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April 2026, past webinar
You're Not Early - You're Invincible: How to Get Seen by the Right Investors
A candid conversation about positioning, investor fit, trusted introductions, and the signals that help promising African founders earn a serious first look.
Saturday, April 4, 2026
3:00 PM New York · 1 hour · Virtual
Speaker
Margaret Ntambi
Managing Partner, Velocity Digital · Angel syndicate member with exposure to 70+ African startup investments
View LinkedIn profileHosted by Chimmie Agunwa, PMP, PMI-ACP · Moderator
Session brief
Good companies are not automatically visible to the right investors. Founders need to make the opportunity easy to understand, choose investors whose mandate fits the business, and build credible relationships before asking for capital.
Margaret Ntambi brings the perspective of an active angel syndicate that has participated in more than 70 African startup investments. The session looks at what investors notice before a formal pitch: clarity of problem, quality of customer evidence, founder insight, business discipline, and the reason this team is suited to win now.
The conversation reframes visibility as a focused process rather than a popularity contest. Founders learn how to identify investors by stage, sector, geography, check size, and portfolio fit, then prepare outreach that respects the investor’s context and makes a useful conversation possible.
Participants also explore what happens after the introduction. Consistent updates, direct answers, honest handling of risk, and thoughtful follow-through can build trust even when an investor is not ready to commit. The aim is to create durable relationships, not a burst of attention that disappears after one meeting.
Core lessons
What the session helps you do.
Target mandate, not fame
Prioritize investors whose stage, sector, geography, check size, and portfolio approach fit the company you are actually building.
Earn warm context
Prepare a precise introduction that helps a trusted connector explain why the conversation is relevant to both the founder and investor.
Follow through with discipline
Answer questions directly, share useful progress, acknowledge risks, and keep the relationship informed without turning every update into a fundraising push.
Topics covered
- Founder positioning and investor-readiness signals
- Finding investors whose mandate fits the company
- Trusted introductions and thoughtful outreach
- Questions, follow-up, and relationship-building after the pitch
Who it is for
- New founders preparing for investor conversations
- Founders struggling to earn relevant meetings
- Aspiring angel investors and syndicate members
- Entrepreneurs learning how investment decisions are made
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