About Us

Venture for Africa (VFA) was created by a team of former colleagues who saw and experienced the talent challenge in the African tech ecosystem first-hand.

We launched VFA as an immersion program and talent community designed to facilitate the transition of experienced local and global non-tech talent into the African startup ecosystem, and/or up the career ladder.

For talent, we help experienced professionals new to working startups, new to specific markets or in a transition to a new role soft-land and gain context while working with startup teams that are actively hiring for that role.

For startups, we provide fast-growing tech companies in emerging markets with access and a platform to onboard experienced non-engineering talent who can hit the ground running, deliver key results, and potentially stay on full-time.

We strive to foster a community where talent can easily adapt, gain valuable local industry insights, and have a meaningful impact on their careers as well as the future of our ecosystem.