Socents… T40: disrupting passenger transportation in Africa 7 Jun 202226 Apr 2022 What prompted you to launch? I grew up 600km from my hometown, and my family moved around a bit in that time. This meant that I was on the road…
Basics… How to Improve your chances of raising a seed round 24 May 202226 Apr 2022 This is a co-authored post with Jorge Goncalves, who is also a lawyer and the co-founder, and CEO of 4YouSee Arenas. We offer some perspectives and tips on how entrepreneurs…
Climate Change… Freshbox: Avoiding food waste at the farm 10 May 202210 May 2022 John Mbindyo is the CEO and co-founder of Freshbox, a Kenyan startup focusing on avoiding food waste in East Africa by offering affordable cooling solutions (*). What prompted you to…
Climate Change… Regenerative NFTs: A How-to Start Guide for climate-conscious artists 26 Apr 202228 Apr 2022 W3 could stand for Wild World Web, but the truth is that you meet some of the most interesting people in the space of the internet continuum that is increasingly…
Basics… Building unicorns 12 Apr 202222 Mar 2022 For early stages investments, this is more art than science, nevertheless, there are some common traits that can be easily identified for founders of startups that can go from Zero…
impinv… Moni: enabling groups and communities to meet their objectives 29 Mar 202226 Mar 2022 How did Moni start? Dapo and Femi reconnected in 2019. They agreed to build something together. Both had experience in consumer finance and financial inclusion, but they did not know…
Management… Real-Life Heroes: Lina and Ted 23 Mar 202222 Mar 2022 Hi, Gaston here. When I chose to invest in Carmachain's pre-seed round almost a year ago, I just envisioned helping the unbanked in emerging markets (starting with Kenya and Nigeria).…
Climate Change… Climate Change bugs 15 Mar 202218 Apr 2022 Beyond the costs and abysmal tasks ahead, there are some extra challenges posed by the lack of a common understanding or vocabulary around the problem of how to address climate…