#43: Africa Tech - 2022 & Beyond (Creator Roundtable #1)

Afrobility: Africa Tech and Business

Το περιεχόμενο παρέχεται από το Olumide Ogunsanwo and Bankole Makanju, Olumide Ogunsanwo, and Bankole Makanju. Όλο το περιεχόμενο podcast, συμπεριλαμβανομένων των επεισοδίων, των γραφικών και των περιγραφών podcast, μεταφορτώνεται και παρέχεται απευθείας από τον Olumide Ogunsanwo and Bankole Makanju, Olumide Ogunsanwo, and Bankole Makanju ή τον συνεργάτη της πλατφόρμας podcast. Εάν πιστεύετε ότι κάποιος χρησιμοποιεί το έργο σας που προστατεύεται από πνευματικά δικαιώματα χωρίς την άδειά σας, μπορείτε να ακολουθήσετε τη διαδικασία που περιγράφεται εδώ https://el.player.fm/legal.

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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

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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

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