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๐ก Ideas, analysis, and insights that help founders, investors, and institutions build the future of business in Africa ๐ https://t.co/44fmjpCZGS
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This is what leadership in Africa's tech ecosystem looks like. Here are 24 women who are both founders & CEOs and have raised $3M or more in equity for Africa-focused startups. New article on this coming out next week for IWD โ get it in your inbox:
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RT @docneto: Before you start dey drive motor with mouth, remember that dollar went from 460 to 1500 within 2 years and GDP growth was lessโฆ.
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RT @Jasielinvests: Asking for myself:. What are the best examples of African startups that have scaled through community-led growth, usingโฆ.
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RT @mrstephendeng: It incenses me how amateurish this all is. $100m in charitable capital, gone. Everyone involved deserves blame, includinโฆ.
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RT @MichaelJordaan: Interesting story of my journey from banker to venture capitalist. The golden thread remains to surround yourself withโฆ.
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Michael Jordaan has carved out a formidable reputation in venture capital, backing and helping to build South African tech companies like Rain and Bank Zero โ both now valued in the billions.
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RT @margentambi: There are no shortcuts to understanding Africaโs tech ecosystem. You wonโt get up to speed from the sidelines. You must diโฆ.
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RT @tarykuh: nigeria is modeling after india and the philippines to be the next global [tech] outsourcing hub. but with the advent of ai, hโฆ.
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The West African nation wants to become the next global outsourcing hub, but as AI takes over basic tech tasks and U.S. visa hurdles rise, replicating Indiaโs success could be challenging.
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RT @yosephayele: I've been beating the drums about stablecoins in Africa for years. They've finally hit mainstream in the West!. I'm releaโฆ.
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RT @YinkaWrites: #OneBigIdea: Why Africaโs emerging markets need their own stablecoins
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They offer an alternative to the outdated compliance regulations of major banks that lock African economies out of global finance.
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RT @TMouganie: Incumbent investors in Africa arenโt built to take startup-level risks, so VCs emerged to fill that gap in the continent, drโฆ.
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RT @eajene: 'Africa' doesn't exist. The continent's 1.5B+ consumers and $3T in GDP are deeply fragmented into mini-markets. That creates:โฆ.
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RT @mrstephendeng: It's Earth Day 2025๐ and we need to talk about climate tech in Africa. It's become a huge part of African venture andโฆ.
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RT @chidostartsup: AI in Africa: Building Models with Local Expertise ๐ . At @VamboAI we are training AI models in African languages, ensuโฆ.
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Africa's third wave of financial transformation has arrived. That's according to @CaurisFinance's Alex Liege. The big opportunity he sees now is non-consumption, productive-use finance for Africa's ~90M SMEs. Agree or disagree?. Join the conversation here:
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Diversification is mandatory โ not optional โ for outsized success in Africa. That's according to billionaire businessman @moodewji. His argument?. Africa's economies are too small to focus on just one thing. Agree or disagree?. Join the conversation here:
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RT @mrstephendeng: One of the less popular views I hold is that the Silicon Valley story of pivoting into or massively expanding (domesticโฆ.
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