Olori Atuwatse III, wife of the Olu of Warri, revealed she sold her Range Rover to provide the seed capital required to launch a food delivery venture.
A systemic lack of reliable mechanisms connecting founders with appropriate capital is preventing African entrepreneurs from scaling viable business ideas into sustainable wealth, stakeholders warn.
From a Cape Town garage to seeding African tech leaders, Justin Stanford provided critical early funding for VALR, Wasoko, and Aerobotics, shaping the continent’s venture ecosystem.