A realistic take on African VC investment : The Quest for Venture Returns in Africa by Peter Oriaifo link.medium.com/zEUqRl9Hfzb

And it may not be such a bad thing sifted.eu/articles/europ…

Pre-Seed Valuations for Q1 '23 (feels so high v. reality): • Median pre-seed raised $680K • Median valuation cap $10M BUT on much lower volume -67% • About 1/3 raised SAFEs at different valuation caps Carta Peter Walker

Debt and equity funding isn’t a mutually exclusive decision for founders. A simple way of putting it 👇:

Been a minute since I shared this so resharing again! 💡VC Exit Model! For those of you interested in the financial modeling side of early stage VC, here is a VC exit model template. RT to help a fellow VC or founder🪄 docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

I recently mentioned that most early stage companies should have founder-led sales. But things can still go wrong in the sales motion if the founder, who isn't a sales exec, is the one leading. Here are 5 common pitfalls of founder-led sales from Forum Ventures👇

Being lost, pushing through, questioning yourself can be all part of a founders’ journey. Though, here are key questions that are never too late to ask when building a new venture : mckinsey.com/capabilities/m…

who are the best fintech people to meet in Istanbul?

Nearly every sector of economic activity across Africa is being digitized But while fintech gets a lot of attention, lots of interesting things are happening in the healthcare space too Here's a look at the 5 main categories of companies digitizing Africa's health supply chains

VC financial terms are confusing. There are so many to remember for both founders and angel investors. Here are 10 more terms to add to your knowledge bank:

As VC funding drops, Fintech valuations' show a stronger focus on B2B models (Financial Management, B2B Payments). While this segment seems harder to attract, its scalability, revenue and CLV potential is simply higher than its B2C counterpart. Surprised ?

This is what I'm here for: We examine breakthroughs over the past decade that include self-supervised learning, which allows models to be trained on vast amounts of unlabelled data, and geometric deep learning, which leverages knowledge about the structure of scientific data to

We need more diverse opinions when it comes to investments. It’s not about PR, it’s about building a consistent and comprehensive strategy. Considering diversity investments as « risky » and « non traditional » is disheartening. eu-startups.com/2023/03/the-do…

Okay, if you’re a founder incubated by a venture studio and are unable to raise your next round because the cap table is unbalanced, it’s totally reasonable to try to renegotiate the terms with the studio after the fact. Making a company unmarketable is unfair 👎🏼 to founders so a

I’m not the one to be easily stunned, but this is the size of the African related economics book section at one of the largest library in Paris (the Asian section isn’t large either). There is much more out there, and that needs to change.

Don't "celebrate" women, fund them. Pay them. I am proposing a mega thread of women giving everyone the opportunity to do so. Need funding for your startup? Pitch it. Selling art? Show it off. Looking for a new role? Share what you're best at. Let's amplify the work. ⬇️

Really interesting read for anyone interested in potential spillover effects and sustainable economic development imf.org/en/Publication…

The startup visa works. The US should create one.