[company_age]1.0[/company_age][employees]2-10 employees[/employees][funding]Pre seed[/funding][description]Vula is a financial technology company that aims to bridge the $400 billion SME funding gap in Africa. They achieve this by providing AI-powered funding assistants to SMEs, enabling them to identify and apply for the most suitable funding options across grants, debt, and impact capital. Additionally, Vula offers back-office automation tools to funders, streamlining their decision-making process and reducing costs and time by 60%. Vula's mission is to increase investment in African businesses tenfold, empowering them to capitalize on the continent's demographic advantages and drive local development.[/description][ps]AI-powered funding assistants for SMEs, back-office automation tools for funders[/ps]