Meet Adviser Ama, a 30-year old investment professional based in Nairobi, who advises entrepreneurs and investors on deal-making in Africa. In this episode, Adviser Ama and Entrepreneur Mugisha, engage with two potential investors, David and Andrew, who keep changing their requirements for funding Mugisha’s business.

Adviser Ama is a 30-year old investment professional based in Nairobi who advises entrepreneurs and investors on deal-making in Africa. In this episode, Adviser Ama and Entrepreneur Mugisha meet Investor Clyde. While Clyde says that his fund helps high-potential businesses go-to-market, Mugisha soon finds out that it all may be too good to be true.

Dubai has long recognized the importance of startups as agents of innovation and catalysts to economic growth and development. At Expo 2020, there are various programs both by the Expo organizers and the participating pavilions to promote entrepreneurs.

Adviser Ama is a 30-year old investment professional based in Nairobi who advises entrepreneurs and investors on deal-making in Africa. In this episode, Adviser Ama and Entrepreneur Mugisha meet Investor Billy. While things seem promising from the mega-fund manager, who seems eager to add Mugisha’s company to his portfolio, it turns out that all is not what it seems…

This is part 4 in a series exploring what a paradigm shift in how consultants consult could look like in the 21st century, especially given our tendency to superimpose linearity on a world that is, more often than not, circuitous at best. 

Adviser Ama is a 30-year old investment professional based in Nairobi who advises entrepreneurs and investors on deal-making in Africa. In this episode, Adviser Ama and Entrepreneur Mugisha meet Investor Kevin, who requires that entrepreneurs join the Flat Earth Society to secure an investment. Read more and laugh below.

Meet Adviser Ama, an investment professional based in Nairobi who advises entrepreneurs and investors on deal-making in Africa. From deals gone awry to term sheet drama, you'll laugh at her accounts of the fundraising woes that African start-ups face each day. Each edition features fictionalized conversations between investors and entrepreneurs, all based on true stories.

The UAE is home to a large number of Small and Medium Consulting Firms (SMCFs), serving diverse clients in an array of industries and geographies. Yet, there is a conspicuous lack of information on their identities, activities, achievements, and obstacles. As a result of these information gaps and asymmetries, SMCFs typically operate in silos, including in situations where they would benefit from greater cooperation and collaboration.

Entrepreneurs may be better served by investing in profitability over press, by focusing their attention on strong strategy, sound operations, and building a loyal customer base.

While COVID-19 has accelerated digital adoption across the world, innovation in the UAE is growing at an unprecedented pace and builds on the government’s recent efforts to transform this desert oasis into fertile ground for tech entrepreneurship in the Gulf.

The Middle East and Africa could be home to tech’s next gold rush. But for entrepreneurs in the region to strike it big, they must look at the opportunities that have been neglected – chief among them, booming enterprise spending. Instead of chasing consumer businesses dependent on massive amounts of cash and users, entrepreneurs should explore how they can create value for the local business community by finding innovative solutions to business challenges.

10 African companies helping stop the spread of COVID-19

Despite the fact that Africa makes up 16% of the global population and carries 23% of the global disease burden, the region accounts for a mere 1% of total global health expenditures and contributes to its $66 billion annual health financing gap. Given these stark figures, disruptive opportunities for healthcare technology across Africa have enormous transformative potential