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An Updated KINGS Thesis on Africa's Startup Ecosystems

An Updated KINGS Thesis on Africa's Startup Ecosystems

The Global Startup Movement - Startup Ecosystem Leaders, Global Entrepreneurship, and Emerging Market Innovation

July 16, 201925m 54s

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Show Notes

Eric Osiakwan is the Managing Partner of Chanzo Capital, a growth capital firm investing both capital and mentoring in high-tech startups and scaleups in Kenya, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa (KINGS) – these countries make up the "KINGS" of Africa's digital economy.


Eric is a serial Entrepreneur and Investor with 15+ years of ICT industry leadership across Africa and the world. He has worked in 32 African countries setting up ISPs, ISPAs, IXPs and high-tech startups. He co-founded Angel Africa List, Angel Fair Africa and Chanzo Capital.

On this episode you'll learn:

-What African countries are catching up to the big 5 KINGS markets?

-How does ICT infrastructure in North Africa and Subsaharan Africa compare?

-What are the challenges regarding last mile internet infrastructure across the African continent?