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Afridigest Executive Brief: Beyond VC - Africa's new era of securitization

Strategic Intelligence for Senior Executives | Week 32: August 3-9, 2025

Aug 11 •

3 hard truths from Nigeria's top VCs

What really drives — and derails — startups in African markets?

Aug 3 •

July 2025

Africa’s payment future is hybrid, borderless & inclusive — watch the breakdown

How leading experts think payments in Africa will evolve over the next decade

Jul 20 •

Nigerian fintech Okra shut down after raising $16M — here's what the CEO told me in February

Two weeks ago, the news broke that Nigerian open finance platform Okra shut down after raising over $16 million from the likes of Base10 Partners, TLcom…

Jul 13 •

March 2025

Ideas that matter: Financial inclusion in Africa often turns into financial extraction

Is M-Pesa 'one of the most exploitative corporate titans in Africa?'

Mar 22 •

The 'great debate' lives on: Where should African entrepreneurs focus?

As data reveals a stalled middle class, a fundamental question for entrepreneurs in Africa remains as relevant as ever

Mar 14 •

Ideas that matter: Venture capital in Africa needs to change

Africa has the world's riskiest startups but the most risk-detached funders

Mar 10 •

February 2025

Is 'sustainable growth' enough for VC-backed startups in Africa?

The hard truth about VC growth expectations in African markets

Feb 28 •

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Ideas that matter: Looking beyond Africa to the world

Rethinking the boundaries of what it means to be an African entrepreneur

Feb 27 •

Is focus a luxury African startups can't afford?

Commonly-held startup wisdom is: focus, focus, focus. But an uncomfortable truth about African markets is that startups often need to diversify early on…

Feb 22 •

Afridigest Intelligence: The era of E2E expansion is here

Nigeria’s Moove acquires Brazil’s Kovi

Feb 18 •

Sometimes you have to slow down to speed up

A love letter to Afridigest readers

Feb 15 •

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