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#43: Africa Tech - 2022 & Beyond (Creator Roundtable #1)
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Overview: Today, we’re going to have a creator roundtable to discuss the African tech ecosystem. We’ll discuss the biggest 2021 moments in Africa Tech and our hopes for the ecosystem in 2022. This episode was co-hosted with Justin Norman & Samora Kariuki and recorded on Nov 28, 2021.
Companies discussed: Adamantium Fund, The Flip Podcast, Frontier Fintech newsletter, Wave, Andela, Flutterwave, Entrepreneur First, Safeboda, Chipper Cash, FTX, Upstart, Helium Health (Magic Fund), Twiga Foods, Omnibiz, Safaricom, mPharma & Paystack
Business concepts discussed: M&A, regulation, employment enablement, infrastructure moats, Web3 decentralization, fundraising strategy, operator-investors & Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) strategy
Conversation highlights:
- (01:10) - Adamantium Fund (early stage Africa Tech investment fund) announcement
- (07:50) - 2021 moments in Africa Tech: Samora, Justin, Bankole & Olumide
- (1:08:20) - What I would like to see in Africa Tech 2022: Samora, Justin, Bankole & Olumide
- (1:40:08) - Roundtable creator questions
- (2:22:30) - 2022 plans: The Flip Podcast, Frontier FinTech newsletter & Afrobility Podcast
- (2:33:40) - Recommendations & small wins
Olumide’s recommendations & small wins:
- Recommendation: Workout dance/aerobics classes & Encanto movie
- Small win: Talking to people about the about-to-launch Adamantium Africa Tech fund (memo). Great conversations with potential LPs. Exciting! Email olumide@afrobility.com if you're interested in investing
Bankole’s recommendations & small wins:
- Recommendation: The Reckoning (Jacob Soll)
- Small win: Great holiday over thanksgiving
Samora’s recommendations & small wins:
- Recommendation: The Box (by Marc Levinson)
- Small win: Moving to Kenya permanently next week (from Burundi) with my German Shepherd
Justin’s recommendations & small wins:
- Recommendation: Micah Johnson’s NFT project Aku
- Small win: My alma mater the University of Michigan beating Ohio State in football.
Interested in investing in Africa Tech. Read about Adamantium fund & contact olumide@afrobility.com for more info
Listeners: We’d love to hear from you. Email info@afrobility.com with feedback!
Founders & Operators: We'd love to hear about what you're working on, email us at info@afrobility.com
Investors: It would be great to link up with you. Contact us at info@afrobility.com
Join our insider mailing list where we get feedback on new episodes & find all episodes on Afrobility.com
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Manage episode 310078662 series 2712808
Overview: Today, we’re going to have a creator roundtable to discuss the African tech ecosystem. We’ll discuss the biggest 2021 moments in Africa Tech and our hopes for the ecosystem in 2022. This episode was co-hosted with Justin Norman & Samora Kariuki and recorded on Nov 28, 2021.
Companies discussed: Adamantium Fund, The Flip Podcast, Frontier Fintech newsletter, Wave, Andela, Flutterwave, Entrepreneur First, Safeboda, Chipper Cash, FTX, Upstart, Helium Health (Magic Fund), Twiga Foods, Omnibiz, Safaricom, mPharma & Paystack
Business concepts discussed: M&A, regulation, employment enablement, infrastructure moats, Web3 decentralization, fundraising strategy, operator-investors & Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) strategy
Conversation highlights:
- (01:10) - Adamantium Fund (early stage Africa Tech investment fund) announcement
- (07:50) - 2021 moments in Africa Tech: Samora, Justin, Bankole & Olumide
- (1:08:20) - What I would like to see in Africa Tech 2022: Samora, Justin, Bankole & Olumide
- (1:40:08) - Roundtable creator questions
- (2:22:30) - 2022 plans: The Flip Podcast, Frontier FinTech newsletter & Afrobility Podcast
- (2:33:40) - Recommendations & small wins
Olumide’s recommendations & small wins:
- Recommendation: Workout dance/aerobics classes & Encanto movie
- Small win: Talking to people about the about-to-launch Adamantium Africa Tech fund (memo). Great conversations with potential LPs. Exciting! Email olumide@afrobility.com if you're interested in investing
Bankole’s recommendations & small wins:
- Recommendation: The Reckoning (Jacob Soll)
- Small win: Great holiday over thanksgiving
Samora’s recommendations & small wins:
- Recommendation: The Box (by Marc Levinson)
- Small win: Moving to Kenya permanently next week (from Burundi) with my German Shepherd
Justin’s recommendations & small wins:
- Recommendation: Micah Johnson’s NFT project Aku
- Small win: My alma mater the University of Michigan beating Ohio State in football.
Interested in investing in Africa Tech. Read about Adamantium fund & contact olumide@afrobility.com for more info
Listeners: We’d love to hear from you. Email info@afrobility.com with feedback!
Founders & Operators: We'd love to hear about what you're working on, email us at info@afrobility.com
Investors: It would be great to link up with you. Contact us at info@afrobility.com
Join our insider mailing list where we get feedback on new episodes & find all episodes on Afrobility.com
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