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I’ve been an angel investor since around 2014, focusing primarily on early-stage startups in the technology space. Over the years, I’ve typically come in at a very specific point in a startup’s journey: Not at idea stage—but just after. These are businesses that: - Have built a minimum viable product (MVP) - Are beginning to enter the market - And are facing what many call “the valley of death” This is the stage where: - Founders have exhausted personal savings - Friends and family funding has run out - Institutional investors still consider them “too early” That’s where I, often with a small syndicate of like-minded investors, step in. We take equity. We back the founders. We take the risk. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: Angel investing in Africa is fundamentally different—and significantly harder—than in more developed ecosystems. Not because of lack of talent. Not because of lack of ideas. But because of structural realities we don’t talk about enough. In this series, I’ll share some of the biggest challenges I’ve encountered investing in early-stage startups across Africa—and why we need to rethink how we approach this space. #AngelInvesting #Startups #AfricaTech #VentureCapital #Entrepreneurship
