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Nurturing Innovation: Building and Scaling African Startups with Expert Support with Thabiso Foto

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Episode 93 with Thabiso Foto, the Chief Financial Officer at Founders Factory Africa. Thabiso currently leads the finance and operations departments at Founders Factory Africa, providing invaluable strategic, technical, and operational guidance to their vibrant community of start-ups.
Founders Factory Africa is a tailored, corporate-backed accelerator and incubator that builds and scales 100+ tech businesses across the African continent. FFA is based on a unique model of combining leading corporate investors and partners with a fully-fledged operational team to design, build, and grow African tech start-ups. FFA are venture builders dedicated to solving some of Africa’s biggest challenges and capitalising on its incredible potential by leveraging market and tech opportunities.
At the core of Founders Factory Africa's mission is the creation of an ecosystem that fosters genuine innovation. Their objective is clear: to be the best growth engine for founders across Africa and beyond.
What We Discuss With Thabiso

  • How do you manage the diversification of investments and navigate the various challenges and opportunities presented by different African markets?
  • How does Founders Factory Africa promote collaboration among corporates, investors, and startup talent to foster innovation and drive growth within the African tech industry?
  • What insights have you gained from your experiences with early-stage African entrepreneurs, and how have these insights influenced the development of your investment strategies?
  • What are the main challenges faced by early-stage African startups, and how does Founders Factory Africa tackle these challenges through its investment and support initiatives?
  • How does Founders Factory Africa measure the social impact of its investments?
  • And much more...

Full show notes and resources can be found here: Unlocking Africa show notes
Did you miss my previous episode where I discuss Savings, Simplicity, Success: Transforming African Businesses Through Spend Management with Yemi Olulana? Make sure to check it out!
Like this show? Please leave us a review here -- even one sentence helps!
Connect with Terser
on LinkedIn at TerserAdamu, and Twitter @TerserAdamu
Connect with Thabiso on LinkedIn at Thabiso Foto, and Twitter @FoundersFFA

Do you want to do business in Africa? Explore the vast business opportunities in African markets and increase your success with ETK Group.
Connect with us at www.etkgroup.co.uk or reach out via email at info@etkgroup.co.uk

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Episode 93 with Thabiso Foto, the Chief Financial Officer at Founders Factory Africa. Thabiso currently leads the finance and operations departments at Founders Factory Africa, providing invaluable strategic, technical, and operational guidance to their vibrant community of start-ups.
Founders Factory Africa is a tailored, corporate-backed accelerator and incubator that builds and scales 100+ tech businesses across the African continent. FFA is based on a unique model of combining leading corporate investors and partners with a fully-fledged operational team to design, build, and grow African tech start-ups. FFA are venture builders dedicated to solving some of Africa’s biggest challenges and capitalising on its incredible potential by leveraging market and tech opportunities.
At the core of Founders Factory Africa's mission is the creation of an ecosystem that fosters genuine innovation. Their objective is clear: to be the best growth engine for founders across Africa and beyond.
What We Discuss With Thabiso

  • How do you manage the diversification of investments and navigate the various challenges and opportunities presented by different African markets?
  • How does Founders Factory Africa promote collaboration among corporates, investors, and startup talent to foster innovation and drive growth within the African tech industry?
  • What insights have you gained from your experiences with early-stage African entrepreneurs, and how have these insights influenced the development of your investment strategies?
  • What are the main challenges faced by early-stage African startups, and how does Founders Factory Africa tackle these challenges through its investment and support initiatives?
  • How does Founders Factory Africa measure the social impact of its investments?
  • And much more...

Full show notes and resources can be found here: Unlocking Africa show notes
Did you miss my previous episode where I discuss Savings, Simplicity, Success: Transforming African Businesses Through Spend Management with Yemi Olulana? Make sure to check it out!
Like this show? Please leave us a review here -- even one sentence helps!
Connect with Terser
on LinkedIn at TerserAdamu, and Twitter @TerserAdamu
Connect with Thabiso on LinkedIn at Thabiso Foto, and Twitter @FoundersFFA

Do you want to do business in Africa? Explore the vast business opportunities in African markets and increase your success with ETK Group.
Connect with us at www.etkgroup.co.uk or reach out via email at info@etkgroup.co.uk

  continue reading

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