Angel Investing in Africa With Biola Alabi (Co-Founder of Atika Ventures)
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Quote - “Technology is bringing us back all together.”
The Afropolitan Podcast spotlights Afropolitans who aren’t afraid to
step into the unknown and walk in purpose. With this podcast we hope
to empower Africans in the Diaspora to harness their full potential
and contribute to the development of a bold and progressive black
community.
Our guests will share their working formulas, the hard facts about
leaving familiar terrain, embracing the unknown, and staying relevant
afterwards.
This episode features Biola Alabi, Co-Founder of Atika Ventures; a
women-led venture fund providing early-stage capital to consumer
technology start-ups in West and East Africa.
Biola is a Non-Executive Director at Unilever Nig. Plc. and Monty
Mobile, an Angel Investor at Lagos Angel Network and the Executive
Producer at Biola Alabi Media and Entertainment. She is passionate
about investing in startups that will solve real problems at scale.
Listen and enjoy as Biola Alabi talks to us about investing in
startups and how the investment landscape has changed over the last
decade.
Biola’s Reading List
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
https://amzn.to/3EXXWDE
Basic Black: The Essential Guide for Getting Ahead at Work (and in
Life) by Cathie Black
https://amzn.to/3Sclh7L
True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership by Bill George
https://amzn.to/2AkWI67
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown
https://amzn.to/3MH5tst
Show Notes
1:37 Lagos Angel Network
2:43 Changes/challenges in the investment landscape over the last 10 years
3:59 Advice to startups in the current regulatory environment
5:37 What do you look for in investing in startups
7:20 Advice/strategies for founders in recruiting/retaining talent
8:54 Managing expectations of Limited Partner (LPs)
11:22 First angel investment
12:50 First encounter with failure and experience learnt
15:44 Transparency as a founder
18:09 Background and upbringing
23:19 Reading list
27:26 Title of the book about your life
28:59 What does being Afropolitan mean to you
The Afropolitan Podcast is hosted by Eche Emole, co-founder of Afropolitan.
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