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Thrilled to share that our portfolio company, Yemaachi Biotech, has just launched The African Cancer Atlas in partnership with Roche! This groundbreaking initiative will create the world's most comprehensive cancer #genomic #database focused on #African populations. African genomic data currently represents less than 2% of #global datasets although people living in #Africa make up 17% of the world's population and possessing the world's most #diverse #genomes. This disparity has limited the global understanding of cancer biology. Kudos to Yaw Bediako, Ph.D., Yaw A., David Hutchful, Joyce Ngoi, and the entire Yemaachi team on this major milestone—your innovative work is transforming #global #healthcare!" ? #PrecisionOncology #CancerResearch #Innovation #Africa #VentureCapital

?? Our 2024 Year in Review is here!??? What a milestone year for VestedWorld—celebrating 10 incredible years of transformative investing, innovation, and unstoppable growth! A huge thank you to our phenomenal deal team, visionary portfolio companies, inspiring founders, dedicated partners, and the entire ecosystem for making 2024 a great year in spite of the headwinds that we continue to face throughout the early-stage ecosystem throughout Africa. ? Swipe through to relive the highlights that defined our year, and join us?we continue to shape the future of investing together. Here’s to the next decade of success and innovation!??? ? While we reflect on the year that's past, we're excited for the year ahead as more investors shift their focus to fundamental industries that will help drive the countries where we invest forward by increasing productivity, providing jobs, paying fair wages, contributing towards economic growth, and delivering returns to our investors. ? Euler B.Nneka E.Peter WamburuKeziah NjeriPhylis NjongoroVon Onyango, FMVA?Christian Nwaojei, MSc Finance #YearInReview #DecadeOfTransformation #VestedWorld #Growth #Investing #MilestoneMoments #Anniversary

?? Exciting Insights from Davos 2025: Africa’s Path to a Bright Future! ?? Towards the end of last month, VestedWorld’s Founder and Managing Partner, Euler B., joined global leaders in Davos, 2025, where the powerful theme, "Collaboration for the Intelligent Age," set the stage for transformative conversations on shaping the future. In an engaging session with Edie Lush, Executive Director of Hub Culture, Euler shared transformative insights into Africa’s untapped economic potential. ?? Optimism, Innovation, and Leapfrogging Africa's Challenges ?? ?? Key Takeaways from the Discussion:? ? Africa's demographic boom represents a golden opportunity for innovation and job creation—if we act now! ? Leapfrogging traditional systems: The rise of mobile payments, AI in healthcare, and personalized education are reshaping industries. ? Sustainability in Action: Regenerative agriculture and reducing waste with innovative business models are paving the way for a greener future. ? Empowering Change-Makers: Companies like Victory Farms, a proud VestedWorld portfolio company, is a shining example of how innovation and technology can drive quality, affordable food production while reducing imports and uplifting local communities. Africa’s future is bright—powered by its resilient entrepreneurs, innovation, and limitless opportunity!?? ?? The African Renaissance is here, and it’s fueled by innovation. ?? Let’s keep pushing the boundaries of what's possible, together! ?? #Davos2025 #AfricaRising #Innovation #SustainableDevelopment #VentureCapital #TechForGood #JobCreation #Leapfrogging #FutureOfAfrica#Empowerment?

At the #DLD25 Conference in Munich, VestedWorld's Founder & Managing Partner, Euler B., joined an incredible panel of startup leaders, investors, and thought leaders to discuss AI in Action and its transformative role in Africa's future. ?? Africa's Ambiguous Story: Franziska Reh, CEO & Founder, Uncap kicked off the conversation by highlighting the complexity of Africa’s journey—filled with both challenges and immense opportunities. The continent, home to 1.4 billion people, is on track to become the world’s youngest and most dynamic workforce, with every fourth person globally being African by 2050. The potential for change is huge. ?? AI as a Catalyst for Job Creation: Yasmin Kumi Founder & CEO afg emphasized the urgent need for 800 million jobs by 2050 to match the continent's growing population. However, a major issue lies in the mismatch between the skills emerging from schools and universities and the demands of the job market. This is where AI steps in—unlocking immense potential by providing tools that can help accelerate job creation, upskill workers, and connect businesses with talent across Africa. ?? Investing in the Leapfrog Effect: Euler B. shared how AI has the potential to be a game-changer for Africa, much like how mobile phones leapfrogged landlines and renewable energy is bypassing traditional energy grids. He believes AI can revolutionize sectors like healthcare, where access to doctors is scarce, and education, enabling quality learning across rural and urban areas. AI can help deliver solutions that empower African businesses to grow faster and more sustainably. ?? AI Transforming Industries: From agriculture to healthcare, AI is already being used by African startups to solve pressing problems. VestedWorld’s portfolio companies like FarmWorks Agriculture in Kenya are using machine learning to optimize pricing and supply chains, while Viamo is applying AI to enhance healthcare accessibility via voice response platforms.? ?? Challenges Ahead: Of course, as with any revolution, there are challenges. AI requires significant infrastructure, data diversity, and local context adaptation. As Daniel Emaasit of Logistify AI pointed out, AI models need to be fine-tuned for local languages and regional nuances to be truly effective. Yet, the biggest challenge is mindset—opined Yasmin Kumi of Africa Foresight Group (AFG),Africa has immense potential to lead the way, and it's time to shed the perception that the continent is "behind." ?? Looking to the Future: The potential is massive, but only if we embrace the opportunity and invest in developing AI solutions tailored to the continent's unique needs. AI in Africa isn’t a distant future — it’s happening now. The continent has the talent and the drive to make it a global leader in innovation. Let’s get ready for a new era of growth. ?? #AI #Innovation #Africa #Startups #Investment #SustainableDevelopment #VestedWorld #FutureOfWork #TechInAfrica #DLD25

