Investing in Africa - The African Pre-seed

APS Newsletter #10: Building an MVP that will get you funded

This month’s newsletter isn’t about any doomsday scenarios. Instead, we focus on successful pre-seed and seed-stage startups that raised funds and offer tips for your fundraising success.

APS Newsletter #09: The Great reset in African VC

Apr 17, 2023 African Startups Investing in Africa Newsletters Venture Capital Cryptocurrency

In last month's African Pre-seed newsletter, Olumuyiwa Olowoboyega touched on managing runway in a tricky fundraising environment. As the global economy tightens its belt with the ‘Great Reset’ underway, businesses and investors return to what they know best: The fundamentals.

African Pre-seed Podcast #12: Measuring success in the African B2B e-commerce sector

Mar 31, 2023 African Startups ecommerce Investing in Africa

Co-Founder and CEO of Omnibiz Africa, Deepankar Rustagi, shares his insights about measuring success in the African e-commerce space and the business models that are best positioned to succeed within the broad online market.

APS Newsletter #08: For founders, never has time been so closely tied to money, and their futures

Mar 17, 2023 African Startups Investing in Africa Newsletters Silicon Valley Founders

In last month's African Pre-seed newsletter, Olumuyiwa Olowoboyega reflected on balance and the need for founders to always have their eyes on the company's runway. This sentiment has taken on new meaning following the demise of a certain US bank.

African Pre-seed #11: Fintech Vibe Check + Lessons from Arifpay with Bernard Laurendeau

Feb 28, 2023 African Startups fintech Investing in Africa Mobile money Vibe Check

In this #APSVibecheck instalment, Bernard Laurendeau, shares insights about the growth of Ethiopia's economy, banking sector, the story behind Arifpay, and how he transitioned from investing in Ethiopia's first Point of Sale (POS) Payment System to becoming its CEO.