Pitch Deck
Please send a pitch deck for your company using the format below, so we can have a better understanding of your business prior to your presentation: 1. The Problem: Explain the problem that your company/product/service is solving (quantified in numbers) and the solution. 2. The Target Addressable Market: How big is the addressable market, and break it down to how big the segment you hope to focus on is. 3. The Business Model: How does the business run, how does the product work and what is the revenue model – how do you make money? What is the current traction …
Job Vacancy: Investment Associate Position
INVESTMENT ASSOCIATE JOB DESCRIPTION: Rising Tide Africa (RTA) is seeking to hire an Investment Associate to be a member of the investment team. Ideally, candidates should have successful experience working in the world of venture-backed technology startups as a founder, employee, or intern. In the absence of that, other previous entrepreneurial and/or investment experience of any kind is a significant plus, especially if it relates to information technology. RESPONSIBILITIES: Screen entrepreneurs’ pitch decks, conduct interviews with entrepreneurs, help RTA investment leads with due diligence and creating investment memos Evaluate opportunities for investment, assess investment risks, analyze financial data, and perform …
We’re Hiring!
Position: Executive Role: Executive Secretary – Rising Tide Africa Reports to: Executive Committee Duties and Responsibilities General Administration Coordinate the identification and recruitment of new members, maintains a high percentage of annual Membership renewals, and ensures active Membership participation in all meetings. Oversee the scheduling and planning of all RTA meetings and/or events including RTA Board Meetings, Executive Committee (Exco) Meetings as well as other events in line with the four pillars of RTA (investments, education, networking, and mentoring). Liaise with appropriate professionals to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements pertaining to RTA and its special purpose investment vehicles including …
OZE, Ghana-based Fintech Startup Raises $700k Seed Round From Investors, Including Rising Tide Africa.
OZÉ raises $700k seed round OZÉ, a Ghana-based fintech startup focused on helping African small businesses grow by digitalizing their operations and providing them with access to affordable capital, closed a $700k Seed Round last week. Rising Tide Africa joined other investors such as Anorak Ventures, Matuca Sarl and existing investors Ingressive Capital and MEST in the round. The fast-growing company will use the funding to grow its team, expand to Nigeria, and promote the newly launched iOS version of its business app. See the press release here. “We are delighted to support OZÉ as it pursues its expansion to Nigeria …
NOVEMBER 2020 DEAL DAY – CALL FOR PITCHES
Rising Tide Africa’s sixth Deal Day event comes up in November 2020. The Deal Day is an event where entrepreneurs are opportune to present their business to potential investors. In light of the above, we are currently open to receiving applications applications from businesses which are female-founded and female-led (gender diverse management teams) profering solutions which are tech enabled. The deadline for submissions of pitches is 9th of October, 2020. Please submit your presentations using this format as only pitches submitted in that format would be reviewed for the Deal Day. All submissions should be made to pitches@risingtideafrica.com. …
COVID-19, Remote Working and Talent Retention
The world of work as we know it is changing forever. As you read this article, it is quite likely that like many of us, you are working from home. While we must grit our teeth and go through COVID19, it’s also important to prepare for a post-COVID 19 world. The crisis has forced many organisations previously unwilling to formally accept working from home as normal business practice, to retrace their steps. I believe having now stepped into this new room, many will decide to spend quite a bit more time here, even after the crisis is over. Indeed, they …
Rising Tide Africa: The All-Female Angel Investors Group Focused on Building Entrepreneur Success Stories
Co-founder of Rising Tide Africa, Yemi Keri recently featured in the ForbesWomen section of the Forbes. She addressed the state of angel investing in Africa, the need for more female investors and the full objective of Rising Tide Africa. Formalizing the efforts of what she believes is an already existing culture of angel investing, will help ease the access of capital to entrepreneurs. “Culturally you are not termed an angel investor, but every so often you assist a family member or a friend. You give them money to start up something or to grow their business. It’s really done informally,” she stated. …
Does the Combination of a Startup CEO Plus a Multi-million Dollar Corporate CEO Result in Better Return on Investment?
There is little debate needed to ascertain that the skills from both an up-and-coming startup CEO combined with the experience of a seasoned CEO from a corporate company would do little to hurt the return on investment of any business. Startup CEOs bring energetic and fresh perspectives on how to maximize profits. They come ripe with innovative ideas and typically have a more comprehensive understanding about how digital technology can foster new opportunities for businesses. On the other hand, if you take the experience of a CEO with — let’s say — 20-plus years of experience in the corporate sector, …
How to Successfully Pitch Your Business Idea in 10 minutes
As a startup, you’re finally presented with the opportunity to pitch your business ideas a group of potential investors or clients. You have documented your ideas and you’re confident your pitch will leave your audience’s mind packed with questions of interest, but you have just ten minutes to wow them. You may be thinking of what tips to take to help you sell your business idea in ten minutes and return home with some good news. Every innovator or entrepreneur will find themselves in this position at one point in their lives, and it is important that you are prepared …
A Call To Be More Involved
If you’ve ever been interested in fixing the gender gap issue women face in our world, being an angel investor and an active one at that, could just be a step in the right direction. Alicia Robb, CEO of Next Wave Impact, recently narrated her encounter with a young female founder at a summit she attended last year. The young lady told her that she had gone to give a presentation at a pitch event and, upon arriving at the meeting, one of the men in the room had asked her to go and fetch coffee for everyone. She also mentioned how …
