The work continues. And with the final close of Fund II, we are ready to do more of it. Over the last decade, we’ve had the privilege of backing founders early, often before the market fully understood what they were building. That conviction has taken us from our first investments to a portfolio of companies creating new markets and expanding access across Africa. Today marks another chapter in that journey. We are pleased to announce the final close of VP Pan-African Fund II at $84M, exceeding our original $75M target. With this fund, we have greater capacity to find exceptional founders across Africa at the pre-seed, seed and pre-Series A stages, and support them as they build and scale. To the LPs joining Fund II at its final close - @EBRD, @norfund, Alphatron, @Ashesi University Foundation and others—and to the LPs who backed the fund at its first close, thank you for the conviction and partnership that brought us here. We are equally grateful to all our LPs across prior funds, founders, partners and the wider ecosystem for the opportunity to believe, learn, and build the future alongside you. It’s still day one. Read the full announcement on venturesplatform.com #VenturesPlatform #VPFund #PanAfricanFundII

What does it take to build a venture firm that earns the trust of founders, investors, and the wider ecosystem? Michael Seibel (@mwseibel), Partner Emeritus at Y Combinator, and Mr. @GbengaOyebode , co-founder of Aluko & Oyebode, have supported Ventures Platform from its earliest years. In this excerpt from the VP10 documentary, they reflect on the qualities that have made Ventures Platform a trusted and important force in Africa’s venture capital ecosystem. Watch the full documentary here - youtube.com/watch?v=gb8Ft-zn… #ADecadeofDemocratisingProsperity #BackedbyVP #VP10

The VP10 Documentary is now live. "A Decade of Democratising Prosperity" tells the Ventures Platform story through the voices of the founders who trusted us with their ambition, the partners who built alongside us, the investors who believed in our vision, and the employees and friends who have shaped the journey. Every great journey is remembered through the people who lived it. Their reflections tell a story of bold ideas, shared conviction, enduring partnerships, and the importance of consistently showing up and delivering on our promises—through the milestones, the setbacks, and everything in between. As we reflect on our first decade, these stories strengthen our resolve to keep backing the people building Africa’s future. Watch the full documentary here - youtu.be/gb8Ft-znSUg?si=0fWo… #VP10 #VenturesPlatform #BackedByVP