In addition to periodic ‘deal pitching’ sessions, AngelHub hosts a monthly high-touch networking platform by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs. These events are targeted at getting founders (and prospective founders) of interesting high-growth ventures together for meaningful conversations on shared experiences.
Rather than a traditional networking event where one needs to delicately balance a drink and cocktail snacks in one hand while exchanging awkward handshakes and business cards with the other, Founders Dinners take the form of, well… a casual dinner. One experienced guest entrepreneur joins representatives of the AngelHub team, and then 10 seats are open around the table for other entrepreneurs to join in. These events alternate between Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Next Founders’ Dinner: Wednesday 20 February 2013 from 7pm
Venue: Dear Me @SiliconCapeGuest Entrepreneur: Hannes van Rensburg - Mobile Payment expert: Founder CEO Fundamo and Group Country Manager: Visa Sub Sahara Africa.Cost: R250pp for Food & Drinks
Serial entrepreneur and CEO of Groupon South Africa, a multibillion-dollar US company which is to date, a huge global operation and currently the fastest growing company in history. An eternal optimist driven rather by making dreams a reality - Daniel's aspirations are to indeed become one of the leading e-commerce businesses based here in South Africa. Daniel has always been an entrepreneur, starting his first business at the age of 12. He also spent a number of years in corporate locally and internationally in the UK and Eastern Europe. After completing his MBA in 2008, he started two businesses one in renewable energy and the other Twangoo (Now Groupon South Africa).To apply for a seat at this dinner table and/or for more info please email: RSVP@angelhub.co.za. When you do, please include a short paragraph telling us a bit about you as an entrepreneur.
Past Events:
October 2012: Eatery JHB, Joburg with Gareth Knight - Tech entrepreneur: Wedoand founder of Tech4Africa
August 2012: moyo, Blouberg with Jason Lurie - Founder of moyo.
Summary of the event: here
July 2012: Dear Me, Cape Town with Daniel Guasco - Serial entrepreneur and CEO of Groupon South Africa.
Summary of the event: here
May 2012: Eatery JHB, Johannesburg with Willie van Straaten - Founder of Verimark and Inventec
March 2012: Tjing Tjing, Cape Town with Stephan Ekbergh – e-commerce expert and founder of TravelStart
Photos of the event can be viewed here
Feb 2012: SLOW in the City, Sandton with Richard Dewing – Founder of Cibecs. Summary of the event: http://goo.gl/VGheI
AngelHub is a Business Angel Investment Group that pools funding, expertise & networks from a diverse range of early-stage Angel Investors for investment in high-growth South African ventures to accelerate growth & create value.
