by Armele Togue | Jan 10, 2023 | Fintech News, opportunities, Resources
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 Armele Togue | Jan 9, 2023 | Fintech News, opportunities, 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 Armele Togue | Jan 5, 2023 | Fintech News, opportunities, Resources
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 Armele Togue | Jan 3, 2023 | Fintech News, opportunities, Resources
“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 Armele Togue | Jan 3, 2023 | Fintech News, opportunities, Resources
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 Armele Togue | Dec 19, 2022 | Fintech News, opportunities, Resources
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...
