The Africa Venture Finance Programme (AVFP) is a week-long, in-person professional development course hosted at Oxford University's Saïd Business School. The program is specifically designed for venture capital fund managers investing in early- and growth-stage technology companies across the African continent. The programme emphasizes peer-to-peer knowledge exchange, best practice sharing, and capacity building, covering investment models, regional economic constraints, deal flow evaluation, and fund structuring.
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The program aims to strengthen the venture capital landscape in Africa by providing training to fund managers, focusing on investment strategies that reflect local market realities and addressing regional economic challenges.
Selection is competitive and based on fund manager experience and investment thesis relevance to African technology. Interested VC fund managers should contact Saïd Business School or the Boost Africa program directly.
The program lasts for one week and is conducted in-person at Oxford University's Saïd Business School.
The program is conducted in-person at Oxford University's Saïd Business School.
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