Here is another compelling story of young people doing wonderful things for coffee in Uganda. Here is the story of Dream Coffee Uganda. Our sector has a future

Good morning from this side !!!

If I were to design this and show some devs I know the gymnastics that will have to happen before they decide to build it. “How does this help the business grow” It’s Delight; we don’t optimize for it, and it saddens me. Little micro interaction like these adds to the UX.

I’ve got some seriously brilliant friends. Take @chidinmaokoli_ ✅ Now Principal in M&A + Investor Relations at Africa’s latest unicorn, @Moniepoint ✅ 3 yrs investing at Aruwa Capital Management (backed @taeillo, @LifestoresHQ, @pngmeHQ, @GetCrowdForce—acquired by @FairMoneyNG) ✅

Over the last decade, fintech has been the golden child of investment opportunities in Africa. But the roots of its story don't begin with Interswitch or M-Pesa. Throughout history, trade drew the map and infrastructure simply followed. In our latest, Ona Aliakai and I tell the

Marge Ntambi and Ona Aliakai , the brilliant co-authors of Sati have laid out the history of fintech in Africa. (Shout out to the advent of farming in Mesopotomia in 3000 BC!) The past doesn’t predict the future, but it sure does inform it. Check out this stellar piece!

It was such a great honor to meet Serena Williams today at Cannes. I’m always inspired when I meet people who care deeply about the democratization of healthcare.

Jasiel Martin-Odoom Thanks Jas! Can't do a thing without my partner in crime Ona Aliakai

Quick update: the link in our previous post was incorrect. Here's the right one: bit.ly/VelocityJune24… Thanks for the engagement, and we look forward to seeing you next Tuesday at our fireside chat with Zanele Abraham!

1x YC rejection 3x VISA rejection More than 20x VC rejections Over 100 cold pitches ignored 7 months FDD & LDD 4x investor Yeses No foreign degrees, blue passports or prestige alumni communities. Not bad for a couple dudes from Isale-Eko and Ilorin.

I had an amazing chat with Marge Ntambi yesterday... Looking forward to the magic we would create sooooooon

The New Testament does not conceal the errors, conflicts and sins of those whom we venerate as the greatest Apostles. Their greatness was shaped by forgiveness. The risen Lord reached out to them more than once, to put them back on the right path. Jesus never calls just one

My friend, you will not cancel this! Remember every biz has its early rough days where sometimes there's zero rsvp! I'm def coming and you're doing this even if it's just the 2 of us! Uncancel this right now🙌🏾🙌🏾🎉🎉🔥❤️

americans be like "MM:DD:YY" is how u say dates verbally and then have a national holiday called "4th of July"

I’ll be judging at the Startup World Cup Uganda Regional Finale as 10 startups pitch for a spot at the Grand Finale in Silicon Valley and a shot at a $1M prize. It’s the world’s biggest pitch competition, run by Pegasus Tech Ventures (backers of Airbnb & OpenAI). Come through👇🏾

Just 6 out of 50+ African countries drive the continent’s investment landscape today: 🇳🇬, 🇪🇬, 🇰🇪, 🇿🇦, 🇲🇦, 🇨🇮. ( Emeka Ajene ✍🏽, Afridigest 🧠💡🌍🚀📨). But another is quietly stepping up. Uganda 🇺🇬 Over the last 15 years, Uganda has produced: 📲 Beyonic (2011): Enabled SMEs and NGOs to

Remitly lets you send money to many African countries using your European or American payment card. But if you try to send to the same African countries using an African card, it tells you "no" and gives you no reason why. That same African card can be used to make payments

There are two types of African founders: Those who've learned from Peace Itimi, and those who should. On Tuesday August 05, 2025 at 6pm, the architect behind Founders Connect reveals how to weaponize content for growth. Click the link below to register. bit.ly/VelocityAugust…

Patrick Collison on the importance of waiting a really long time to hire people Everybody tells you “work really hard to hire the best people.” But as Patrick explains, that’s not helpful because everyone knows they should do that. As he puts it: “The question is to what length