It wasn’t a proper fundraising play, like a pre-seed or formal seed round. Trove Finance, a micro-investing startup that allows Nigerians invest in US and Chinese stock exchanges, needed quick access to outside capital. One of their existing investors made an introduction to the team at SSE Angel Network, a group of angel investors from […]
My Life In Tech is putting human faces to some of the innovative startups, investments and policy formations driving the technology sector across Africa. Kyane Kassiri was always drawn to the business and use case side of technology. Coming of age during the Arab Spring in Tunisia, Kassiri spent the early part of his career building […]
Global markets are in turmoil. And technology startups in emerging markets will feel the brunt of the crisis that will ensue during and when the pandemic blows over. According to a Stears Business report, simultaneous demand and supply shock stemming from the closure of whole countries and their industries especially in global economic powerhouses like […]
Angel investors in Africa need relatively little capital to become notable players in the early stage investment market.
Lay of the land from the African Business Angel Network (ABAN) team as 2017 kicks off
The funding was from a group of investors led by Clifftop Colony