It is high time B2B Payments gets solved

Couple months ago, we hosted a portfolio dinner at a restaurant in Nairobi. We thought we…

Nigerian in Nairobi

Insights on the Nigerian & Kenyan VC Ecosystem

PS: My thoughts are mine alone and does not…

An Internship, a bull market, and me — Lateral Frontiers

I joined VC smack in the middle of a pandemic. When I joined I had no idea what the next twelve months would be like — the pressures I would deal with, the joys and the disappointments. I still have a long way to go in becoming a…

NFTs from Fad to Function

Jack Dorsey sells his first tweet ever as an NFT for over $2.9 million

Will Africa’s early-stage climate tech investors ever win?

Lateral Thinking: B54 — Open Banking Interview

1. What are the most promising Open Banking use cases and propositions?

Open Banking opens the doors to embedded lending on the continent. We are going to see more consumer lending, BNPL, and business lending products in the…

Lateral Thinking: Appzone (BankOne)— Open Banking Interview

1. What does open banking mean to you and how does that differ to open finance?

I like to think of Open Finance as the destination and Open Banking as the vehicle that gets us there. I consider Open…

DAOs and the future of “chamas” in Africa

DAOs have been all the rage in the last few months. But why will they be groundbreaking…

Lateral Thinking: Samora Kariuki — Open Banking Interview

1. What are your views on Open banking in Africa? How will the concept differ here vs other markets?

Open banking is an often-used term but with different implications based on where it is used. In principle…