UNAJUA S1 EP3: What is driving the capital boom in Africa's tech ecosystem? feat. Derin Adebayo

UNAJUA S1 EP3: What is driving the capital boom in Africa's tech ecosystem? feat. Derin Adebayo

Author: African Tech Roundup June 7, 2021 Duration: 15:02
In this final instalment of our UNAJUA learning series themed: "Is the African technology ecosystem at an inflection point?" Nigerian analyst and researcher Derin Adebayo unpacks what is driving the increase in capital flowing into Africa's tech ecosystem. Derin also suggests what the various types of money making its way into the market might signal and analyses the role local and international investors play in the space. Have your say by clicking on the UNAJUA tab at AfricanTechRoundup.com (https://www.africantechroundup.com/unajua/) and leaving us a 60-second voice note with your reaction to this episode. (We will include some of your audio takes in future follow-up episodes.) Image credit: David Rotimi

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