Afridigest Week in Review: Copious capital for agent-led e-commerce

+Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) officially enters Africa +African startup SPACs +Gaussian vs Pareto distributions +Global internet use +A ton of essays

The Afridigest Week in Review is a must-read weekly recap for Africa-focused founders, executives, and investors, as well as interested observers. Share it liberally. 😊

Welcome back, friends! The most clicked link from last week was 'The Trust Paradox.' There was a LOT of activity in Week 3 making for a very long email. Click here to read the web version. Let’s get into it!

If you’re new, welcome 🙌 — you’ll receive a weekly digest like this one every Monday (sometimes Tuesday) and, generally (but not always), an original essay/article on Saturdays. For past essays and digests, visit the archive.

Week 3 2022: January 16-22