XL Academy - Accelerating Growth: How to Raise Funds in Africa

The XL Academy is an online tutorial utilized in the XL Africa, pan-African acceleration program, and the Francophone spin-off, l’Afrique Excelle. The XL Academy consists of nine intensive training modules, designed to complement mentorship. This content designed for companies seeking to raise post-seed capital, defined as $200,000 USD or higher. The modules are brief and action oriented: what are the most important things you need to focus on to accelerate funding, corporate partnerships and growth?

The XL Academy is an online tutorial introduced during the XL Africa program – now made available to all entrepreneurs! It consists of ten intensive training modules, designed to complement mentorship. These modules are created to help companies looking to raise post-seed capital to scale. The advanced content is brief and action oriented: what are the most important things you need to focus on to accelerate funding, corporate partnerships and growth?

Target Audience

These modules provide an overview of how to raise equity finance. The target audience is African entrepreneurs seeking to raise post-seed capital, defined as $200,000 USD or higher.

Learning Objectives

Participants will:

Learn the subtleties of communicating with investors and navigating the challenging process of fundraising, from an experienced investor,
Understand how to graduate from the Lean Canvas framework to scaling your business frameworks, and
Address the next set of questions and issues that follow completion of initial product delivery and early traction in your first market.

With the Goals of…

Focusing discussions with mentors on the most urgent issues and most advanced advice,
Preparing for professional discussions with investors throughout the fundraising process,
Accelerating progress towards success in the long and often frustrating processes of fundraising, corporate partnership and scaling, and
Building on your initial success and breaking away from the pack.