VC4A Venture Showcase Latam 2023 – Call for Applications | APPLY NOW

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VC4A Venture Showcase Latam 2023

About VC4A Venture Showcase Latam 2023

In 2022, startups founded by Latinas obtained less than 1% of venture capital available in Latin America. Lack of networks, knowledge, access to capital, and high-value markets further broaden these gaps. In the effort to turn the tide, VC4A proposes to launch the Venture Showcase – Women Founder Edition.

We are looking for up to 10 innovative, high-growth, female-led startups to present to the global network of impact investors focused on Latin America.

  • Are you operating in LatAm and/or in the Caribbean?
  • Are you tech-enabled?
  • Does your company have a social and/or environmental impact?
  • Does your company have at least one woman in a management or C-suite position?
  • Are you raising Seed or Series A capital?

Program Details

As part of the program, startups gain visibility among a select network of investors and interviews. The leading funds and angel groups are engaged every step of the way, from referring the companies into the program, screening and evaluating the applications, engaging with the founders through technical support sessions and one-on-one mentorship, and taking further steps in their investment process through participation in the DealRoom.

From 2017 to 2022, VC4A selected +100 startups as part of 8 Venture Showcases in Africa and Latin America, resulting in a series of Series A deals totaling $800M. Our efforts have also been recognised globally, VC4A has received the IFC ScaleX award for supporting women-led startups and the World Bank’s ‘President’s Award for Excellence’.

What we offer

  • Mentorship and technical support by partner VC investors;
  • Being recognized as an up and coming startup in the 2023-2024 VC4A Venture Showcase;
  • Inclusion in the VC4A Venture Showcase dealbook, shared with the VC4A early stage investors Network;
  • Participation in the Venture Showcase deal room, engaging directly with interested investors, 45-minute deep-dive session with investors in a private room;
  • Joining the alumni network and having exclusive access to partner events and fundraising opportunities;
  • Access to VC4A partners, perks and credits.

Eligibility

Your company must:

  • Offer a product or service that is tech-enabled.
  • Be for-profit and registered as an independent legal entity;
  • Have a product or service available on the market that is generating revenue, designed for scale, and clearly creating (measurable) impact;
  • Have a very strong management team comprising at least 3 people, where at least one is a woman in a C-suite or executive team position;
  • Be based in and targeting one or more countries in Latin America or the Caribbean;
  • Be seeking to raise Seed or Series A rounds.

Notes: 

  1.  Preference will be given to businesses generating social and/or environmental impact.
  2. The program will be 100% in Spanish– participants should be fluent in Spanish.
  3. While there will be exceptions, it is anticipated that most startups will have already received a round of external investment prior to the program and/or received grants from donor organizations.

VC4A Venture Showcase Latam 2023 Application

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Application Deadline

  • The deadline for receipt of applications is 10 December 2023.

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