How does a VC firm go about sourcing its portfolio, and does that change over time?

Disrupt AfricaTom Jackson · 26 December 2023 at 06:00

You’re a founder looking for venture capital in Africa – how do you do it? Is it worth the cold email, filling out the contact form on the VC’s homepage, or is it more about who you know, or whether you’ve been profiled by Disrupt Africa? Well, it’s a bit of all of that, apparently.…
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