Viktoria Ventures wins ‘Angel Network of the Year’ for boosting Africa’s startup funding
NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 2 - Viktoria Ventures has been named “Angel Network of the Year 2025” at the Africa Early-Stage Investor Summit (AESIS) in Cape Town, Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..
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Viktoria Ventures has been awarded "Angel Network of the Year 2025" at the Africa Early-Stage Investor Summit (AESIS), recognizing its significant contributions to strengthening angel investing and early-stage financing across Africa.
- The award, presented by the African Business Angel Network (ABAN) and VC4A, highlights years of building investment structures, training investors, and mobilizing capital for African startups.
- CEO Stephen Gugu emphasized that the recognition validates their mission to expand investor capacity and foster a collaborative investment environment.
- The organization’s Angel Leads Program, delivered through the African Angel Academy (AAA), has trained 22 angel investors who formed the Moneva Syndicate, and a total of 797 angel investors from 38 African countries.
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