eVA Fund » Vincent Kouwenhoven

Tandaa Tech Ideas Funding Challenge 2010

Brian — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:50:48 +0000

On October 18, 2010 seven companies pitched their ideas to a panel of Venture Capitalists in front of a live audience at the iHub. One of the very first ‘VC pitch events’ to be hosted in Kenya, the event featured Vincent Kouwenhoven with eVentures Africa Fund. Next to Vincent also Fanisi Venture Capital Fund, Africa Media Venture Fund, Open Capital Fund and Grofin attended.

eVA Fund joined the Kenya ICT Board task force

Brian — Wed, 18 May 2011 22:12:00 +0000

Vincent Kouwenhoven joined the Kenya ICT Board task force in Bellagio Italy, to discuss Kenya’s future as the ICT Hub in Africa. Vincent is standing above on the right and Paul Kukubo, CEO of the ICT Board Kenya is standing above on the left.

Kouwenhoven and Hirman launch eVA Fund

Brian — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:24:58 +0000

Vincent Kouwenhoven and Brian Hirman from the Netherlands have recently launched eVentures Africa Fund (eVA Fund): an investment fund for digital media and e-business companies in Africa. eVA Fund will first focus on investments in the sub-Saharan African countries.

Kouwenhoven is founder and owner of the Dutch venture capital firm eVentures Europe and Hirman recently resigned as CEO of Isobar Netherlands (Isobar is the world’s largest full service digital agency network) and is now founder and owner of Forventures, a Dutch incubator of digital business ideas.

The first investment of eVA Fund is in the full service digital agency Explainer DC in Ghana. eVA Fund is currently investigating possible other investment opportunities in Ghana, Kenya and Uganda.

Vincent Kouwenhoven: “It’s now time to invest in digital Africa. The penetration of (mobile) Internet is increasing rapidly. Furthermore a lot of enthusiastic and highly skilled young IT entrepreneurs are eager to start new digital businesses, but lack the right support and financial possibilities for growth.”

Brian Hirman: “I am convinced that there are major opportunities in Africa with regards to digital media and e-business. I have almost 20 years of experience in the international digital media and marketing business and I am excited to share this experience with talented African digital entrepreneurs.”