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From Potential to Performance: The Next Chapter of African Venture Capital (Panel Discussion)

This panel discussion brings together some of the most influential voices in Africa’s venture capital ecosystem to unpack a critical question shaping the continent’s startup future: Is African VC broken, or simply early and evolving? The panel dives into the realities behind exits, capital efficiency, DFIs, local capital, secondaries, and what sustainable success should truly look like for African startups and funds. The conversation is honest, nuanced, and grounded in years of hands-on investing across Africa and globally. Timecodes 00:00 – Welcome & Opening 00:07 – Panelist introductions: Breega Africa, IFC, SBI Group & Ventures Platform 02:57 – Setting the scene: Is African VC “early, not broken”? 03:52 – The “messy middle”: exits, capital concentration & growth challenges 05:27 – Why exits exist but aren’t always tracked or discussed 06:52 – Comparing African VC to global ecosystems: follow or see 08:55 – Geopolitics, DFIs, and dependency on foreign capital 10:55 – Redefining success and capital efficiency in African VC 12:55 – Liquidity, secondaries, and new efforts to track exits 13:55 – Inside the DFI lens: IFC’s evolving role in frontier markets 16:12 – Can DFIs catalyze liquidity and secondary markets? 17:45 – How investor expectations of founders have changed 19:59 – Investing in Africa vs Europe: what’s different, what’s not 22:00 – How global investors really perceive Africa 23:40 – Why long-term investors remain committed to the continent 25:45 – What the ecosystem needs next: returns, pensions & local capital 27:15 – The case for focus: fewer sectors, clearer success stories 28:15 – Final reflections on exits, liquidity & ecosystem health 29:10 – Closing remarks: Early, not broken and moving forward