AbdulKarim Mohamed
Investing in and writing about African startups
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Africa’s Job Creation Dilemma: Chasing Trends, Missing Solutions
Africa’s Job Creation Dilemma: Chasing Trends, Missing Solutions
Africa faces an urgent job creation challenge due to its rapidly growing population. By 2030, the region will account for half of the global increase in the labor force, requiring the creation of up to 18+ million jobs annually.
African ventures should have generated $20.5 billion in exits, but haven’t. Now what?
African ventures should have generated $20.5 billion in exits, but haven’t. Now what?
The blog post discusses the landscape of venture capital in Africa, highlighting the significant growth in funding and questioning the pace of venture exits co
Entrepreneurship in Africa: the failed $1 billion employment solution?
Entrepreneurship in Africa: the failed $1 billion employment solution?
Growing up as an African refugee in Toronto, Ontario, I was always aware of the automotive industry's revered status. At its peak, it constituted 25% of the province's manufacturing industry and nearly 10% of all employment.
The 85% Shortfall: Why Africa's Seed startups struggle to advance to Series A
The 85% Shortfall: Why Africa's Seed startups struggle to advance to Series A
From Chalkboards to Change: Financing Africa’s Educational Future
From Chalkboards to Change: Financing Africa’s Educational Future
Gender Lens Investing: 15 years and $30 billion later…for a 1% improvement?
Gender Lens Investing: 15 years and $30 billion later…for a 1% improvement?
Let's take a journey back to 2009, and to set the stage: Barack Obama was recently sworn in as US President. The iPad hadn't been released yet.
Selling EdTech in Africa is hard: but is tech the problem?
Selling EdTech in Africa is hard: but is tech the problem?
Africa’s education system is the worst performing globally, yet consistently African EdTech ventures attract less than 2% of total venture financing in the region. In comparison, EdTech ventures in India typically attract investor capital at a rate 6X higher; 8-12% of total venture financing.
Africa remains knowledge poor despite billions; but who benefits?
Africa remains knowledge poor despite billions; but who benefits?
We’ve all probably produced dozens—if not hundreds—of reports in our professional careers. But has any report you’ve ever created influenced a $100B change in something? Since 1915, the US Department of Labor and Statistics has released a monthly unemployment report.
As EV startups globally burn cash, what's in store for Africa?
As EV startups globally burn cash, what's in store for Africa?
as Fortune 500 companies abandon Africa, who will create jobs?
as Fortune 500 companies abandon Africa, who will create jobs?
Africa’s real Missing Middle: middle management
Africa’s real Missing Middle: middle management
Among friends in Nairobi, we frequently engage in a lighthearted yet telling bet: predicting when, not if, a newly launched restaurant's quality will start to wane. This pessimism is born from a well-acknowledged truth—the difficulty in securing middle management that possesses the critical problem-
Is African venture capital funding horses disguised as unicorns?
Is African venture capital funding horses disguised as unicorns?
Carbon Credits for African startups: a cautionary benchmark
Carbon Credits for African startups: a cautionary benchmark
Last year, Tesla shattered records by amassing $1.79 billion from carbon credits, supplementing its substantial $94 billion in revenue from other sources.
Summarry_Selling EdTech in Africa is hard.pdf
Summarry_Selling EdTech in Africa is hard.pdf
Full Report_Selling EdTech in Africa is hard.pdf
Full Report_Selling EdTech in Africa is hard.pdf
MCF 2024 EdTech Conference - Key Insights.pdf
MCF 2024 EdTech Conference - Key Insights.pdf
Who will be the Harvard and Oxford for Africa's youth?
Who will be the Harvard and Oxford for Africa's youth?
Internationally renowned education brands like Harvard and Oxford have long been synonymous with prestige and academic excellence. Graduates from these “elite” institutions are often instantly credited with high credibility, making them attractive hires.
Acumen_East Africa Education_Opportunities_vF.pdf
Acumen_East Africa Education_Opportunities_vF.pdf
African climate finance: Hope, Hype or Hypocrisy?
African climate finance: Hope, Hype or Hypocrisy?
If you do work in Africa, you're likely surrounding by the ongoing discourse on African climate finance. Which of the three positions in the above boat race do you most identify with? #1: You’re on the boat cheering towards more climate financing, or #2: You're on the boat providing critique to Afri
Decolonizing EdTech in Africa: picking local EdTech solutions over foreign solutions
Decolonizing EdTech in Africa: picking local EdTech solutions over foreign solutions
What can African EdTech ventures learn from Netflix and Spotify's struggles in Africa?
What can African EdTech ventures learn from Netflix and Spotify's struggles in Africa?
Amazon just bought $650M in nuclear power; what could this mean for African employment?
Amazon just bought $650M in nuclear power; what could this mean for African employment?
American Credit Card Debt is now $1+ trillion; is African FinTech following the same path?
American Credit Card Debt is now $1+ trillion; is African FinTech following the same path?
Making learning cheaper and more accessible for African children
Making learning cheaper and more accessible for African children
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