Wiatta Thomas

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 are focused on transforming the start-up landscape in Francophone Africa. Our goal is to support entrepreneurs by bridging the gap between ideas and growth stage ventures. We build and co-create companies from ideation to Series A financing.

At AquaFarms Africa (AFA), we address food sovereignty and youth employment across Africa. By making urban agriculture broadly accessible through a unique social franchising model, we strive to unlock the wealth opportunity in the food space for local entrepreneurs and reduce food importation and logistics. With our locally made and cost efficient systems, we employ AFA’s aquaponics system (a combination of fish farming and soilless agriculture) to locally and sustainably produce fish and specialty vegetables and fruits that are normally imported. We provide youth with opportunities to launch aquaponics system franchises using tech solutions to bring the finished product to niche markets in a farm-to-table chain.

The mission of Dare to Innovate is to create a community of socially minded individuals and entrepreneurs that fosters the exchange of ideas, knowledge and resources, catalyzing and promoting the social entrepreneurship movement in Guinea, Benin, and beyond. By providing cutting edge curriculum, collaboration with motivated thought leaders, and access to top level training and mentoring, DTI challenges youth to design and jump-start their own social enterprises – becoming actors in their economies across all sectors, from agriculture to education and health.