The incredible story behind Africa’s latest acquisition

Top of mind: Happy Sunday! We’re back with our Day One series spotlighting emerging founders and startups. To kick this off, I spoke to Paul Damalie, the founder and CEO of Appruve about a significant acquisition announcement that broke the headlines and made waves in the ecosystem this week. We had a conversation about the moments that led […]

The 19 year-old wunderkind building the next big crypto company

Top of mind: Happy Sunday! Do you remember what your life was like at 19? I don’t. On the other hand, Njoku Emmanuel will remember his 19th as the year he built one of Africa’s most influential companies. I had a fascinating conversation with him for our Day One series. Let’s get to it. 3 […]

Kenya’s fintech ecosystem has an exciting new player

Top of mind: Happy Sunday! I’m excited to spotlight an emerging startup making a play for market share in one of Kenya’s most challenging industries in our latest Day One feature. In other news, Elon’s recruiting moneybags for his latest venture, and WhatsApp launches new updates. Let’s get into it. 3 big things: Kenya’s fintech […]

How to get equity in African startups

Top of mind: Happy Sunday! Here’s hoping you enjoyed the long Easter weekend. Due to some technical downtime last week, Sunday’s issue took a hiatus. I think the Lord wanted me to be present for the Easter celebrations if you ask me. I can’t argue with that. In this week’s issue, I’m debuting our Day […]

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