The exit trail took an unusual turn in late December when African telecom Billionaire, Strive Masiyiwa, announced that Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Limited would delist from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, after years of trading at a steep valuation discount to regional peers, which trade at 6–8 times EV/EBITDA. He said “the decision forms part of a …

Entering January 2026 Read More »

The exit trails of November 2025 have found its way into the last month of the year, courtesy of the Dot Com Zambia PLC IPO on the Lusaka Securities Exchange (LuSE), running from November 17th to December 12th, 2025. However, the offer period for the IPO successfully concluded on Friday, 5th December 2025, closing one week …

Exiting December 2025 Read More »

As 2025 concludes, the performance of the Africa tech ecosystem is under scrutiny, prompting various projections for 2026. I largely agree with Ido Sum’s comprehensive, data-driven review, “Early. Not Broken,” which analyzes the ecosystem I helped build. His analysis conclusion specifically highlights the landscape of exits, noting: “Nearly half of those exits are South African, …

The Africa Tech Ecosystem in November 2025: Record Exits, Cautionary Tales Read More »

“This is not my first time at Angel Fair Africa, I was part of the 2016 batch that pitched in Kenya with my first startup, MicroClinics which I raised money for, built and sold. I then used the proceeds from that venture to start CheckUPS COVA so this is my second coming to the event but this …

Angel Fair Africa’s successful outcomes evident at NYC event Read More »

Following the successful 12th Angel Fair Africa (aka AFA@12) in New York, Chanzo Capital was invited to stage the first Angel Fair Africa speed dating for African entrepreneurs and investors as part of San Francisco Tech Week (#SFTechWeek) on October 7 2025. Tech Week is the largest decentralized conference put together by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), bringing …

Angel Fair Africa at San Francisco Tech Week Read More »

Africa’s leading builders and investors will be sharing their remarkable experiences at the 12th Angel Fair Africa (aka AFA@12) themed “Building and Investing in Africa” at the Google NYC office on 19th September 2025. Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, Managing Partner of Accelerate Africa and a two-time unicorn co-founder of Andel and Flutterwave, Barbara Iyayi, co-founder of Liquid Credit …

Builders and Investors at 12th Angel Fair Africa Read More »

Since its well-publicized inception in 2013, Angel Fair Africa (AFA) has been hosting a successful yearly event that brings selected entrepreneurs to pitch to a room of curated investors with the intent of doing deals. The event has resulted in about $10M of deals, which attracted other investments and generated 10X the original deals over …

Angel Fair Africa in 2025 Read More »

On 19th September 2025, we will be welcoming the 12th Angel Fair Africa (aka AFA@12) to Google’s 9th Avenue offices in New York City. Angel Fair Africa is an event that brings entrepreneurs and investors together to do deals. This marks the first time the event is being hosted in the US, after eleven years …

Esther Dyson to keynote 12th Angel Fair Africa at Google NYC Read More »

On 12th May 2005 when Alex Bram, Ernest Apenteng and Leslie Gyimah set out right after college on the mission of making Short Messaging System (SMS) a business communication tool under the auspices of SMSGH, least did they know that in 2025 they would be celebrating their 20th anniversary as Hubtel – an e-commerce platform …

The Making of Hubtel: An African Success Story Read More »

“I am not African because I was born in Africa but because Africa was born in me.” Among other philosophies, these timeless words from Kwame Nkrumah, Africa’s independence revolutionary and the first president of Ghana, underpin the growing drive by Caribbeans, Black Americans, Afro Latinos and other members of the diaspora to rediscover their African …

Business Growth Between Africa and the Diaspora: An Emerging Revolution Read More »