Profiles

Financial and social due diligence both key to LeapFrog’s success

March 23, 2015

A profile of financial services private equity investor LeapFrog’s approach to risk management and governance of its portfolio companies in Africa. Approaching and managing investments using [more...]

Q&A with PAC-DBIA Council members Wale Adeosun and Melissa Cook

March 23, 2015

An interesting Q&A piece featuring Kuramo Capital’s Wale Adeosun and Africa Sunrise Partners’, both members of the President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa, [more...]

Village Capital launches fintech startup programme

March 9, 2015

As applications for startups competing for $100,000 in capital from venture lender Village Capital closed, AFK Insider talks to John Mulqueen and George Omeda about the venture lender’s [more...]

An interview with Justin Stanford, founder of 4Di Capital

March 2, 2015

An interview with venture capitalist Justin Stanford, founder of 4Di Capital, on how he came to found the fund, its focus today and how it builds value in the investee companies in its portfolio. [more...]

Mkoba Private Equity looks to push Tanzania’s businesses

March 2, 2015

The CEO of the $200 million Mkoba Private Equity fund, one of Tanzania’s first indigenous private equity investment vehicles talks to How we made it in Africa on where he sees opportunity in [more...]

Grindstone Accelerate allows Knife Capital to optimize resources and returns

February 23, 2015

A brief, interesting profile of Knife Capital and its partners’ approach to investing in and building companies. Read more at Disrupt [more...]

Q&A with Kris Senanu on Blackrock Capital’s investment strategy

February 23, 2015

The Founder of venture capital firm Blackrock Capital Investments talks to Forbes about his investing strategy, the criteria he looks for in the entrepreneurs and companies he invests in and where he [more...]

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