One of the most persistent (and often valid) criticisms of Africa’s venture capital ecosystem is that investors rarely publish case studies, reports, or essays outlining their thesis or track record. The result is an ecosystem where data beyond funding amounts is scarce, making it nearly impossible to track investor performance, portfolio impact, or sector-level learnings

Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has named four startup ecosystem representatives to serve on the National Council for Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NCDIE), one of the most significant steps yet to implement the Nigeria Startup Act, a 2022 law designed to bridge the gap between government policy and the country’s fast-growing tech sector.

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Table of contents Nigeria is an economy primarily driven by cash, with a limited range of credit facilities. And with this comes questions on how to generate, build, and sustain wealth, investments being one of them. However, there is no single path to investing, and the options are vast. Such as mutual funds, fixed income

When people think of HR, they think of a department that is there to further the company’s interests. “HR is not your friend,” employees claim. But for Abraham Iyiola, this was the very problem he needed to solve.  After leading recruitment at Jumia and seeing the disconnect between companies and their employees firsthand, he became

In May, I profiled first-time founders who were seeking global mobility in the hopes of securing funding. They left Lagos, Nigeria, believing proximity to foreign investors would help unlock capital.  For venture capitalists, mobility is no less critical. In Europe or the United States, detailed reports and structured data are readily accessible. In Africa, where