The Realistic Optimist's coverage of the African startup scene.
Africa's gig workers want to work, but lack the assets to do so (vehicles, smartphones...). The culprit is access to financing.
Building an African champion from scratch.
Continuing our global series.
The final episode to this series.
+ revitalizing Nigeria's stock market
Greasing the wheels of Africa's healthcare system.
+ how Volz raised a ~ $5M Series A in local currency
How to mobilize local LPs into a nascent, local VC asset class.
Japan's involvement in Africa goes beyond capital. Japanese founders have taken the plunge, too.
In search of a contextually-relevant fund structure.
Combining heavy operations and data to structure Africa's e-mobility space.
Algeria's consumers, retailers, and FMCG brands share overlapping incentives.
