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Moniepoint just acquired ORDA. I was an angel investor. Earlier this year, Flutterwave acquired Mono. I was an angel investor. Last year, Chowdeck acquired Mira. Fund I portfolio company. Three acquisitions. One thesis. African tech is not emerging. It has arrived.

@WarriorRapid I believe the difference is in the purchasing power of the locals.

Is Africa generally just a small addressable Market? There's a startup in Kenya that founded in 2020, and there's one doing the same exact thing based out of Berlin founded in 2024. It currently has $2M ARR. I wonder what the difference is. Is it the addressable market?

Hi everyone! 👋 We’re super excited about our first Community Meetup, and we need volunteers to help make it amazing! 🚀 If you’re passionate about building, connecting, and growing the DevRel ecosystem across Africa, this is a chance to be part of something awesome. Link 👇

Reminder: Don’t miss our first-ever DevRel Community Africa in-person meetup in Lagos. Connect with experienced DevRel practitioners, learn, and network. Link 👉 : luma.com/gmmmcrph

One point I'd like to make about the @Terrahaptix round: it goes against the zeitgeist in the African VC ecosystem. > It does not check the DFI impact box > It's involves procurement and manufacturing > It faces traditional industry contract cycles > It got a big hardware component > It has two young founders These aspects meant it was out of mandate and comfort zone for almost all of Africa's VC firms - too risky, too weird, too non-consensus. But our biggest issue today is we don't search for enough asymmetric upside in African venture anymore. I don't mean all these discussions of riding pre-seed to series A for a 10x secondary. I mean old-school, fund-making, assumption-breaking, high-loss rate, asymmetric upside that renders those above challenges worth facing. And in a tech epoch that's about to put incredible pressure on Africa's age-old marketing pitch around population and purpose, we will fail if we don't take a hard look at how much the world has changed outside of our impact bubble. More often than not, new opportunities will be operationally complex, atoms-based, impossible-looking ventures made possible by this technological and geopolitical step-change. It's my belief thst Terra should have had much more early support locally. As grateful as I am for this group of Tier 1 co-investors, institutional conviction in Africa's next-gen opportunities should not have to be spearheaded by Silicon Valley's biggest firms. African venture must stand on its own global competitiveness. It must align with the disruption coming from synthetic intelligence. It must unearth high-ceiling rather than (just) high-floor deals. We must, or we become irrelevant. More on this soon.

First-time founders, I am on my knees begging. Please do proper competitive analysis. If you tell me your startup is the first of its kind and I can name 5 companies doing the exact same thing, we are starting our conversation on the wrong foot.

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Happy New Year, everyone! 🎉 We’re kicking off 2026 with our first Community meetup and you’re invited! 🚀 Join us next month as we bring together builders, DevRel practitioners, and ecosystem leaders to connect, share experiences, and grow the DevRel ecosystem across Africa 👇

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#ILPSummit 2025 Day 1 What an inspiring start! Conversations on building an open, inclusive payments network are shaping future of global finance & we’re proud to be part of it. Join us for Demo Lab today (11:30 AM CST | 12:30 PM ET | 6:30 PM WAT) → youtube.com/live/xycyGL8xB…

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The #ILPSummit kicks off tomorrow! 🎉 Ahead of the Summit, we sat down with Chris Lawrence, Chief Program Officer at the @Interledger Foundation, to talk about the vision behind this year’s event. → Watch the full episode on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=g4oJUn…

New Fintech Forum episode is live! 🎙️ We sat down with @shikunjathi, a veteran who's helped build some of Africa's top fintech brands and now leading marketing @aza_africa → Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=vXdIzR… → Listen on Spotify: rebrand.ly/fintech-forum-…

We’re going live tomorrow! In celebration of #Hacktoberfest, join us for a live chat with Anita Ihuman & Tilda Udufo on how inclusion, mentorship & collaboration shape thriving open-source communities. ⏰ 6 PM CAT | 5 PM WAT | 7 PM EAT 📌 Watch live: youtube.com/watch?v=TLk_i8…

we migrated from azure to aws to 'bare metal' about a year + ago and we thank God for days like these 😂 we migrated because of cost but that's not the point

Join us tomorrow for an “Intro to Chimoney Open Source Projects”, open session for anyone curious about getting started with and contributing to open source. 📅 Wed, Oct 15th 🎟️ Sign up today! luma.com/u25hf504

All through October, we’re hosting community sessions focused on open source, collaboration, & impact Join us for the first session on Wed, Oct 15 - 'Introduction to Chimoney Open Source Projects' to learn how to contribute to Chimoney. 🎟️ RSVP now → luma.com/u25hf504

Chimoney is back for #Hacktoberfest 2025!🚀 Join us this month to contribute code, articles, tests or design and help build open tools powering global payments. Learn more here → chimoney.io/blogs/hacktobe…

It was so nice speaking with you! Loved learning more about your journey and experience. Really excited to see how Payd evolves, and here’s to it becoming a revenue unicorn! 🚀