Are you looking forward to actualising your business idea into reality or scale up your business yet finance is a challenge? Learn how to fundraise for your startup by enrolling today at the VC4A Startup Academy by simply creating an account and start gaining skills which are critical to excel in the world of business.

The VC4A Startup Academy has e-courses tailored specifically for different startup needs depending on their stages of growth. The courses are developed and designed with inputs from key experts in the industry who have experience in supporting startups. These experts are available on the platform and one can contact them directly for support or further guidance.  

Finance is one of the key indicators that one can use to gauge whether the business is doing well or not and whether there is potential for expansion. With financing, startup founders can improve their cash flows, attract new customers, boost sales by allowing flexibility on repayments, purchase inputs, introduce new lines of products, manage daily expenses as well as comfortably pay employees.

Are you looking forward to raising capital for your startup? Start the journey today by enrolling for the “Finance your business” course available at the VC4A Startup Academy. The course is open for entrepreneurs who are looking forward to raising their external capital. In the first module, startup founders will gain insights on how to prepare their financials, contracts, and legal documents with a special focus on the investment process, valuations, financial projections, and tips on how to  create realistic and achievable financial projections. one.

The second module introduces startup founders to different techniques of fundraising for the business with specific focus on how to be bankable while pitching to equity investors, debt versus equity financing, different types of capital providers as well as identify which one is ideal for your start- up depending on its stage of growth.

De-risking your startup, tips on how to successfully  pitch to investors, representing the startup in public and some of the questions to expect from investors are covered in the third module of the course.

Each of these modules has a variety of learning resources which include theoretical breakdowns where concepts are introduced and are relevant to the African context, videos to make learning easier, quizzes to test your understanding of what you have learnt and learning materials for further reference. A certificate will be issued after successful completion of the course.

Other courses available at the VC4A Startup Academy include: ‘Start your business’ course for founders who are in the process of developing ideas and testing if their products are market fit while the “Legal business” course is aimed at founders who want to learn more about the legal implications of setting up their business and the funding concepts for a first round of investment.

Wishing you well as you begin the journey to fundraise for your startup!