Why VOA spends six months inside startups before deciding to invest
TechCabal | 05.10.2026 22:43
Most investors decide whether to back a startup after a pitch, a handful of meetings and several weeks of due diligence. Victoria Olayide Adesanya, founder of VOA Venture Partners, an Africa-focused venture capital firm, demands something more before writing a cheque: she wants to spend six months working inside the business.
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