Steep rise in African private equity and venture capital dealmaking Published by Staff Writer on 19 April 2022 Private capital investments rose to record breaking levels in 2021.
How this VC firm plans to invest $150m in African start-ups Published by James Torvaney on 18 February 2022 Maurizio Caio, founder of TLcom Capital, talks about the firm’s new $150m fund and shares insights on tech investment opportunities in Africa.
10 African venture and startup predictions for 2021 Published by Eliot Pence on 6 February 2021 A top 10 list of predictions – some more speculative than others – on Africa’s growing startup and venture sector for the year ahead.
What’s the future of online higher education in Africa? Published by Katharina Neureiter on 25 June 2020 Africa has the world’s fastest-growing youth population. Yet, there is a stark undersupply of quality, affordable higher education across the continent.
Andela co-founder on why entrepreneurs should “get obsessed” with the problem they’re trying to solve Published by Vanessa Bauza on 4 March 2019 Christina Sass, co-founder of Andela, talks about the future of Africa’s tech sector.
Africa Deal Roundup: 10 notable African private equity and VC investments in January Published by Staff Writer on 1 February 2019 Africa’s private equity and venture capital fund managers have been off to a flying start in 2019.
Michelle Ashworth: What role can DFIs play in promoting the African VC ecosystem? Published by Michelle Ashworth on 29 June 2018 Venture consultant likens Africa’s young VC market to that of Europe’s, China’s and India’s just prior to the maturation of their ecosystems.
Smart Lagos: Status, prospects and opportunities Published by Rafiq Raji on 18 April 2018 ‘A smart city is a destination where hard and soft infrastructures are integrated with technology and securely connected together.’
The journey so far: Nadayar Enegesi, co-founder, Andela Published by Justin Probyn on 15 March 2018 ‘The diversity of input into a decision materially increases the quality of the decision.’
The journey so far: Iyinoluwa ‘E’ Aboyeji, co-founder, Flutterwave Published by Justin Probyn on 6 November 2017 ‘There is this whole idea of disruption… and it is really just a big scam, because there is really nothing to disrupt in a continent where not a lot of stuff has actually been built.’
Facebook CEO looks for more ‘likes’ from Africa Published by Eleni Mourdoukoutas on 28 February 2017 Mark Zuckerberg’s trip to Kenya and Nigeria inspired local techies amid scepticism.
Profile: ‘It pays to solve a really big problem,’ says Iyinoluwa Aboyeji Published by Justin Probyn on 3 November 2016 The Nigerian entrepreneur has three start-ups behind him. His fourth, Flutterwave, was launched this year.
Geniuses only: Elite training for Africa’s brightest tech talent Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 17 August 2015 Andela claims to have a 1% acceptance rate.
Meet the Boss: Jeremy Johnson, CEO, Andela Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 4 August 2015 Jeremy Johnson is CEO of Andela, a company that trains young African software developers and matches them with top international companies.
