What investors look for before funding tech start-ups.

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As media and ecosystem lead at AfricArena, Nathaniel Witbooi has peaked beyond the veil of investment, boasting high-level interaction with investors, start-ups and the ecosystem from a macro perspective. He believes the joys of being sector agnostic has accelerated his journey in understanding and learning from some of Africa’s finest tech start-ups.
I’d be the first to admit, I still need to get more skin in the game, but nothing stops me from sharing the lessons I’ve learnt along the way, documenting the stories and trends of eager and curios techpreneurs. In 2022 alone I’ve evaluated more than 400 start-ups.
31 Aug 2022 3AM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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