So just had to deal with a homies โvibe codedโ Erp which some โhot shotโ sold to his business. Customers loading with a get every refresh , every product fetched every time a button was pressed. He was spending $600 on Google Cloud monthly for a system used by 18 staff. Guys. Vide coding is for cool free online tools NOT for enterprise. I beg you.
In less than ten years, @BgoniJustin has done tremendous work that was unthinkable for those who followed our capital markets decades prior:
โขHe created and set the the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange from scratch and it now has 15 or so counters. Great!
โขHe took ZSE public. The public can now buy shares of the bourse.
โขHe is about to launch the SME exchange to help SMEs raise capital.
Great strides. Justin and his team have made great strides in a short amount of time.
๐จ BREAKING: Joshua Kushner's @ThriveCapital is putting $1 billion into buying local accounting firms and rebuilding them around AI.
The acquisition arm is a company called Current.
The pitch to a decades-old CPA firm: sell us a majority stake, keep a meaningful piece for yourselves, and we'll re-engineer the back office with AI.
The ownership model is the part worth a look:
โ Traditional PE buys to sell inside a fixed window
โ Thrive plans to hold for the long run, the way Berkshire Hathaway does
โ Local partners keep real, meaningful stakes
Patient capital, pointed at a fragmented, unglamorous industry.
The proof point so far is Larson Gross โ one accountant, one office in Bellingham, WA in 1949, grown into a regional firm with five offices and 200 employees.
In 2025 its partners sold control to Current.
@Forbes reports the in-house models are hitting up to 98% accuracy on data entry.
Worth being precise, though โ data entry is the high-volume floor of accounting, not the judgment work clients actually pay for.
The skepticism is fair, too.
AI roll-ups have been hyped for years and mostly underdelivered. The gap between the pitch and the operating reality is still wide.
The bet underneath all of this: that permanent capital plus AI can run a professional-services firm better than the people who spent decades building it.
If it works in accounting, the same template is waiting for law, insurance, and consulting.
A billion-dollar wager on the back office of American business.
Today, we're introducing Lassie and $47M in funding led by a16z.
We're building AI that runs small businesses, starting with doctors' offices.
Lassie is already trusted by 700+ practices across the country, working autonomously to provide them with 30 hours of labor per month.
To get here, we first had to leave Robinhood and Superhuman to work in offices ourselves.
Here's how that went.
๐ฏ Dr. James Mwangi is one of the architects of modern African banking. Group CEO of @KeEquityBank since 2004, he transformed a small Kenyan financial institution declared insolvent in 1993 into one of Africa's largest banks, serving over 16 million customers across nine countries in East and Central Africa with an asset base exceeding $12 billion. Ernst & Young's World Entrepreneur of the Year in 2012 and a Forbes Africa Person of the Year, he is now driving Equity's pan-African expansion toward a 50-country, 50-million-customer institution by 2030, with confirmed acquisition targets in Angola, Zambia and Mozambique.
๐ฌ His message at the Africa CEO Forum 2026 in Kigali captured a week that East Africa hosted back-to-back continental summits: the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi and now ACF in Kigali. The shift in narrative, he argued, is unmistakable. The conversation has moved from asking partners to do for Africa, to declaring that Africans will do it themselves, then seek partnerships to scale what is already being built. He pointed to the African Renaissance Group, chaired by Aliko Dangote, as the embodiment of this thesis: African capital, African entrepreneurship, and a commitment to use both to anchor continental transformation.
๐ This is precisely the shared ownership doctrine the Forum has placed at the heart of its 2026 agenda. The vibrance, passion and commitment in the room, as he put it, is no longer about courting external investors. It is about Africans owning the narrative, owning the destiny, and accepting accountability for solving African challenges. The next decade will be measured by exactly that.
#ACF2026 #AfricaCEOForum
I never wanted to spend my life waiting for opportunities. I wanted to create them. I dreamt of building factories, producing iron, roofing sheets and cement and step by step, those dreams became reality.ย
Never underestimate the power of a dream backed by hard work.
Yoco brings Apple Tap to Pay on iPhone to South Africa ๐๐ฟ
Small businesses can now accept tap payments directly on an iPhone with no card machine or extra hardware needed. Customers just tap their card, phone, or smartwatch to pay.
