Unlocking Africa
Terser Adamu, who is an Africa Business Strategist, International Trade Adviser, and Director at ETK Group, hosts the award-nominated Unlocking Africa Podcast. During each episode he shares his thoughts on how to unlock Africa’s economic potential in the 21st century. This is delivered through engaging and thought-provoking discussions with innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, and business leaders who are unlocking Africa’s economic potential. Whether you're a business leader, an aspiring entrepreneur, have a comfortable side hustle, or want to take your business to the next level, each episode is jam-packed with information and insight that will enable you to take immediate action and implement key strategies to successfully launch and grow your business in Africa.
Unlocking Africa
From Idea to Impact. Investing in Africa's Most Promising Mission-Driven Startups with Emmanuel Adegboye
Episode #58 with Emmanuel Adegboye, who is the Head of Madica, which is an Africa-focused pre-seed investment program empowering underrepresented and underfunded mission-driven founders on the continent. The sector-agnostic platform, affiliated with Flourish Ventures, aims to empower entrepreneurs with the provision of funding and also democratizing access to world-class company building support.
The new sector-agnostic program will deploy investment capital, as well as provide tailored mentorship and intense programmatic support, to tech-enabled startups, democratizing access to world-class company-building support.
What We Discuss With Emmanuel Adegboye
- You want to democratise access to world-class company-building support, such as funding, in Africa. Why do you believe this is needed?
- Why do you believe that funding in Africa's startup space appears to be centred on the big four markets (Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya, and South Africa), as well as key players in the space?
- What are the challenges of decentralising funding in Africa's startup ecosystem?
- Do you think we're missing out on some great talent and untapped entrepreneurs by not looking outside of the big four markets?
- Can you tell us about some of the untapped entrepreneurs you've recently discovered?
- And much more...
Full show notes and resources can be found here: Unlocking Africa show notes
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