Nubia Weekly

How To Create Something People Want

Introduction Wants are relative and you will find that in a world of 7.8 billion people, wants are highly dependent on an individual’s social status, economic background, exposure, education, temperament, tastes, time and place.  This further posits that an individual can want totally opposite things at each time of his…
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Is Venture Capital Really Broken?

Introduction  In 2022, 600+ startups were funded in Africa resulting in  US$3,333,071,000 raised in various sectors, in different economies across the African startup ecosystem. Of this funding, about 319 were deals that occurred from the venture capital space. However, from that moment till now, we have all come across different…
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Marketing in the African Startup Ecosystem

Introduction  In the African startup ecosystem, the common ways startups market themselves are through content writing and advertisements. However, none of these will be effective when the foundation is not understood. In the world of marketing, the most effective way to get a product, service or experience out into the…
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Goodnews

We are pleased to announce that our Managing Partner, Davidson Oturu, was appointed as one of the private sector representatives to Nigeria’s National Council for Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship, which has the responsibility for implementing The Nigeria Startup Act. The role of the Council includes: – formulating a regulatory framework to encourage the development…
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Understanding Valuations

INTRODUCTION  Placing value on assets like real estate, vehicles, jewellery and personal property is relatively straightforward. These are assets with a physical form and so tend to have intrinsic value. Valuing these sorts of assets helps to determine an appropriate price and assists both parties in determining the true value…
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What Pitch Decks Really Are

Introduction In venture capital, a pitch deck is a presentation that conveys the details of a business and the vision of a startup to investors with the aim of getting them to invest, contribute and advance the mission of that organisation. A pitch deck is an opportunity to tell a…
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The Nubia Way

Introduction  There’s a new phrase in the Venture capital world – The Nubia way.  The Nubia way is a strong determination to build purpose-driven companies by partnering with entrepreneurs/founders in Africa to fund the next level of their growth. The Nubia way is a collaboration to create a peak ecosystem; to…
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