APES aims to bring together once a year in Abidjan, on the shores of the Ebrié lagoon the global ecosystem of Private Equity and Venture Capital, key government officials, service providers, among others from everywhere in order to forge win-win partnerships while learning about the latest academic research published by researchers in the field and tips from some private equity and venture capital industry leaders and other companies' CEOs invited as speakers.

J3A PARTNERS AM is a disruptive Digital Technology Venture Capital Funds Management Firm aiming to constitute portfolios of stakes in all unlisted companies whose main purpose is the digitization of banking, insurance and health services (Fintech, Insurtech and Healthtech) and in any disruptive digital innovation that will harness the potential of technology for good. Our Funds are geographically dedicated……We Serve Investors Who Seek Superior Investment Performance Through Venture Capital. www.j3apartners-am.net

Dissertation: Do venture capitalists accurately assess projects’ technological risks during the pre-investment stage? An empirical review of the investment decision-making process in technology venture capital firms. Key Words: Technology Venture Capital Firms, Decision-making, Early Stage investment, Technological Risks assessmentAbstract: Many of the companies targeted at early stage by the VC industry have significant technological and operational risks according to Gompers and al,. (2020).Despite the threats represented by the technological risks it is also proven that venture capitalists do not consider them among their most important investment criteria (Bernstein et al. -2017) as also stated by Zacharakis and Meyer (2000) who asses that the skills and experience of the team are relevant selection criteria frequently used by venture capitalists. Based on a comprehensive sample of the top technology venture capital firms investing at early stage, our study will try to deliver empirical evidence that a bad assessment of the technological risks during the pre-investment stage negatively impacts the xxxTechs’ financial performance in the medium to long-term.

SHERPACOURTAGE LTD is a London based online insurance platforms management firm that aims to provide the best insurance offers to the African populations through sherpacourtage.com its AI enabled platform.

J3A PARTNERS is an investment banking firm providing tailored strategic advisory in Capital Raising, Mergers and Acquisitions, Debt Restructuring, Privatization, PE Transactions and Strategy Consulting. We are headquartered in Paris with representative offices or partnerships in London, New York, Geneva, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Abidjan.J3A PARTNERS today provides strategic advisory and financing solutions to its clients, governments, corporations, financial institutions, lenders, public sector entities and private clients, with whom we develop long-term trust relationships based on discretion at all times. www.j3apartners.net

As CEO i am spearheading the General Management of the company's two main business units (JS2I and SATURN Mobile). While as Chief Strategist i do lead Corporate and Business Strategy Missions on behalf of "JS2I - J3A Strategy and Innovation Institute" which is our Center of Expertise in Corporate and Business Strategy. Saturn Mobile is our Public Electronics unit that designs and sells our premium Smartphones and Touchpads Saturn by J3A Technologies.

J3A Software Group is the software designing and programming arm of J3A Technologies. It is in charge of the development of the ERP SHERPA which is a series of innovative solutions for the banking and insurance industries. J3A Software is also in charge of sherpacourtage which provides greater value to african insurance consumers by helping them to make a better choice while dealing with car insurance, health insurance or home insurance issues.

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