Ventures Platform Expands the Layout of its Second Phase Fund in Africa
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Ventures Platform Launches a second African fund to expand regional coverage and focus on AI's cost restructuring capabilities in the African market.
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总部位于尼日利亚的风投机构 Ventures Platform 正在推进第二只非洲基金,投资范围较首期基金进一步扩大。该机构表示,新基金将面向更广泛的早期创业公司,覆盖金融科技、医疗、SaaS 等领域,同时关注 AI 如何改变非洲市场的服务成本与商业模式。

投资范围扩至多国

Ventures Platform 创始合伙人 Kola Aina 对 TechCrunch 表示,这只基金将重点寻找能够用技术解决基础需求、并建立长期业务的公司。与 2022 年募集的 4600 万美元一期基金相比,二期基金的地域覆盖更广,不再主要聚焦尼日利亚。

该机构已经用二期基金向 5 家公司出资,这些公司分布在肯尼亚、南非和埃及。单笔投资规模最高可达 300 万美元,计划在未来 3 到 4 年内完成资金部署。

AI 被视为成本工具

Aina 表示,团队尤其关注 AI 是否能改变服务非洲市场的经济模型,而不只是作为附加功能存在。在他看来,AI 的价值在于降低服务交付成本、缓解劳动力短缺,并推动新的商业模式形成。

他提到,真正值得关注的,不是把 AI 当作产品中的一个功能点,而是看它能否带来完全不同的成本结构、业务模式或市场空间。

LP 审核明显趋严

Aina 称,二期基金的募资过程持续约一年半,当前有限合伙人(LP)比几年前更谨慎,也更挑剔。投资人现在会更深入地追问业绩、组合构建、流动性、管理纪律以及基金差异化能力。

他认为,市场已经不再默认资本会持续充裕。经历前几年的创投回撤后,LP 更关注基金管理人能否把账面价值转化为实际回报,也更重视资本效率、基本面、治理和监管沟通能力。

非洲融资仍在恢复

根据文中数据,今年非洲初创公司已完成逾 200 笔交易,融资总额约 9.3 亿美元。相比之下,去年非洲初创公司共完成 447 笔交易,融资总额为 11.6 亿美元。

Aina 表示,几年前市场讨论的重点还是“为什么投资非洲”,而现在 LP 更关心“为什么是你,以及你将如何实现回报”。他认为,这种变化让市场变得更理性,也提高了对本地执行能力和跨市场连接能力的要求。

补充信息:Ventures Platform 表示,一期基金约 70% 的 LP 继续参与了二期基金,支持方包括欧洲复兴开发银行、Norfund 和加纳的 Ashesi University Foundation。

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