Year: 2024

Africa comprises 54 countries but only four stand out in innovation, digital entrepreneurship and funding received. The “big four” consistently receive around 75% of funding and have birthed five of Africa’s unicorns (companies valued over a billion). The year 2022 set new records in funding, amassing an impressive $4.85 billion,…

This week’s newsletter is straightforward advice for startup founders looking to raise funding and scale their businesses. This is because simple advice like this can make the journey much easier. We will be going through 14  of them. The first set of these tips is direct advice on what to…

For many founders, there is some unsolicited advice you should have seen across social media platforms by thought leaders and venture builders. One of those popular ones would be to start small. We are pleased to share that this is a piece of solid advice. We know it but you…

This month, we are celebrating women all across the world but we’re here to tell you why it matters to the entrepreneurial ecosystem and Africa as a whole. Have women been marginalised? (Is there a problem?) Have women been marginalised or do they think they have? Is anyone stopping women…

The Rwandan startup ecosystem is a testament to the fact that technological solutions to local problems are one of the most effective ways to improve the overall standard of living of citizens in the country. For instance, the startup called Zipline? Zipline is a fully electric aircraft that flies directly…

Introduction One of the most important skills of a founder is communication. It is the mastery of speaking about complex innovative and business ideas in a way that results in the desired action of that pitch to an investor or customer. Communication has a lot to do with presentations and…