breaking fundraising activity across Africa.

What does this mean for the continent’s startup ecosystem, and how should both investors and founders prepare for what comes next?

At our next webinar, we’ll unpack the drivers behind this funding surge and discuss whether this marks a turning point or a temporary uptick in a still-uncertain landscape.

Event highlights:

• Analysis of the factors contributing to July’s record fundraising
• The sectors attracting capital, and those likely to see sustained interest, and
• How leading VCs are balancing growth plans in a volatile market

00:00 - Welcome and Introduction
05:04 - Applications to the CatalyzU venture Capital Fellowship open 2 September
06:08 - Alan Mwangi's Experience in the CatalyzU venture Capital Fellowship
07:47 - Speaker Introductions
11:56 - A big month for African Fundraising - surpassing $1Billion
13:33 - What does that mean for the broader Ecosystem and speaker takeaways?
27:10 - Insights from founders on successfully fundraising in the current climate and how luck, network and mindset contributed to this -
40:40 - Alternative forms of funding for Startups - Funding Gaps for entrepreneurs in the SME space that do not fit the - VC models
46:00 - Risk adjusted returns
50:13 - What is impact of having access to credit and how does it enable growth
58:37 - What happens to VC in Africa in the next decade

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