Yassin El-Hardouz – Senior Analyst at Infomineo [📸Yassin ElHardouz] Linkedin post by Yassin El Hardouz – a Senior Business Analyst who is passionate about technology and what the next generation of startups can achieve. Before working at Infomineo, he was a tech entrepreneur. He says; “Don’t get fooled by the years I spent in medical school, I’m anything but a doctor”. 💰 Largest Startup Funding Rounds in Tunisia (2024) Despite the challenging funding landscape across Africa, Tunisia stands out as a resilient ecosystem where innovative startups continue to flourish. From fintech platforms advancing financial inclusion to AI-driven solutions revolutionizing language…
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Abayomi Semudara (Freelance product designer & tech content creator) Interesting LinkedIn post by Abayomi Semudara “This founder [Nelson Elemi] has spent over 200 million naira to rebuild Tinapa for tech…Tinapa Business Resort, once envisioned as a “Mini Dubai,” was launched in 2007 with grand ambitions. With retail spaces, entertainment centers, and a 400-room luxury hotel, it was a $450-million statement of Nigeria’s aspirations. But years of underuse and the 2020 EndSARS carnage left the facility in disrepair, looted and abandoned.For Nelson Elemi, Tinapa’s decline is a foundation for something new. “As Silicon Valley is to America, Tinapa can be to…
Pascal Weinberger – CEO & Co-Founder at Bardeen.ai, San Francisco [📸PascalWeinberger] Interesting LinkedIn post by Pascal Weinberger, Co-Founder & CEO at Bardeen.ai – providers of AI agents for businesses, automating tasks and removing workflow friction. “I’ve worked with and invested in over 50 startups over the last ten years (a lot of which YC backed). Most, if not all, have suffered from the same 5 problems.Young founders, don’t do this:1. Launching lateThere’s this idea of “perfecting” your product before launch.So then you build and build and build.And when you FINALLY launch, you realize:➜ There’s no product-market fit➜ It had bugs…
Oluseun Onasoga (Business Executive, Access Bank Plc, Rwanda) Oluseun Onasoga is a Business Executive at Access Bank Plc, responsible for the development and expansion of the bank across corporate, commercial, treasury and public sectors in Rwanda. Onasoga holds an MBA from Business School Netherlands, with various leadership, digital and management courses with Wharton, IMD and Emeritus Business Programs. Increasingly, investors are turning to Africa for several compelling reasons, reflecting the continent’s rising economic prominence and growth potential. in a LinkedIn post, Onasoga shares his thoughts on African countries that are notable investment destinations, and some critical factors (in addition to…
JP Følsgaard Bak, Esq. (Chairman at Industry Five Group – USA, Denmark, Uganda, Nigeria, Gabon and Ethiopia) Interesting LinkedIn Post by JP Følsgaard Bak, known for his legal and entrepreneurial background And the winner is?The African Continent!Trust me, in two years there will be a stampede from Europe and the USA like the gold rush in California!I am sure the coming president of America has seen this and will plant the Stars and Stripes strategically there soon.Why?After decades of negligence, the world woke up one morning and said: why did we not see this coming?Why did we ignore the upcoming…
Founder & Partner at Ingressive Captal, Maya Horgan-Famodu Maya Horgan-Famodu is a venture capital investor and entrepreneur, committed to ensuring brilliant people, wherever they are located, have access to the resources they need to build wildly scalable businesses. She founded Ingressive Capital (a $10 Million VC Fund I and $50 Million Fund II focused on early stage African tech); Ingressive for Good (a nonprofit providing micro-scholarships, technical skills training, and talent placement); as well as Ingressive Advisory (an advisory firm providing market entry / market opportunity services and tech research for corporates and investors). Ingressive Capital portfolio companies include Paystack,…
Rubén Dominguez Ibar is a Venture Capital investor at Mundi Ventures, which invests in Series A-C rounds (tickets from 3M -10M). Using Sequoia Capital’s proven template, Rubén shares on how startups must pitch l𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗗𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 c𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 to secure the funding they need! Sequoia Capital — the firm behind Apple, Airbnb, PayPal, and YouTube—knows what it takes to back billion-dollar companies. They’ve shared their pitch deck template to help founders tell a story that investors can’t ignore.Here’s the structure that’s built some of the biggest names in tech:1. 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 – One clear line that captures your mission.2. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 – Describe the…
Are you Interested in starting a startup? In this video, Michael Seibel (Managing director of Y Combinator and a founder of two startups) shares valuable insights on how to start a successful business from scratch – in just over 10 minutes. Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur or already in the startup world, this video demystifies the startup angst as Michael’s invaluable advice and insights sets you on a quick path to entrepreneurial confidence and success. Mr. Seibel covers: The importance of having a technical co-founder. How to brainstorm and validate your startup idea. Key steps to building an MVP (Minimum…
🎥Gabriel Ogbechie This video says it all, in a nutshell. Dr. Gabriel Ogbechie is Group Managing Director at Rainoil Limited, a leading energy company in Nigeria. With an impressive career spanning over 30 years, he possesses a wealth of expertise in sales, marketing, and operations within the Oil & Gas space.
Venture Capital investor at Mundi Ventures, Rubén Dominguez Ibar Rubén Dominguez Ibar is a Venture Capital investor at Mundi Ventures, which invests in Series A-C rounds (tickets from 3M -10M). Rubén, who has an engineering background and is passionate about technology and innovation, shares what he thinks are the two key roles that the ideal startup founding team must have: Ben Horowitz [co-founder, Opsware] believes the best founding teams have two people: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿: Their job is to build a product that’s 10x better than anything else. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿: Their role is to take the product to market and capture…