Afridigest Week in Review: Can you build a $1B+ business focusing on just one market in Africa?
Afridigest is your intelligent guide to Africa’s tech ecosystem. This Afridigest Week in Review helps you stay in the know about what happened in Africa Tech last week.
📌 Quick question, friends: If you were to write the story of Africa Tech region by region, which companies would have to be included? (See some ideas here — what companies would you add? Many thanks!)
If you’re new here: welcome — this Week in Review is sent on Mondays, the Fintech Review goes out on Sundays, and additional essays or other content goes out on (some but not all) Wednesdays/Saturdays. For past essays and digests, visit the archive & Afridigest.com.
And with that said, let’s get into it.
Week 40 2023: Oct 1-7
NEW ON AFRIDIGEST.COM
Generative AI in Africa: How African startups are building for the new AI revolution. A look at five generative AI pioneers making sure Africa participates in the emerging AI economy.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Why fintech in Africa is attractive to investors & innovators. Three reasons why fintech leads all venture capital funding on the continent today.