To become a member of AVCA certain criteria must be met. There are general criteria that apply to all members and different sets of criteria for Full Members and Associate Members.

General Criteria

An applicant must:

	Have an active involvement in private equity or venture capital
	Be of good standing in the private equity or venture capital communities
	Agree to abide by the AVCA Articles of Association and Code of Conduct

Full Membership

Full membership is open exclusively to organisational units and persons:

	Who can prove substantial activity in the management of equity or quasi equity financing
	Whose main objective is long term capital gains to remunerate risks
	Whose main centre of activity and principal investments are located in Africa
	Who can provide active management support to investees

Associate Membership

Associate membership is open to persons or companies representing a special interest group that can influence the development of venture capital in Africa.

Persons eligible to become Associate members include, but are not limited to, banks, universities, development capital organisations, consultants, financial advisers and stockbrokers, pension funds, insurance companies, development organisations and associations, private individuals and national associations for venture capitalists.

How to become an AVCA member

Click here to submit the Full Membership Application Form or Associate Membership Application Form. You can download our Articles of Association and Code of Conduct.

The form will be send to the AVCA General Secretary for approval by the AVCA Executive Committee.