Albert Mbithi

Dream VC is a Pan-African venture capital institute. Dream VC creates and delivers educational programs focused on investment capacity building, particularly in venture capital, angel investing, and corporate venture capital (CVC). To date, Dream VC has successfully run multiple programs with participants from over 50 different countries. Our programs are highly selective with a ~4 % acceptance rate. We are powered by a network of 300+ fellow alumni who have started, currently lead or work at Venture Capital, Private Equity and Impact Funds, collectively managing nearly $7bn in AUM.

Dream VC is a Pan-African venture capital institute. Dream VC creates and delivers educational programs focused on investment capacity building, particularly in venture capital, angel investing, and corporate venture capital (CVC). To date, Dream VC has successfully run multiple programs with participants from over 50 different countries. Our programs are highly selective with a ~4 % acceptance rate. We are powered by a network of 300+ fellow alumni who have started, currently lead or work at Venture Capital, Private Equity and Impact Funds, collectively managing nearly $7bn in AUM.

We invest in emerging market startups and, through our Startup Ecosystem Engagement Consulting arm, help organizations and corporations achieve their startup-related goals by designing programs that generate strategic value.

Equity Group Holdings Plc is a Pan-African financial services holding company listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Uganda Securities Exchange, and Rwanda Stock Exchange. The organization is Kenya’s first trillion-shilling balance sheet bank. The Group has banking subsidiaries in Kenya, DRC, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan, and a Commercial Representative Office in Ethiopia. It has other subsidiaries in investment banking, insurance, telecom, fintech and social impact investments. Equity Group is the largest bank in the region in assets of Kshs 1.1 trillion (USD 11 billion). It is also the biggest bank in deposits, market capitalization and with a customer base of over 15 million customers. The Group has a footprint of 336 branches, 53,151 Agents, 34,862 Merchants, 725 ATMs and an extensive adoption of digital banking channels Equity Group’s corporate foundation - Equity Group Foundation (EGF)-established in 2008, is the Group’s social vehicle with a mandate of providing interventions that sustainably empower marginalized communities in countries we operate in. The Foundation is embodied in Equity’s undertaking of doing good, while doing well. EGF has transformed the concept of philanthropy and corporate social responsibility. While EGF champions the socio-economic transformation of the people of Africa and seeks partnerships along six cluster thematic areas, Equity Bank provides the infrastructure of delivery, hence reducing the operational costs for the Foundation and increasing the rate of return on any social investment. The six social thematic areas of focus are: Education and Leadership Development; Health; Food and Agriculture; Energy and Environment; Enterprise Development and Financial Inclusion; and Social Protection.