by Bill-elton Akoko | Jan 20, 2023 | Resources, opportunities
Happy new year! It is a new business year and you are probably buzzing with great ideas on your business goals and resolutions for the new year. As a matter of fact, seeing that Africa is a fertile environment that allows technology startups to thrive and grow with...
by Bill-elton Akoko | Jan 10, 2023 | Fintech News, Resources, opportunities
We think “Niche” is the next big thing and here’s why. Don Valentine once said “I like opportunities that are addressing markets so big that even the management team can’t get in its way.” Don founded Sequoia Capital and led investments in companies...
by Bill-elton Akoko | Jan 9, 2023 | opportunities, Fintech News, Resources
One of the most interesting things about Africa’s digital economy today is the degree to which it’s driven by the analog — the offline world of atoms and bits. Mobile money, for example, the king of digital financial services on the continent, depends largely on...
by Bill-elton Akoko | Jan 5, 2023 | Fintech News, Resources, opportunities
Pitching… that thing we force notoriously introverted entrepreneurs to do for funding. The main idea is that an entrepreneur— unless his name is Bernard Arnault or Elon Musk — has limited resources and needs the financial support of pockets that are...
by Bill-elton Akoko | Jan 3, 2023 | Fintech News, Resources, opportunities
“One of the things that I’ve been quite keen on internally and externally is that the valuation of our company has not been a focus for us. It’s not a goal we’re aspiring to achieve.” – Ham Serunjogi, CEO of ChipperCash. We agree with Ham, but we also think that...
by Bill-elton Akoko | Jan 3, 2023 | Fintech News, Resources, opportunities
African tech is closing the year respectably with well over USD 4 B raised in venture capital investments for 2022. Sure, it’s nowhere near the USD 7 B declared in projections from industry insiders who thought they had had a good look into the crystal ball (A...
by Bill-elton Akoko | Dec 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
Since the 19th century, Christmas has become an annual celebration and started to spread around the world. Since then, transformation, adaptation, and even more transformation after important technological advancements have reshaped the Holiday Season. There is no...
by Bill-elton Akoko | Dec 19, 2022 | Fintech News, Resources, opportunities
Visa announced a pledge to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years to advance resilient, innovative, and inclusive economies across the continent during the U.S-Africa Business Forum. Visa’s expanded investments demonstrate the company’s long-term...
by Bill-elton Akoko | Dec 19, 2022 | Fintech News, Resources, opportunities
Ventures Platform, the pan-African VC firm championing the next generation of African technology entrepreneurs, has today announced the final close of its early-stage and intercontinental fund, at $46M. Surpassing its initial $40M target, the oversubscribed fund from...
by Bill-elton Akoko | Dec 19, 2022 | Resources, opportunities
Open call for Start-Ups. AEDIB|NET project is looking for 100 start–ups (50 in Europe and 50 in Africa) to participate in the AEDIB|NET Virtual Partnership Programme. The objective of the programmes is to allow start-ups to engage in learning and knowledge exchange...
