Mayur Patel

Building fintech services at M-KOPA @WEF YGL @TutuFellows

[Mayur Patel @mayurhpatel]

@jspujji GA

[Nik @NikMilanovic]

A couple ago, I left my BD & Strategy job at @GooglePay. The next morning, I was on a flight from New York to Kampala for a @twifintech meetup.

[Mayur Patel @mayurhpatel]

Many of my favourite ppl - great line-up 💪

[Wiza Jalakasi @wizaj]

So this is happening today! 🥳
Super excited to be joined by @tsakane_ng @Marcelloscherme @Justchichi and to be hosted by the incredible @julieverhage of @fintechtoday_ 🥳

[Francis Maxwell @francismmaxwell]

Let me say this, if Naomi Osaka, or Serena Williams acted in the way Novak Djokovic has acted in the past couple weeks- the tennis association would be sharpening their knives. They hung Osaka out to dry because she missed a couple pressers, meanwhile on Djokovic...(crickets).

[Tsakane 👾 @tsakane_ng]

If you’re acquiring customers in most emerging markets, the sooner you wake up to the reality that you need offline distribution, the better.

[Eusebius McKaiser @Eusebius]

We now need to leave Tutu’s moral compass in peace, lowering it with him, and build our own tools for the future—honoring him by taking seriously our generation’s moral and political agency.

https://t.co/isCQL9nVtv

[TutuFellows @TutuFellows]

The @TutuFellows pay homage to their Patron, the late Archbishop @TheDesmondTutu. Hard to believe that he is no longer with us. May his dear soul rest in peace.

https://t.co/6ieu085dLZ

[Mayur Patel @mayurhpatel]

@Maidiakh @FondationOrange @CentreWali @EPEGuinee @Amina_AK_N Congratulations @Maidiakh!! Exciting to see this launched. 🚀

[Mayur Patel @mayurhpatel]

Who will own Africa's future unicorns? @kola_aina has been asking this before a single one existed. Congrats @vp_fund on this great news, and for all you've done to pioneer investments in our mission-driven founders long before it became obvious to others.

[Kola Aina @kola_aina]

I am happy to announce the 1st close of our $40m Pan-African fund @vp_fund - to invest in Market Creating Innovations.

[Mayur Patel @mayurhpatel]

Africa tech coming of age. Trends from @kola_aina - 1) local companies crossing continental borders; 2) local engineering talent sought out globally 3) founders/operators reinvesting in others #ATSLDN

[Mayur Patel @mayurhpatel]

One chart that keeps us focused 👀 #ATSLDN @mkopakenya

[Raj Kulasingam @rajkool03]

@mayurhpatel on the realities of internet access in Africa - smartphone access is the exception rather than the rule…

Africa Tech Summit at the London Stock Exchange https://t.co/Y2U9uGsMjT

[Mayur Patel @mayurhpatel]

Before African startups needed external validation to get local investor interest. That model has now flipped 🙌🏽 - @OdunEweniyi sharing Piggyvest experiences #ATSLDN

[Justin Norman 🌍 @just_norm]

So let me get this straight - South Africa has world-class genomics labs and scientists and as a result, they are the ones to discover these new variants.

And then after they do, everyone calls it the South African variant and bans travel from SA

[Mayur Patel @mayurhpatel]

@haydenalcalde @wizaj @pyjama_ceo Telco3 here we come 🙈! Neo-telco got to be data only service + handset, and fully digital offering for acquiring, registering and servicing customers (vs rebuild telco SIM distribution). Think only really viable as scaled alternative when smartphone adoption at >85% vs >35%.

[Mayur Patel @mayurhpatel]

@snyatta It happened 🙌🏽 excited for you guys

[Mayur Patel @mayurhpatel]

@just_norm @TheFlipAfrica @ComradeFatsooo @MagambaTV among the best (even with my home town bias). Multiple video formats, events and deeply invested in supporting new content creators👌🏽

[Mayur Patel @mayurhpatel]

@marcuslemonis @addjoi Hands down the best plant-based milk out there. Tastes incredible, super versatile and sustainably packaged. @tonyeatsplants @HectorIanG are awesome, and the products even better!

[Mayur Patel @mayurhpatel]

@rajkool03 Great news! Congratulations Raj.

[Mayur Patel @mayurhpatel]

@edwin_macharia I’m so sorry Edwin. Thinking of you.

[Laurie Penny @PennyRed]

When Black people, Brown people, queer people, poor people demand basic human rights, it is treated as a mortal threat to the nation and met with maximal police repression.
When armed white guys stage an actual fascist coup, the cops let them do it.