VentureLift Africa
Venture Studio

The Africa Deal Platform Advancing Commercial
Engagement with the Diaspora and the World

VentureLift’s
Misson

We help select companies with
strong business models expand
into new markets

VentureLift’s
Approach

We connect our cohort companies
to investors, talent, technology
and more

Our Mission

We support companies with scalable business models and strong management teams. We focus on African enterprises that can expand across the continent and globally, beginning with the U.S. We also curate U.S. companies into Africa with the objective of achieving shared prosperity.

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Our Approach

We facilitate market-based strategies including institutional and angel investment, FDI, mergers & acquisitions, product and service trade, contract manufacturing and JV partnerships based on tech-transfer.

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Our Programs


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Sovereign Wealth Africa

Our co-hosted platform for the latest news, trends and innovations related to African Sovereign Wealth Funds and the new state capitalism in Africa -Sovereign Wealth Africa

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Commerce Hubs

Our trade system for increasing Africa export trade within the continent and with the world, comprising eCommerce, supply chain management, logistics and fulfillment in commercial centers in Africa and initially in the U.S.

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Diaspora Angel Investor Network

Our vetted group of angel investors who invest individually or as a syndicate in tech and tech-enabled companies that can advance innovation, job creation, valued-added processing and manufacturing, and uplift the creative economy across Africa.


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International Writer's Lab

Our platform that connects experienced film and television with the Hollywood ecosystem and creatives in other leading entertainment markets to commercialize their work – IWLA AFRICA

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CEO Collective

Our network of senior professionals on the continent and abroad who are selected to lead companies in our venture studio.

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Advisors and Board Connect

Our group of seasoned advisors and board member candidates who help guide our cohort in key areas of business.




Our Team

We are team of seasoned investors, entrepreneurs and management consultants with experience across forty countries in Africa and across emerging markets. Our management and governance model adapts to the dynamics of local markets in Africa and global communities.