Almost every fund manager in Africa wants to build and support scalable businesses that not only help homegrown start-ups flourish but also have profit at the heart of these investments. In recent years, Africa has captured the appetite of international investors. As per a report by Africa Business Central, venture funding jumped over 50% in […]
Tag: fundraising
Is your One-Pager, LP Ready?
Whether you are an experienced fund manager or in the process of raising your first fund, you cannot afford to miss the opportunity to make a great first impression when building a relationship with a new investor - and the first tool you will use to engage with an investor is your one-pager. You are competing for the LP’s time, you need to be able […]
The Art of the Fund Preview
How to get LP feedback on your fund, prior to active fundraising Some of the first questions we ask a fund manager seeking investment from us are – How much capital commitment do you have and from whom? Where do you expect to get the rest of your capital? Some of the less exciting responses we’ve heard are – “I haven’t started […]
Fundraising Advice from a Leading Impact Fund Manager
Always be fundraising. In addition to the acceleration and advisory services support that Capria directly provides teams, we also pull in our advisors and other experts throughout our network to share lessons learned. One of the experts that teams have had the opportunity to hear from is Johanna Posada, a founding Partner of Elevar Equity. Elevar […]
Top Challenges for New Fund Managers
First time fund managers have some unique and significant challenges When I met with hundreds of LPs to pitch them on our first fund, Unitus Seed Fund, one of the largest obstacles was the fact that we were “first-time fund managers.” We had years of relevant experience with: Personal angel investing Participating in fund investment […]
