Disrupt Africa has partnered Atlantica Ventures and Goodwell Investments to release “The month in VC”, a monthly podcast series focused on all things venture capital on the continent.
Co-hosted by Gabriella Mulligan and Tom Jackson, each episode of the series wraps up the latest news in African VC, profile a leading investor, and digs into a key theme or trend in conversation with partner VCs.
DP #66: The month in VC, episode 15 – June 2, 2024 – Produced in partnership with Atlantica Ventures and Goodwell Investments, this episode features an interview with Justin Stanford from 4Di Capital, while we also discuss the advantages and disadvantages of specialisation within the African venture capital landscape.
DP #65: The month in VC, episode 14 – May 5, 2024 – Produced in partnership with Atlantica Ventures and Goodwell Investments, this episode features an interview with Emmanuel Adegboye, head of Madica, a sector-agnostic investment programme that has just made its first investments, about his career, company, and investment ethos, while we also discuss the relevance of “impact” within the African venture capital landscape.
DP #64: The month in VC, episode 13 – April 7, 2024 – Produced in partnership with Hlayisani Capital, Atlantica Ventures and Goodwell Investments, this episode features an in-depth interview with Wim van der Beek from Goodwell Investments about his career, company, and investment ethos, while we also discuss the importance of being “founder-friendly”, or whether indeed that is just a marketing phrase.
DP #63: The month in VC, episode 12 – March 3, 2024 – Produced in partnership with Katapult Africa, Hlayisani Capital, Atlantica Ventures and Endeavor South Africa, this episode features an in-depth interview with Antonia Bothner from Endeavor South Africa about her career and investment ethos, while we also discuss with importance of due diligence, and how different investors go about conducting it.
DP #62: The month in VC, episode 11 – February 4, 2024 – Produced in partnership with Katapult Africa, Hlayisani Capital, Atlantica Ventures and Endeavor South Africa, this episode features an in-depth interview with Ameya Upadhyay from Flourish Ventures and a discussion of the findings of Disrupt Africa’s recently-released African Tech Startups Funding Report 2023.
DP #57: The month in VC, episode 10 – December 13, 2023 – Produced in partnership with Katapult Africa, Hlayisani Capital, and Atlantica Ventures, this episode features an in-depth interview with Erick Yong from GreenTec Capital Partners and a discussion around how VCs go about sourcing investments.
DP #55: The month in VC, episode 9 – November 5, 2023 – Produced in partnership with Katapult Africa, Hlayisani Capital, ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator, and Atlantica Ventures, this episode features an in-depth interview with Aniko Szigetvari from Atantica Ventures, and chats to other investors about preconceptions founders often have about VC.
DP #53: The month in VC, episode 8 – October 8, 2023 – Produced in partnership with Katapult Africa, Hlayisani Capital, and ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator, this episode features Maya Horgan Famodu from Ingressive Capital, and digs into VC business models.
DP #50: The month in VC, episode 7 – September 3, 2023 – Produced in partnership with Katapult Africa, Kalon Venture Partners, Hlayisani Capital, and ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator, this episode features Sapna Shah from Novastar Ventures, and delves into the importance of local capital.
DP #46: The month in VC, episode 6 – July 30, 2023 – Produced in partnership with Katapult Africa, Kalon Venture Partners, Hlayisani Capital, and ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator, this episode sees Gabriella talk to Eloho Omame from TLcom Capital and FirstCheck Africa, and look at exit strategies in the investment space.
DP #42: The month in VC, episode 5 – July 2, 2023 – Produced in partnership with Katapult Africa, Kalon Venture Partners, Hlayisani Capital, and ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator, this episode sees Gabriella and Tom talk to Basil Moftah from financial inclusion focused fund Nclude, and look at gender diversity within the investment space.
DP #39: The month in VC, episode 4 – May 28, 2023 – Produced in partnership with Katapult Africa, Kalon Venture Partners, Hlayisani Capital, and ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator, this episode sees Gabriella and Tom talk to ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator’s Oyin Solebo, and look at how venture capitalists go about building their portfolios.
DP #38: The month in VC, episode 3 – April 30, 2023 – Produced in partnership with Katapult Africa, Kalon Venture Partners and Hlayisani Capital, this episode sees Gabriella and Tom talk to Hlaysani’s Brett Commaille, and look at how venture capitalists go about raising their funds.
DP #35: The month in VC, episode 2 – March 26, 2023 – Produced in partnership with Katapult Africa, Kalon Venture Partners and Hlayisani Capital, this episode sees Gabriella and Tom talk to Kalon’s Clive Butkow, and look at ways venture capitalists can best help their portfolio companies navigate the difficult current economic climate.
DP #32: The month in VC, episode 1 – February 26, 2023 – Produced in partnership with Katapult Africa, Grindstone Ventures and Kalon Venture Partners, each episode of the series will wrap up the latest news in African VC, profile a leading investor, and dig into a key theme or trend in conversation with partner VCs. Episode one sees Gabriella and Tom talk to Katapult Africa’s Philip Gasaatura, and dig into the key findings from the recently-released African Tech Startups Funding Report 2022, which tracked a record year in which 633 ventures raised over US$3 billion in investment.