Building a sustainable agribusiness isn't just about scale—it's about creating diverse revenue streams. Yi Li, co-Founder & CEO of FarmWorks, emphasizes the importance of evolving beyond traditional aggregation in the tomato industry. She's committed to developing an ecosystem that offers provides value actors across food value chain in East Africa. African agriculture is critical to our growth and development as a continent. It's part of why it's one of our focus sectors at VestedWorld! #AgTech #Entrepreneurship #SustainableBusiness #Innovation #VestedWorld FarmWorks Agriculture *** Alt text: Image of Yi Li in discussion with Nneka Eze. To the right of the image, purple square with transcript of the conversation and Yi's title. Transcript as follows: "The reality is that the tomato buying and trading business is a very hard business, very large scale, but very, very slim margin, and I don't want to build a business like this with the best years of my life that's very slim margin. So I really want to create something that can be having more diverse revenue streams and play much more like the ecosystem and much less like a traditional aggregator."

Earlier this year, VestedWorld welcomed Von Onyango, FMVA? to our investment team. He's hit the ground running as an Analyst bringing a wealth of experience in financial analysis and corporate advisory and a passion for unlocking capital to drive sustainable development in Africa. Von's journey into venture capital is fueled by his desire to create meaningful impact by supporting companies that generate jobs and improve livelihoods. In his first six months, he’s already navigated three deals — including one for a new portfolio company in Kenya. ?? Von is excited about the transformative power of private equity and venture capital in sectors like agribusiness, consumer goods, and tech-enabled industries. He shares our mission to empower entrepreneurs and help build resilient businesses across Africa. Welcome to the team, Von! We’re thrilled to have you on board as we work together to unlock economic potential and drive sustainable growth. ???? #VestedWorld #VentureCapital #ImpactInvesting #AfricanStartups *** image alt text: VestedWorld blue background with stylistic purple on top right and bottom left corner. Quote in the middle in a rounded light purple box with an image in a circle at the bottom right of the box of Von: “I’ve always believed in ‘Keeping Hope Alive’, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the resilience of entrepreneurs navigating the post-COVID landscape and building sustainable businesses.” - Von Onyango, Analyst, VestedWorld.”?

Will you be at AVPA next week in Nairobi? Look out for VestedWorld Managing Partner Nneka E. who is speaking at the final panel of the event "Banking on Africa's Creative Revolution - Exploring Investment, and Social Impact".

?? Congratulations to VestedWorld portfolio company Wellahealth!! This support from the world’s largest out of home advertising agency will be a boost for one of Wellahealth’s products - a diaspora focused health insurance plan for people back home. Well done, Ikpeme Neto and team! ?? #venturcapital #Africa Image alt text: with “Congratulations to our WINNERS” Blue advert with with text at a bus stop, seven people stand in two groups on either side of the advert with arms raised in celebration on a city street. The text on the add continues with winners in shadow and three names and logos - Fundably, Wellahealth, and MYO Master. Partner logos on a white background follow

We’re thrilled to announce that Euler B., Founder and Managing Partner at VestedWorld, has been named one of the Notable Black Leaders 2024 by Chicago Business! ??? Join us in celebrating his bold vision for VestedWorld, our impactful investments in African companies, and the inspiring journey he’s taken to build the firm. ???? #Leadership #Inspiration #VestedWorld

?? Big factories, small yields: The paradox of African agriculture At our ten-year anniversary celebration, Mira Mehta, Founder and CEO of Tomato Jos, highlighted a crucial issue in Nigeria and Africa. Despite the allure of large-scale processing plants, there's often a shortage of raw materials to keep them running efficiently. From rice mills to fertilizer blenders, the temptation to build big often overshadows the reality of limited (nearby) supply. Mehta's insight: A smaller, well-supplied factory can outperform a larger, underutilized one. How can we build the FMCG / agro-allied sector in Africa (at the early stages), managing the inherent risks? #agritech #AfricanAgriculture #sustainability transcript in comments