Scout ProgramMicrotraction
Empowering venture-backed founders to support high-potential startups across Africa.
- Location
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Terms
- Carry Share
46 scout programs that pay in carry. 1 is taking applications now. Most run remotely.
46 programs
Scout ProgramMicrotraction
Empowering venture-backed founders to support high-potential startups across Africa.
Scout ProgramAndreessen Horowitz (a16z)
What is known about a16z's invitation-only scout network, and the official a16z programs you can apply to instead.
Scout ProgramCoalition Operators
Empowering diverse founders with capital and operational expertise.
Scout ProgramCleo Capital
Empowering female investors to identify and invest in early-stage startups.
Scout ProgramAlpha Edison
Empowering university students to scout deals in venture capital.
Scout ProgramBessemer Venture Partners
Bessemer's Scout Program leverages a distributed network to identify early-stage startups.
Scout ProgramAllied Venture Partners
Join the Allied Venture Partners Scout Program to earn carry on sourced deals without needing accredited investor status.
Scout ProgramSHL.VC
Discover how to become an SHL.vc scout including requirements, application process, and compensation and explore other VC scout programs to join.
Scout ProgramClass 5 Global
Identifying promising early-stage companies globally for investment opportunities.
Scout ProgramMana Ventures
Empowering scouts to source early-stage deep tech and AI investments.
Scout Program
Scout ProgramBased on the 42 of 46 programs that say.
Based on the 42 of 46 programs that say. A program can list more than one region.
A scout program lets a venture fund borrow your vantage point. You introduce companies you already know, explain why they matter, and the fund decides whether to invest.
Who it is for: operators, founders, researchers, students, and community builders who see companies early. An investing title is rarely required.
What you get: most programs share carry on deals you source. Some give scouts a small fund to write checks from, and a few pay a stipend. The brand and the relationship with the fund often matter as much as the economics.
How people get in: many programs are invite-only and recruit through their portfolio. Others take applications. A written record of companies you spotted early, and when, is the strongest signal.
The programs here say they pay in carry. Amounts and terms differ, so check each program's page.
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49 programs
Microtraction Scout ProgramMicrotraction
Andreessen Horowitz Scout ProgramAndreessen Horowitz (a16z)
Coalition Operators ProgramCoalition Operators1 of the 46 is taking applications now, including Microtraction Scout Program. Open programs are listed first above.
33 of the 46 run fully remotely, 7 mix remote and in-person time, and 2 run in person. 4 do not say.
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