Mar 30, 2022Are African startups capable of billion-dollar valuations?Earlier this year, Flutterwave’s Series D announcement broke Nigerian Tech Twitter, as it stood as a 2022 landmark achievement for the African startup scene. Coming from an over $1B valuation, the $250M raise brought Flutterwave to a valuation of over $3B. These numbers sparked conversations across Twitter, not just about…Africa3 min readAfrica3 min read
Feb 23, 2022Portfolio Highlight: MVXIn one of our “Myths About” series, we looked at a few myths about pivoting and one of the myths that stood out was “Your company has to fail before you realize it’s time to pivot”. …Pivot3 min readPivot3 min read
Feb 10, 2022Modernizing B2B Payments in Africa: Why we invested in DuploSmall, and medium enterprises (SMEs) are critically important to the global economy. In Sub-Saharan Africa alone, an estimated 44 million SMEs, most of which are micro in size provide an estimated 80% of jobs in the region, and are responsible for approximately 40% of the region’s GDP — that’s over…Venture Capital2 min readVenture Capital2 min read
Oct 18, 20215 Easy Customer Acquisition Tactics for StartupsAt the start of last week, we put out a poll across our social media platforms asking founders what their prime concern was in the first year of launching their startups. The options were customer acquisition or profit and surprise, surprise, profit lost this round.Startups Africa3 min readStartups Africa3 min read
Oct 8, 2021NITDA: What Could BeA brief review of the 2007 NITDA Act, the leaked bill & what it could mean for the Nigerian tech ecosystem. INTRODUCTION It is an undeniable fact that Africa has one of the fastest growing tech markets in the world. …Tech Law5 min readTech Law5 min read
Sep 30, 2021Cap Table: Do you understand your full story?You have either heard a lot about cap tables, or you’ve not heard anything at all. Cap table as it is popularly called, is the shorthand for capitalization table in the Investing world. We belong to the school of thought that agrees that a cap table is key for every…Cap Table3 min readCap Table3 min read
Sep 17, 2021Should Founders take a cue from Mailchimp?Week in, week out, we come across mind blowing stories of different businesses making waves across continents. X startup receives new funding, Y builds an exciting new product, or Z gets acquired by C for millions & billions of dollars. …Mail Chimp4 min readMail Chimp4 min read
Sep 10, 2021How to pitch for a yes on our websiteDo you have a big idea that can revolutionize Africa? Are you building a tech-enabled solution that will shape the future for Africa? We recently launched our new website and we now have a video pitch feature that allows founders to pitch to us in video format. We enjoy reading…Venture Capital2 min readVenture Capital2 min read
Mar 9, 2021Closing the Gender Wealth GapClosing the Gender Wealth Gap Over the years, a lot has been said about the gender pay gap. This is naturally so because, in 2018 (barely three years ago), it was estimated that for every dollar a white male earns, his female counterpart earned just 82 cents. …Women In Business4 min readWomen In Business4 min read
Feb 16, 2021A Guide to the SEC’s New CrowdFunding Guideline (Nigeria).Enough has been said on crowdfunding and many platforms have emerged as instruments of this new way of financing startup companies. As a result, on January 21st 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, released updated guidelines for CrowdFunding in Nigeria. …Crowdfunding4 min readCrowdfunding4 min read
