The spirit of Women’s History Month infuses all we do at insiderPR. Everyday, we celebrate the accomplishments of the extraordinary women we are honored to work with. Across sectors, our women clients continue to achieve great feats; from leading infrastructure development in Africa to mentoring and empowering entrepreneurs in underserved communities, these business leaders contribute immensely to a better world. We remain committed to amplifying their achievements and showcasing the important work they do and striving to make sure more capital is under the direction of women globally. Join us on our mission to make the invisible visible.
Spotlight on Insiders
This month for Spotlight on Insiders, our backstage pass into the lives of the people who make the magic happen at InsiderPR, the spotlight is on Nosike Nwigene, our Abuja-based Social Media Manager. To read his interview please visit our Medium page. Enjoy!
- Is the gig economy improving the lives of African women? | Quartz Africa
- African payments company Flutterwave raises $170M, now valued at over $1B | TechCrunch
- Savannah Fund launches $25M fund to invest in African startups at seed and Series A | TechCrunch
- Tech Giants’ Dreams of Free Internet Wither in African Backlash | Bloomberg
- How Africa Can Save the World From a Never-Ending Pandemic | Bloomberg
- Why Lagos has become Africa’s most attractive tech hub for investors | Rest of World
- On the possibility of building fintech products that compete with M-Pesa in Kenya.
- The income bucket of an average young African digital native.
- Shaan Puri details why he thinks Clubhouse will fail. He hopes not.
- Kyanne Kassiri at Lateral Capital sparks a conversation with this thread on the Y-Combinator effect in Africa.
In our dealings with prospective clients and investors outside the continent, we often find there is a need for an easy source of insights on Africa’s tech, startup and business space which is not easily found with a web search. Twitter’s List feature gives us the opportunity to address this challenge. To keep an eye on the latest conversations, follow our lists on: African Tech, Africa Business Media, African Tech Media and African Tech VCs.
- Skoll World Forum:April 13th — 15th
- Sustainability & Impact Investor Forum:April 14th — 15th
- Power Week Africa:April 20th — 23rd
- Finovate Spring:May 10th -13th
- East Africa Com:May 11th — 12th
- WSJ The Future of Everything Festival:May 11th — 13th
- GTR East Africa:May 12th — 13th
- Global Private Equity Conference:May 17th — 20th
- Good Tech Fest:May 18th — 19th
