Spotlight: Featured

Chosen by our editorial board, featured articles highlight some of the best content on our site.

Hero-Adedewe

How Adeola Adedewe is pioneering a new fintech category by turning debits into credit

In an exclusive interview, Kredete's CEO shares strategic insight into the company's defensibility, product diversification strategy, and evolution into a post-Series A company.

September 2025
IdeasThatMatter-Hero-Tchoumba

“Africans must fund Africa”: Fadilah Tchoumba on mobilizing local capital for future growth

The CEO of the African Business Angel Network reveals how local investors are building resilient ecosystems to withstand market shocks and fuel continental growth.

September 2025
IdeasThatMatter-Hero-Aina

‘Capital with context’: Kola Aina on why Africa needs local capital to complement foreign investors

The Ventures Platform founder explains the unique value local fund managers & angel investors bring to Africa's innovation ecosystem — and why it's not a zero-sum game.

September 2025
IdeasThatMatter-Hero-Gupta

From ‘made from Africa’ to ‘made in Africa’: Gagan Gupta on building Africa’s industrial sovereignty

ARISE IIP's founder is creating industrial ecosystems across the African continent to transform raw materials locally and reclaim billions in economic value.

September 2025
Hero image of Mo Ibrahim

“Africans must not fear Africa”: Mo Ibrahim’s call for self-investment

Having sold Celtel for $3.4 billion when few believed in Africa’s promise, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation chair now urges African investors & institutions to bet on the continent, not abroad.

September 2025
Tosin

How Tosin Eniolorunda built Nigeria’s largest business payments platform

In a prescient 2022 interview, Tosin Eniolorunda outlined the exact strategy that would make his company Nigeria's newest billion-dollar startup two years later.

September 2025