Unevenly Distributed

When will the exits cross the road?

African startups have raised over $17B in the last 5 years, but investors are still waiting for major exits.

Dec 20, 2024 • 

Derin Adebayo

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December 2022

The VCs Are Salty

We're living through the revenge of capital, apparently.

Dec 4, 2022 • 

Derin Adebayo

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August 2022

Unevenly Distributed

Personal Updates. Softbank in LatAm. Africa is the last region standing. YC's batch size.

Aug 7, 2022 • 

Derin Adebayo

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September 2021

UD Round-Up #04: The Word From The Streets

On the ground insights on Wave's GTM strategy + digitising the mom-and-pop store + play to earn games.

Sep 12, 2021 • 

Derin Adebayo

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August 2021

UD Round-Up #03: The Bounce Is Back

Mega rounds are back in Africa but some people are worried about frothiness

Aug 8, 2021 • 

Derin Adebayo

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July 2021

Responding to shoddy journalism

How not to cover African tech by The FT and The Economist

Jul 31, 2021 • 

Derin Adebayo

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UD Round-Up #02: Born In The USA

Software businesses are often like Bruce Springsteen

Jul 25, 2021 • 

Derin Adebayo

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UD Round-Up #01: Fifteen minutes of fame.

Every region is having its moment.

Jul 11, 2021 • 

Derin Adebayo

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June 2021

UD #04: Nigeria's Mobile Money Moment

MTN, TeamApt, Paga, and Opay walk into a bar

Jun 13, 2021 • 

Derin Adebayo

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May 2021

UD #03: The Tiger And The Tree

How venture funds are adapting their models to scale into new markets

May 16, 2021 • 

Derin Adebayo

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April 2021

UD #02: Banks are shook and they should be

Flutterwave, Airtel Money, and Kuda Bank raise major rounds, while MTN flexes its muscles

Apr 5, 2021 • 

Derin Adebayo

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February 2021

UD #01: Software is eating the rest of the world

A first in a three-part series on the funds that are enabling the deployment of technology-enabled business models in emerging markets.

Feb 21, 2021 • 

Derin Adebayo

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