Processes
On this page, you will find guidance on best-practice corporate finance, governance, controls and regulatory compliance, in line with global standards. You can get existing structures reviewed, and advice on how to improve and tweak them. You will also find useful reporting templates and business tracking tools.
Useful Resources
Readings & Case Studies
Partners
AstroLabs
Premium set up package with a full solution for expanding to Saudi Arabia. amir@astrolabs.com
shareworks
Issue stock today and manage all your equity in one place without getting bogged down in spreadsheets and paperwork. Join the platform trusted by over 10,000 companies, investors, and lawyers
Cap table Management
Carta
Carta helps companies and investors manage their cap tables, valuations, investments, and equity plans.
Cap table Management
Useful Resources
Increase Email Security with DMARC
Help prevent spoofing and spam with DMARC. Protect against spoofing & phishing, and help prevent messages from being marked as spam
Information Security Policy Templates
In collaboration with information security subject-matter experts, SANS has developed and posted here a set of security policy templates.
Readings & Case Studies
Partners
Microsoft Azure
Azure credits: Build at your own pace with up to $150,000 in free Azure credits. Part of the Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub Package.
YouVerify
KYC and Onboarding Services: $1,000 credit valid for 3 months. Available for startups in Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya. Contact startups@paystack.com mentioning Global Ventures
KYC
Onboardbase
Security and Secret Ops Infrastructure: 30% discount for first 12 months. Send email to startups@paystack.com mentioning Global Ventures.
Cybersecurity
Smily Identity
[Africa] KYC and Onboarding Services: Access up to $10,000 in Smile usage credits. Send email to startups@paystack.com mentioning Global Ventures.
KYC
Identitypass
[Nigeria] KYC and Onboarding Services: $500 of credit for Biometrics liveliness checker, ID-Face Biometrics, Authentication, and Verification API calls. Send an email to startups@paystack.com mentioning Global Ventures.
KYC
Dojah
[Nigeria] KYC and Onboarding Services: $100 go-live credit and 25% discount for first 3 months. Send an email to startups@paystack.com mentioning Global Ventures.
KYC
Evervault
Security and Encryption Infrastructure: $10,000 credit, valid for up to 12-months. Send an email to startups@paystack.com mentioning Global Ventures.
Cybersecurity
Amplitude
Product Analytics: Free access for up to 12 months for early stage startups. Up to 50% discount on fees, add-ons, and implementation for growth stage startups. Send email to startups@paystack.com mentioning Global Ventures.
Corporate Administration
SpiderSilk Cyber Security Management
Offering fellow portfolio companies an efficient way to manage cyber-risk; 1- Review and cybersecurity testing of any e-services, apps, APIs that you may have in place. 2- Continuous visibility of all publicly accessible assets and how they can be potentially exploited by malicious actors.
Cybersecurity
Microsoft for Startups
Microsoft for Startups Program for B2B companies ready to create value through technology and commercial acceleration.
Strategic programs
Stripe
Stripe is by far the most used, easiest, and most advanced payment platform available in the industry today. The very core of our platform is a comprehensive set of APIs that we make available publicly. Using these APIs, you can integrate Stripe into your digital environment and be ready to get paid within minutes. Using Stripe Dashboard, you'll manage and control the payment process from end to end - from the moment your customer completes their checkout experience to the moment your bank account receives the payout from Stripe.
Cloud Services
Amazon web services credit for GV companies
Amazon Web Services provides startups with low cost, easy to use infrastructure needed to scale and grow any size business. AWS Activate is a program with resources designed to help startups get started on AWS. Join some of the fastest-growing startups in the world and build your business using AWS. The instructions below provides more information about credits you can receive as a portfolio company of Global Ventures.
Cloud Services
Useful Resources
Readings & Case Studies
Partners
Engage
Customer Engagement: Up to 30% discount on monthly subscriptions for 12 months | Mention Global Ventures referral
Strategic programs
Useful Resources
Readings & Case Studies
Coming soon
Partners
Lex Consortia
Lex Consortia is a UAE based Legal Consultancy providing corporate, commercial, compliance, municipal and regulatory legal services as its core, as well as Litigation and Intellectual Property supporting services.
Subsbase
Tailored perk to GV portfolio: One Month free trial, Post the first month we migrate customers on the pre-agreed discount, 20% discount. Contact aliaa.abdelaziz@subsbase.com
Sidebrief
[Nigeria] Incorporation Services: 25% off Company and Trademark registration. Send email to startups@paystack.com mentioning Global Ventures.
Legal
Visible
Your investor relationship hub. Update investors, raise capital and track metrics from a single platform.
Corporate Administration
DOA Law Nigeria
DOA is a full-service commercial law firm in Nigeria. They provide a wide range of expert legal services to a highly diversified client base both local and international operating in various sectors of the economy. For more details, please contact Adeniyi Duale +234(0) 8023204725 (telephone) a.duale@doa-law.com (email)
Legal
The Scalable CFO
The Scalable CFO has been providing a platform to help Scale-ups and SMEs get top professional services in the Middle East since 2017.
Audit
Maples
Maples Group is a multi-jurisdictional law firm headquartered in the Cayman Islands, with offices in traditional tax havens and corporate tax havens. It is a member of the offshore magic circle
Cap table Management
Useful Resources
Readings & Case Studies
Coming soon
Partners
GitHub for Startups
GitHub for Startups helps your startup go from idea to IPO on the world’s largest and most advanced developer platform. Eligible startups receive 20 seats of GitHub Enterprise free for 12 months.
Loot
Save $1,000s on SaaS for Free. Loot saves your business $1,000's on top SaaS tools in 1-click. No demos, no contracts, no fees - just savings.
Hubspot for Startups
Save 30%-90% on all the tools you need to increase leads, accelerate sales, and streamline your customer service.