We Investigated Africa's Silicon Valley (it's not what we expected!)
When most people think innovation, they picture Silicon Valley: hoodies, lattes, and billion-dollar apps for first-world problems.
What they don’t picture is engineers in Lagos building fintech that powers millions… or drones in Rwanda delivering blood to remote hospitals.
Here’s the twist: Africa isn’t playing catch-up, it’s leapfrogging.
From mobile money in Kenya to off-grid solar power, Africa’s tech hubs are solving real problems the West never faced.
But it’s not just tech, it’s culture, risk, and resilience shaping this boom.
Because building a startup in Africa isn’t just about raising capital, it’s about navigating family expectations, power cuts, and broken infrastructure… and still winning.
By 2050, Africa will have the world’s largest workforce. The question is:
Will this future belong to local innovators, or foreign giants?
I break it all down in the new episode:
Why Africa’s Silicon Valleys exist and what makes them different
How they’re innovating without legacy systems
The cultural challenges founders face (and why it makes them stronger)
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