Do you guys know, Zomato was once just 6 months away from shutting down? 💀
With cash running out, they made a bold call, go public or go home. That IPO wasn’t about celebration, it was survival.
Today, Zomato holds ₹18,800+ crore in cash reserves, owns Blinkit, and stands as India’s biggest food-tech success story.
From 6 months of runway to limitless runway. All credit goes to Deepinder Goyal, the man who refused to quit. 🙌🏻💫
The Austria Advantage for African Deep Tech Builders
@isaacnewtonIII will be hosting Jakob Cencic from @InvestAustria on how African companies can expand into Europe through Austria.
📅 Date: 27 October 2025 | 🕐 1:00 p.m. GMT
📩 Register here: https://t.co/F4DiuxXtiL
M-KOPA's growth and profitability is impressive and you've gotta give the team their flowers.
But make no mistake, this was built on millions and millions in equity and debt earmarked for climate / PAYGO solar. They've raised ~$600m in funding (debt/equity/grants).
Those assets (distro, backend, underwriting, debt facilities, human capital) were built over a decade by a company that was squarely trying to solve last mile energy in Africa. And for most of that time, the impact capital that backed M-KOPA also backed that mission.
Today, they are primarily a PAYGO smartphone platform. There's now very little solar footprint on their site.
We've gotta feel good for the team who've been able to pivot into a lucrative category with deep market pull. But we also need to ask ourselves what the last decade of impact investing has really yielded.
The shift is accelerating :)
Legacy rails: days + double-digit fees.
@accrueHQ: ~90s + 1% fee capped at $1.
Africa’s cross-border payments on stablecoins:
Professional dump of the quarter/month
1. Joined National Advisory Grp for Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) on Digital Jobs
2.Became Chair National Insurance Commission Innovation Challenge
3.Became Chair Tech&Innovation Commitee Old Mutual
4.said No to 2 Board seats
Looking for a “low-risk” way to transition to become a startup founder focused on Africa?
Apply for this full-time, paid programme. All you need is an idea & strong conviction to make the jump towards taking it to market. Deadline: 7 March.
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We’re excited to welcome Selorm Augustt as a speaker at Future of Work 2.0!
Selorm is an AI Generalist specializing in implementing AI systems and tools to enhance efficiency and productivity. With over two years of experience,
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Just to add, here’s a folder containing past questions from top firms like EY, PWC, GTB, KPMG, UBA and Aptitude tests prep materials. This was shared by a member of the WLB Careers community.
You can access the documents via the link below👇🏽
https://t.co/5UBlHx46Sr
All the best 👍
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Hi everyone
I’m a talent farmer
I nurture and harvest talents for the good of Africa
I will soon use this as my next identity when @themandeapp becomes embedded in universities 😂
We surely will always support a good cause.
Grab NSS as an opportunity to grow and explore your career path and don’t just run “waakye errands” .
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