In this episode of Invest in the Future, our co-founder and Growth Partner, Olabinjo Adeniran talks to Idris Ayodeji Bello - Founding Partner, LoftyInc Capital Management and Founder, Wennovation Hub.

Loftyinc is an early investor in 2 of Africa's 5 unicorns - Andela & Flutterwave and backs startups across Sub-Saharan Africa and the MENA region. We talk to Idris about starting out his career in the Oil and Gas industry and pioneering technology entrepreneurship in Nigeria.

Invest In The Future is a live fireside chat series by Future Africa to learn from prolific founders & investors who have invested in and built some of the world's most impactful technology companies.

Future Africa is an early-stage fund that connects investors to mission-driven startups looking to turn Africa's most difficult challenges into global business opportunities. Learn more about Future Africa at www.future.africa

The content of this podcast is not to be regarded as investment advice.

In this episode of Invest in the Future, our principal Adenike Sheriff talks to Surabhi(Ruby) Nimkar - Principal at Greenhouse Capital, a Nigeria-based early-stage investor focused on Sub-Saharan Africa and MENA regions.

Invest In The Future is a live fireside chat series by Future Africa to learn from prolific angel investors who have invested in and built some of the world's most impactful technology companies. 

Future Africa is an early-stage fund that connects investors to mission-driven startups looking to turn Africa's most difficult challenges into global business opportunities. Learn more about Future Africa at www.future.africa

The content of this podcast is not to be regarded as investment advice.

In this episode of Invest In The Future, our co-founder Olabinjo Adeniran talks to Maya Horgan-Famodu the Founder & MD of Ingressive Capital - a $10 Million Fund 1 and $50 Million Fund 2 for early-stage African startups. 

Maya shares her story of trying to raise a fund in 2014 and being unable to do so but going ahead to set up Ingressive Advisory to help venture funds find and back African startups. Some money from the advisory business was used to invest in companies like Paystack and Tizeti. By 2016, Ingressive Capital was born and began to invest in more startups. Maya shares Ingressive's philosophy for the African tech startup scene as well as what they consider red flags when founders pitch them.

Invest In The Future is a live fireside chat series by Future Africa to learn from prolific angel investors who have invested in and built some of the world's most impactful technology companies. 

Future Africa connects investors to mission-driven startups looking to turn Africa's most difficult challenges into global business opportunities. Learn more about Future Africa at www.future.africa

The content of this podcast is not to be regarded as investment advice.

In this episode of Invest In The Future, our founder Iyin Aboyeji chats with Michael Seibel - Group Partner at Y Combinator - the world's largest technology accelerator, Managing Director of YC Early Stage and co-founder of Justin.tv/Twitch and SocialCam.

Michael shares his philosophy for investing in startups as an angel as well as YC's philosophy - enabling founders to build companies they would like to build. He also talks about investing in emerging markets like Africa and why founders in emerging markets have a lot to learn from each other than from the US. There's a lot to unpack in this episode about opportunities to build startups and ideas founders should chase. 

Invest In The Future is a live fireside chat series by Future Africa to learn from prolific angel investors who have invested in and built some of the world's most impactful technology companies. Future Africa connects investors to mission-driven startups looking to turn Africa's most difficult challenges into global business opportunities. Learn more about Future Africa at www.future.africa

The content of this podcast is not to be regarded as investment advice.

In this episode of Invest In The Future, we chat with Nadayar Enegesi - co-founder of software developer training and recruitment company Andela. Nadayar is now founder of Eden Life - a startup that provides concierge services for homes in Nigeria.

Nadayar talks about discovering math after high school, studying Computer Science at the University of Waterloo, joining his friends to build Andela and now solving design problems with chores at Eden Life.

Invest In The Future is a live fireside chat series by Future Africa to learn from prolific angel investors who have invested in and built some of the world's most impactful technology companies. Future Africa connects investors to mission-driven startups looking to turn Africa's most difficult challenges into global business opportunities. Learn more about Future Africa at www.future.africa

The content of this podcast is not to be regarded as investment advice.

In this episode, we speak with Yele Bademosi - founder of social cryptocurrency app Bundle Africa & founding partner of early-stage Africa-focused VC firm, Microtraction. Yele discusses his journey from medicine to technology - learning design, code, marketing and eventually venture capital. We also discuss the opportunity for crypto to transform Africa and how Yele measures startups to invest in at Microtraction. Speaking with Yele is Olabinjo Adeniran, Co-founder and Growth Partner at Futrue Africa.

Invest In The Future is a live fireside chat series by Future Africa to learn from prolific angel investors who have invested in and built some of the world's most impactful technology companies. Future Africa connects investors to mission-driven startups looking to turn Africa's most difficult challenges into global business opportunities. Learn more about Future Africa at www.future.africa

The content of this podcast is not to be regarded as investment advice.

For women’s month, we hosted Sacha Haider(Principal at Global Ventures), Harriet Adinkrah (Investment Analyst at 4DX Ventures), Nina Chen (Venture Investing at the Raba Partnership) and Chidinma I. Iwueke (Partner at Microtraction). Moderating the session is Damilola Aderinto(Operating Partner at Future Africa).

The content of this podcast should not to be regarded as investment advice.

In this episode, we host Odunayo Eweniyi. Odun is the co-founder and COO of Piggyvest - the largest savings and investments app in Nigeria. She's also the founder of FirstCheck Africa - an early-stage venture fund signing up to $25,000 for women founders in Africa. Odun is interviewed by Adenike Sheriff the co-founder and Principal of Future Africa.

Invest In The Future is a live fireside chat series by Future Africa to learn from prolific angel investors who have invested in and built some of the world's most impactful technology companies. Learn more about Future Africa at www.future.africa

In the first episode, we host Sahil Lavingia. Sahil is the founder and CEO of Gumroad. He also runs a successful $7 million a year early-stage fund. The fund typically writes $100,000 to $250,000 cheques and has invested in HelloSign, Movable Ink, Lambda School, Figma, Clubhouse, and Haus. Sahil is interviewed by Iyin 'E' Aboyeji, the founder of Future Africa and co-founder Andela and Flutterwave.

Invest In The Future is a live fireside chat series by Future Africa to learn from prolific angel investors who have invested in and built some of the world's most impactful technology companies. Future Africa is a platform for mission-driven innovators and investors turning Africa's biggest challenges into global business opportunities. Learn more about Future Africa at www.future.africa