VC4Africa GEW meetup Bamako

On this page you can sign up for the VC4Africa Global Entrepreneurship Week meetup in Bamako!

This event will take place on the 20th of November from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm. The meetup meetup will be held at Taxi Bamako (Rue 224, Porte 1018, Hippodrome, Bamako, Mali) and is hosted by community member Maarten van Heems.

About VC4Africa meetups

Venture Capital for Africa (VC4Africa.biz) is the largest online community connecting African entrepreneurs and investors. Our meetups serve as an additional networking venue where VC4Africa members and supporters meet face to face to share thoughts and ideas. There are no speeches and no agenda which allows for lots of networking and info swapping. Just remember, at VC4Africa meetups everyone is expected to pay for their own drinks ;-)

At the meetups on November 20th we've chosen one central question: "What do you see as actions to take (as an individual or with the wider community) to multiply investments in African startups over the next year?" VC4Africa will collect the output from these discussions across the world.

Host Maarten van Heems has the following to say on the matter: “I think the three most imminent actions to take for African entrepreneurs and start-ups are to communicate, communicate and communicate about their ideas and ambitions. As loud as possible. For many potential investors in Europe, North America and Asia, the African continent is both an interesting market, and unknown territory. Let’s start by making them acquainted with African energy and creativity and show them how many bright young minds here could take them on an interesting ride.”

About Global Entrepreneurship Week

Global Entrepreneurship Week is the world’s largest celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups. The event takes place each November with 20,000 activities in 140 countries.

About the VC4Africa Global Entrepreneurship Week Meetups

On Thursday the 20th of November VC4Africa members will come together from across the world, connecting entrepreneurs, angels and VC investors dedicated to building game changing companies in Africa. This is the second global series of VC4Africa meetups as part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week, a global celebration of African entrepreneurship!

We welcome you to sign up for this free event and help us spread the word! Happy Networking!