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…
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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…
Harry ‘Tomi Davies (co-founder of the Lagos Angel Network & President of the African Business Angel Network) speaks at Moonshot by TechCabal 2024 Systems Analyst turned Public Speaker, Tech Strategy Advisor and Angel Investor, Harry ‘Tomi Davies is Collaborator-in-Chief at TechnoVision, co-founder of the Lagos Angel Network (LAN) and President of the African Business Angel Network (ABAN). Davies recently spoke in the main arena at Moonshot by TechCabal 2024 – a conference that brings together Africa’s tech ecosystem – about the difference between Startups and SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprise) and why both matter to an economy. Here is a…
Winstone K. Nnko is a an electrical engineer born and raised on the slopes of Mount Meru (Tanzania). Winstone is skilled in Renewable Energy, electrical engineering, interior design, and brand identity creation, with a strong commitment to sustainable development and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. His humble beginnings inspired a passion for aiding the less fortunate. In this piece, he shares how Kenyan President, William Ruto’s introduction of Elon Musk’s Starlink into the telecommunications ecosystem has intensified competition within the sector, particularly impacting giants such as Safaricom! At the US-Kenya Business and Investment Roundtable in New York, held on the…
Sally Kimangu is an EdTech social entrepreneur with over two decades of experience. Her passion and dedication in implementingprojects in Africa have impacted hundreds of children through STEAM education and much needed soft skills. Sally’s main focus is job creation for Youth by ensuring they are market ready. 🎥 Sally Kimangu x LinkedIn Africa’s education system is leaving our youth unprepared for the practical demands of today’s world.While countries like China are giving students hands-on experience and job-ready skills, many African classrooms are stuck in outdated, theory-heavy learning.To close this gap, Africa needs an **education revolution**—one that prioritizes **vocational training**,…
📸 Ayodeji Balogun (Group CEO at AFEX) Ayodeji Balogun is an emerging Africapitalist, lover of art and a nature enthusiast. He is also the Group CEO at ALEX – a Commodities Exchange whose mission is to build an inclusive and efficient market system for commodities in Africa. The ALEX platform delivers the ultimate trading experience for both retail and institutional clients, enabling traders to focus on their strategies rather than their tools. In a recent post tagged Diary of a Commodity Trader, Balogun shares his personal thoughts on the necessity of doing well by doing good – that serving the interests…