May 10Yele Oyekola, the two-time founder powering global tradeComing from the United Nations (UN) after a two-year stay where he worked as an Economic Policy Officer advising sub-Saharan governments on national urban policies, Yele’s interest in international development contributed to his role at the UN. …6 min read6 min read
May 3Oui Capital to Host Tech Ecosystem Players in Accra for a Night of Cocktails and ConversationsWe are pleased to announce our upcoming networking mixer in Accra, Ghana. As an Africa-focused venture fund, we are dedicated to fostering meaningful connections between founders and investors and other key operators to drive innovation and growth in the region. The mixer, scheduled to hold on the 17th May, 2023…Venture Capital2 min readVenture Capital2 min read
Apr 26Valuation 101: Understanding Pre-Money Valuation for Early-Stage StartupsYou have a brilliant idea that you are convinced will change the world, you team up with someone that shares the vision. Armed with passion, necessary skills and insights derived from thorough market research, you begin developing your product. Months and a few users down the line, you and your…Startups Africa5 min readStartups Africa5 min read
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. …MailChimp4 min readMailChimp4 min read
