Abena

Talking finance and tech on the Continent.

[Abena @finfemafric]

As a former sme financial advisor lemmi tell you the truth...they know you're lying. Dont lie, tell them this is what you want the money to fix. And dont lie to your financial advisors either!

[Abena @finfemafric]

How did these green guys get a $40m fund to export african labor?! They didnt even have an ops plan?! The power of the caucus? I'm so confused.

[Abena @finfemafric]

We need to have a convo about not compensating pitch competition judges for their time. Because why are you giving hours of reading? (with a 3 page assessment rubrik btw) and taking up a whole day for "probono" judges?

[Abena @finfemafric]

Sooo whatsapp just really not gone allow us to save numbers anymore. So i have to save "sweetybaebi" as a contact??!

[Abena @finfemafric]

Aah yes. Mini nuclear reactors to power data centers and factories make so much sense 😏. Because we can always trust business to maintain high safety and security standards 🫠. https://t.co/YWegcjV9nC

[Abena @finfemafric]

Remember, an IPO is designed to give CURRENT investors their money back. Darris it.
"50%+ of IPO’d companies are losing money to their investors three years after listing, with 35% evaporating more than 50% of the investor value."

Look at table 16e here:
https://t.co/OTNpgejGpY

[Abena @finfemafric]

Saw a vid where Ben Affleck said this (100% sure the 1st line is a quote) "craftsman is knowing how to work, art is knowing when to stop. And I think knowing when to stop is going to be a very difficult thing for AI to do".
All these AI innovators need to know when to stop!

[Abena @finfemafric]

Do y'all know? Innovation is not an addiction (or inevitable). If you see something is going to cause the collapse of society you can just...stop.

[Abena @finfemafric]

I have not been able to vine code a fully functioning app. Is it me? Or is AI over hyped?

[Abena @finfemafric]

@ethelcofie Spend the money and do bunkbed + work station at the bottom. You wont have to get another bed until they go to college. #itsaninvestment

[Abena @finfemafric]

@ethelcofie 😂

[Abena @finfemafric]

@ethelcofie When did it jump from 25k?

[Abena @finfemafric]

Meanwhile there's a whole new program being launched around investing in Africa and its being overshadowed by ....everything

[Abena @finfemafric]

Carney is saying old connections are being reassessed, new connections are being made based on national interests. Just because we're in the same study grouo doesnt mean we're getting the same grade. So what is Ghana going to do? #ifwearenotatthetablewearethemenu

[Abena @finfemafric]

@ethelcofie 100%

[Abena @finfemafric]

Y'all. This "status of African VC" convo boils down to 1 thing (imo). Stupid money and the lack there of. We need people willing to throw money at ideas/businesses for no other reason than vibes/status/conviction and not really care if they dont get it back.

[Abena @finfemafric]

Its the 4th day of 2026 oooo.
Anyways...what are your finance predictions for ghana and the continent for q1 2026?

[Abena @finfemafric]

27-29th december are so traffic light. It'll trick you into thinking things are back to normal.

[Abena @finfemafric]

@ethelcofie Its not you. This is michelin star behaviour for non-michelin type food.