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Connecting Africa's Early Stage Investor Community

ABAN is on a mission to dramatically grow the number of investors who support and fund promising African entrepreneurs. We want to quantum leap early stage investing in Africa by providing the support, networking opportunities and essential resources to Africa focused investors and informal investor networks.

PLENTY TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN 2017
It gives us great pleasure to share more information about our upcoming Annual Summit, as well as the Masterclasses we have in store for the rest of the year.

THE AFRICAN ANGEL INVESTOR SUMMIT
THE AFRICAN ANGEL INVESTOR SUMMIT
THE AFRICAN ANGEL INVESTOR SUMMIT
Africa’s early stage investor community gathers on 15-16 November (+ a bonus Cape Town Innovation Tour on the 17th) for the 4th annual African Early Stage Investor Summit. This exclusive investor-only event, hosted in Cape Town, South Africa, unites key stakeholders in the ecosystem to exchange best practices, share lessons learned and plot the roadmap for the future.

BONUSWe will also be showcasing the entrepreneurs from the World Bank's XL Africa accelerator program!!
Joining #AAIS2017 provides a unique opportunity for you to network with the most influential thought leaders in the early stage investment space and to plug into the African tech startup ecosystem. Learn and exchange knowledge with a network of top investment experts and exchange best practices with like-minded investors.
View Invitation | More InfoGet Tickets |.

ABAN MASTERCLASS SERIES 2017
ABAN Masterclasses are highly interactive events aimed to mobilize the early stage investing community and get more investors excited about opportunities across the region. Events such as these are critical for raising the profile of early stage investing. The majority of Masterclasses this year are supported by the Work in Progress! Alliance.

Lagos, Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria | 30 August 2017
“How do you value an African startup?” - A masterclass led by ABAN President, H. Tomi Davies with additional contributions from VC4Africa, the Lagos Angels Network and V8. This session is for experienced Investors.
| Visit the Website|| Venue: V8 Lekki |
Abuja, Nigeria 
Abuja, Nigeria | 31 August 2017
"Introduction to Angel Investing" - A masterclass led by ABAN President, H. Tomi Davies with support of Ventures Platform, VC4Africa and ATV. This masterclass is perfect for new and aspiring angel investors.
| Visit the Website|| Venue: Ventures Park |
Hargeisa, Somalia
Hargeisa, Somalia | 20 September 2017
The ABAN team, led by Stephen Gugu and David van Dijk will speak this year at the Somaliland Investment Forum, and will separately meet with local investors to help strengthen the local investor community. 
| Visit the Website|| Venue: MaanSoor Hotel
Johannesburg, South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa | Date: TBC
Facilitated by Jozi Angels and SABAN, we look forward to gathering the local investor community with special guest Rebecca Enonchong, co-founder of Cameroon Angels and the African Business Angel Network. 
| More Details to Follow||
Nairobi, Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya | 28-29 September 2017
ABAN President, H. Tomi Davies will join Stephen Gugu and other members of the Viktoria Investor Network in Nairobi, Kenya, to celebrate the Viktoria Investor Network's first investment successes.
| More Details to Follow||
Marrakech, Morocco
Marrakech, Morocco | 1-3 October 2017
ABAN is a proud supporter of the WCA Exec Summit where Rebecca Enonchong will lead a delegation of angel investors and VC firms in reviewing the African early stage investment landscape.
| Visit the Website|| More Details |
Cairo, Egypt
Cairo, Egypt | Date: TBC
The ABAN team is looking forward to be back in Egypt later this year to engage with the Cairo Angels, Algebra Ventures, Flat6Labs, Innoventures and other leading investors in the local start-up space.
| More Details to Follow||

We thoroughly look forward to seeing you at one of our events. In 2016 we welcomed over 500 African investors to ABAN events, and we expect to exceed that number this year. Our journey to build a continent of angel investors continues. Upwards and onwards.

On behalf of the ABAN team,
David van Dijk
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ABAN, Director General







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