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Over three years, founders across Africa challenged our assumptions about venture-backed ambition. We saw how access and visibility can shape outcomes just as much as talent. This is the first chapter of what we learned and how it is shaping Madica’s future.
#AfricanStartups
Africa is home to the most genetically diverse human population in the world, representing an unparalleled scientific asset for drug discovery, precision medicine, and biomarker research.
BioVana Research is building the foundational data infrastructure layer for African health.
Getting the VC model right on the continent matters too much, so we cannot afford to be disingenuous about it.
Last week at the AfricArena Nairobi Summit, our Head of Portfolio Success, Akinyi Wavinya was on a panel to unpack where venture capital in Africa stands right now.
Eight days. Two cities. A community of founders who showed up ready to engage.
The Morocco Immersion Trip was everything we hoped it would be and then some. The conversations, the sessions, the connections, and the moments in between.
#MadicaImmersion #MadicaVC #AfricanFounders
If you are building in Africa and want a chance to be in the room next time, applications are always open.
Apply now: madica.vc/apply
Roundtables on hiring, fundraising, and market entry.
Then Technopark Morocco, where our founders met investors, operators, and startups sharing real stories of building and expanding on the continent.
At the #MadicaImmersion, founders took the time to understand who #MadicaMentors are beyond their titles, and how they’ve navigated the realities of building.
We closed with a cultural dinner, breaking bread and taking in everything Morocco had to offer.
Madica retweeted
We’re excited to welcome Akinyi Wavinya, Head of Portfolio Success - @MadicaVC, to AfricArena Nairobi Summit🇰🇪🌍
Supporting founders from zero to scale💡
📅30 April | 📍Nairobi
🎟️eventbrite.com/e/africarena-…
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#VC #Innovation
Peer learning sessions. Co-founder deep dives. Functional clinics. Honest conversations about what success actually means.
At Madica, we back founders not just companies. And this is what our Immersion Trips represent.
Peer learning sessions. Co-founder deep dives. Functional clinics. Honest conversations about what success actually means.
At Madica, we back founders not just companies. And this is what our Immersion Trips represent.
78% of African founders report feeling lonely.
It is why the Madica Immersion Trip is not just workshops and investor meetings. We make time for founders to just be human together. Away from the decks, the pressure, and the noise.
This is what that looks like. 🇲🇦
Madica retweeted
Big news for the African tech ecosystem! 🚀
@MadicaVC has announced a $600K investment across Kilimo Fresh, Hakimu & Biovana, up to $200K each + an 18-month growth programme. Beyond funding, founders get hands-on mentorship, executive coaching, global immersion trips & access to top-tier investors.
Big congratulations to the new portfolio companies.
techcabal.com/2026/04/08/pre…
We’re happy to announce a $600K investment in @Kilimo_Fresh, Hakimu & @BioVanaResearch, up to $200K each.
Beyond funding, founders get hands-on mentorship, executive coaching, global immersion trips & access to top-tier investors.
Read the full press release here: techcabal.com/2026/04/08/pre…
Madica retweeted
African founders are navigating pre-seed with a playbook that wasn't built for their markets. The @MadicaVC Founder Guidebook documents what actually works from the investors watching it happen across North, West, East & Southern Africa.
Explore it 👉 guidebook.madica.vc
Our March Madica Roundup is live. Get a sneak peek at new portfolio investments, and hear about our plans for April.
Spoiler: we are taking our founders to Morocco for our H1 Immersion Trip, and we will be at GITEX AFRICA in Marrakech from 7 to 9 April. #LetsConnect
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Madica retweeted
The first chapter of the guidebook, "Zero to Funded: A Founder’s Guide to Pre-Seed Fundraising in Africa", has just been released by @MadicaVC.
It’s a 75-page, insight-led playbook designed for early-stage founders navigating their first raise.
The practical guide features perspectives from investors and ecosystem leaders across the continent and is designed to serve founders who are navigating their first raise, often without access to deep networks, accelerators, or prior fundraising experience.
It also includes practical toolkits, templates, and checklists that founders can use immediately.
Click to download the free guide here to sharpen your fundraising strategy: guidebook.madica.vc/
Madica retweeted
African founders are navigating pre-seed with a playbook that wasn't built for their markets.
The @MadicaVC Founder Guidebook documents what actually works from the investors watching it happen across North, West, East, and Southern Africa.
There might even be a few words in there from me.
Zero to Funded is live today. 🎉
A free pre-seed fundraising guidebook for founders raising in Africa.
Built for founders who are raising without deep networks or insider playbooks, in markets that global advice has never accounted for.
Get it here: guidebook.madica.vc
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