PinnedMember-onlyStartup Founders & Angels 1:1To start and sustain a successful startup in Africa, like any other place, Startup Founders require a compelling vision that will drive execution of all the activities required to bring that vision to life as a successful startup venture. The life of the founders startup venture is therefore measured by…Startup6 min readStartup6 min read
PinnedThe POEM FrameworkThe POEM Framework® To start and sustain a successful innovation business like any other, an entrepreneur requires a compelling Vision that will drive execution of all the activities required to bring the vision to life as a successful startup venture. The life of that venture is measured by progress towards…Startup7 min readStartup7 min read
Mar 3Member-onlyGetting Started on your Startup Journey…Problem validation is a crucial step in your startup journey, as it helps you as a founder ensure that your solution is solving a real problem for your target customers. Here are some steps that you can take to do problem validation for your startup’s solution: Define the problem: The…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
Dec 1, 2022Member-onlyBig Cabal Media — roller-coaster beginning!In angel investing, we learn as much as the entrepreneurs we invest in. When we do it right, we even learn more. This story, is about how the Lagos Angel Network (LAN) invested in Big Cabal Media (BCM) which became an invaluable learning experience for all involved. Author Tomi Davies, Lead…Startups Africa12 min readStartups Africa12 min read
Mar 9, 2022Member-onlyAfrica’s Fintech Soonicorns…Businesses across the world have felt Covid-19’s impact, but it is financial technology, popularly called fintech, that has reaped its rewards. …Fintech9 min readFintech9 min read
Apr 12, 2021Member-onlyPOEM ECONOMICSPOEM Framework Economics are the measures of the startups’ use of available capital for funding expenses that generate impact… How does the startup team plan for the future when there is no certainty in what that future will look like? What methods and tools does it use for cash flow…Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
Jan 17, 2020Member-only2020: What Next?At the start of each new year, I take a moment to reflect on the past twelve months and share some of my thoughts in writing. 2019 was particularly notable given the dramatic increase in access to early stage funding across the continent. In 2017, I commented on how African…África7 min readÁfrica7 min read
Jun 22, 2019Member-onlyMomentum for the African Angel?According to Quartz, African startups raised a record $725.6 million across 458 deals in 2018. While the exact proportion that came from Angel investors is unclear, it’s still particularly impressive considering early stage investment is relatively new on the continent and as our research with the World Bank last year…Africa6 min readAfrica6 min read
Feb 3, 2019Venture MilestonesTo start and sustain a successful technology business in Africa like in any other continent, a techpreneur requires a compelling vision that will drive execution of all the activities required to bring it to life as a successful business venture. The life of that venture is measured by progress towards…Hub5 min readHub5 min read
Aug 24, 2018Member-onlyCatalysing African Early Stage InvestmentAs DEMO Africa gears up for the final stage of this year’s competition, Africa will once again come on the radar of many early stage investors’. …Entrepreneurship6 min readEntrepreneurship6 min read