Slowly slowly...Pole Pole
[Verse 1: Pompi]
Yes you might think that you're too slow
But
The Climb is longer than the fall
And on the mountain is your calling And on the mountain is your call
[Pre-Chorus]
Hello Kilimanjaro
Your peak is an overflow
We'll reap but for now let's sow
Let's sow
[Chorus]
When you're walking
On the mountain
Ni pole pole pole pole
One step at a time
One step at a time
As you climb
Ni pole pole pole pole
Introducing @StakeStreet_ ร Shona Prince Technologies
Weโre excited to announce a strategic partnership between StakeStreet and Shona Prince Technologies, focused on expanding access to global digital platforms across Africa, starting with Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
What is StakeStreet?
StakeStreet is a mobile-first voucher distribution platform that enables individuals to issue digital vouchers from their phones, giving customers simple, local access to a wide range of online platforms and services without the need for a bank account, debit/ credit card!
At its core, StakeStreet transforms everyday locations into points of digital access, bridging the gap between local communities and global platforms.
What can StakeStreet enable?
Through a single interface, StakeStreet supports multiple high-demand categories:
1. Digital asset access vouchers โ enabling participation in global digital ecosystems e.g. You can buy Bitcoin, USDT or any other cryptocurrencies with cash or mobile money.
2. xStocks vouchers โ simplifying access to international equities and market exposure. You can buy xStocks like Nvidia, or Tesla with cash!
3. Prediction-based platform vouchers โ allowing users to engage with outcome-driven platforms tied to real-world events. Is the price of Gold or Oil going up in an hour? Create a voucher or buy one & cash out.
4. iGaming vouchers โ supporting access to regulated online entertainment platforms
All delivered through a simple voucher model, designed for accessibility in markets where traditional onboarding and payments can be limiting.
Across many African markets:
Payment infrastructure remains fragmented
Access to global platforms is often complex
Large portions of the population operate in cash-based environments
Yet demand for digital participation is growing rapidly.
StakeStreet addresses this by creating a local distribution layer, where:
Customers can access platforms through vouchers
Agents can operate with minimal setup using just a mobile device
Transactions can happen simply, quickly, and locally
Through this partnership, Shona Prince Technologies provides the physical distribution infrastructure:
1. Retail stores across key markets
2. Onboarding points for new agents
3. A trusted, local presence within communities
This enables StakeStreet to scale efficiently by embedding directly into existing, high-traffic environments.
Together, StakeStreet and Shona Prince Technologies are enabling:
1. Last-mile access to global digital platforms
2. A new category of mobile-first agents
3. A scalable bridge between cash economies and digital services
Individuals can now visit a Shona Prince Technologies store, register, and begin operating as StakeStreet agents, issuing vouchers and serving demand within their communities.
This partnership is about more than distribution.
Itโs about redefining how access to digital platforms is delivered in emerging markets.
A model that is:
Local in execution
Global in reach
Scalable by design
Weโre just getting started!
The Association of Healthcare Funders of Zimbabwe (๐๐๐๐ผ๐ญ) has raised serious concerns regarding a proposed amendment to Statutory Instrument 330 of 2000.
The new regulation would stop medical aid societies from owning clinics, pharmacies, or hospitals. Here is the breakdown of the situation:
* ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: They argue that owning facilities protects members. Historically, private providers have rejected medical aid in favour of cash. Having their own clinics ensures members always have a place to get treatment.
* ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Authorities worry about "market distortions," suggesting that medical aids might unfairly favour their own hospitals over independent ones.
* ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ธ: Banning these facilities could leave patients at the mercy of private providers who may demand cash upfront again.
๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ต. A middle-ground solutionโ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ปโwould keep the market fair without stripping away essential healthcare access for members. ๐ฅ
How will this affect your medical aid cover? Follow the ๐ญ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ WhatsApp Channel for more analysis:
๐ต๐๐๐ฝ๐://๐๐ต๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ/๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐น/๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ต๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ง๐๐ด๐ป๐๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ณ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฏ๐
#Zimbabwe #Healthcare #MedicalAid #AHFoZ #Zimpricecheck
Every practicing physician knows the weight of a system asking for more than a human can give.
Iโm thrilled to share that @aidocmed has raised a $150M Series E led by @GoldmanSachs (total funding: $500M+) ๐
This isnโt just a milestoneโitโs fuel to close the gap between clinician knowledge and action. Weโre building the AI platform healthcare deserves to fight burnout and prioritize patient care ๐ฉบ
The future is here and itโs powered by responsible AI
#HealthTech #ClinicalAI #SeriesE