Afrobility: Africa Tech and Business

#43: Africa Tech - 2022 & Beyond (Creator Roundtable #1)


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Overview: Today, we’re going to have a creator roundtable to discuss the African tech ecosystem. We’ll discuss the biggest 2021 moments in Africa Tech and our hopes for the ecosystem in 2022. This episode was co-hosted with Justin Norman & Samora Kariuki and recorded on Nov 28, 2021.


Companies discussed: Adamantium Fund, The Flip Podcast, Frontier Fintech newsletter, Wave, Andela, Flutterwave, Entrepreneur First, Safeboda, Chipper Cash, FTX, Upstart, Helium Health (Magic Fund), Twiga Foods, Omnibiz, Safaricom, mPharma & Paystack


Business concepts discussed: M&A, regulation, employment enablement, infrastructure moats, Web3 decentralization, fundraising strategy, operator-investors & Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) strategy


Conversation highlights:

  • (01:10) -  Adamantium Fund (early stage Africa Tech investment fund) announcement
  • (07:50) - 2021 moments in Africa Tech: Samora, Justin, Bankole & Olumide
  • (1:08:20) - What I would like to see in Africa Tech 2022: Samora, Justin, Bankole & Olumide
  • (1:40:08) - Roundtable creator questions
  • (2:22:30) - 2022 plans: The Flip Podcast, Frontier FinTech newsletter & Afrobility Podcast
  • (2:33:40) - Recommendations & small wins

  • Olumide’s recommendations & small wins:

    • Recommendation: Workout dance/aerobics classes & Encanto movie
    • Small win: Talking to people about the about-to-launch Adamantium Africa Tech fund (memo). Great conversations with potential LPs. Exciting! Email [email protected] if you're interested in investing

    • Bankole’s recommendations & small wins:

      • Recommendation: The Reckoning (Jacob Soll)
      • Small win: Great holiday over thanksgiving

      • Samora’s recommendations & small wins:

        • Recommendation: The Box (by Marc Levinson)
        • Small win: Moving to Kenya permanently next week (from Burundi) with my German Shepherd

        • Justin’s recommendations & small wins:

          • Recommendation: Micah Johnson’s NFT project Aku
          • Small win: My alma mater the University of Michigan beating Ohio State in football.

          • Interested in investing in Africa Tech. Read about Adamantium fund & contact [email protected] for more info


            Listeners: We’d love to hear from you. Email [email protected] with feedback!

            Founders & Operators: We'd love to hear about what you're working on, email us at [email protected]

            Investors: It would be great to link up with you. Contact us at [email protected]


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