Kelvin Gobo

Frontend Engineer & Founder @stgr_africa ⚰️ | Co-host @techtidesafrica 🌊 | Building a due diligence tool to help investors skip the autopsy.

[Kelvin Gobo @slightlynerd]

Had some free time over the weekend so I did a little work on this:

https://t.co/lbugCe5Hxi (1/2)

[Sage M.W @sagehack_]

We need an African startup graveyard...

Who wanna build this?

[Tech Tides Africa @techtidesafrica]

Episode 41 is LIVE!

- Foreign VC exits in Kenya face 15% tax under proposed law
- South Africa’s Mia Healthcare Raises $920K to Scale Dental Clinics Across Southern Africa

Link to full breakdown in the comments 👇

[Tech Tides Africa @techtidesafrica]

Episode 41 is LIVE!

- Foreign VC exits in Kenya face 15% tax under proposed law
- South Africa’s Mia Healthcare Raises $920K to Scale Dental Clinics Across Southern Africa

Link to full breakdown in the comments 👇

[erika @yeeeerika]

the human spirit was not designed for this many passwords

[• @yducknow]

When you realize everything is so expensive and still God hasn’t let you you go hungry, homeless or empty

[Kelvin Gobo @slightlynerd]

The African tech ecosystem isn't in a funding winter anymore; it's in a brand new epoch.

Egypt and South Africa are outpacing Nigeria through mega-debt rounds, and incumbents are buying up the market.

We just dropped @stgr_africa's Q1 2026 Report. It’s the raw data for surviving this climate.

[Startup Graveyard Africa @stgr_africa]

Happy New Week!

It has been over a year since our last comprehensive release, the 2024 Startup Graveyard Report. During that hiatus, we watched the African technology ecosystem transition from a prolonged funding winter into a completely new operational epoch. The environment has stopped meeting fragile business models halfway.

Today, we are dropping our diagnostic mapping of this new reality: The State of Startup Survival in Africa 2026 (Q1 Report).

We’ve built this report to serve as an actionable toolkit for the current climate. Inside, we unpack the startups we lost, map the ascending sectors, and outline the exact survival playbook required to navigate Q2 and beyond.

What you will find inside:

- The Macro View: Why the regional startup map was redrawn, putting Egypt and South Africa ahead of Nigeria in capital totals through mega-debt rounds.

- The Exit Gallery: Case studies on the new consolidation wave (Flutterwave x Mono, Moniepoint x Sumac, Dawar x BekyaPay) and why incumbents are suddenly the primary buyers.

- The Survival Playbook: An actionable toolkit for founders on debt-readiness, unit economics, and shifting from consumer apps to B2B infrastructure.

Download the Q1 2026 report now: https://t.co/vOyL8ixDTc

#startupgraveyardafrica

[Tech Tides Africa @techtidesafrica]

How Nigeria’s card monopoly fell in 14 days #techtidesafrica

[thami @thamieverywhere]

bro to bro: if you like skinnier girls, get yourself a skinny girl. if you like thicker girls, get yourself a thick girl. if you like fitness girls, get yourself a fit girl. you are entitled to your own preferences.

but what you are not going to do bro, is date a girl who is not your type and make her feel inferior to other girls.

[Startup Graveyard Africa @stgr_africa]

Another Nigerian fintech from the Graveyard.

Pivo Technology raised $2M from Y Combinator, built a strong SME lending & banking platform, hit 98% repayment rates…

Then shut down in December 2023.

What really killed it?

Let’s break it down. 👇

[Tech Tides Africa @techtidesafrica]

The AI bubble is lying to you

[Tech Tides Africa @techtidesafrica]

Episode 40 is LIVE!

- How Flutterwave and Moniepoint ended Nigeria’s card monopoly in 14 days in 2019
- Only 10% of Nigeria’s working-age population uses generative AI

Link to full breakdown in the comments 👇

[Bayomi @SemudaraAbayomi]

I need Nigerians to understand you need to pay for things... Paying makes the market bigger and better…

For instance, if Nigerians massively adopted IROKO TV, it will still be here today employing thousands of Nigerians, they were one of the few brands that explored agency model, they had dedicated kiosk…

While I understand the nation is poor, but even people that can afford it still have this crooked mindset to bypass…

[Startup Graveyard Africa @stgr_africa]

100th Edition Strong:

We just published our 100th newsletter a big milestone for Startup Graveyard Africa.

When we started, the goal was simple but important: cut through the hype and document the real stories of the African tech ecosystem what’s working, what’s failing, and the hard lessons that actually matter for builders and investors.

This week’s edition features a meaningful move:

Moniepoint enhances UK payment security by partnering with https://t.co/qvmNaHwXKy

This partnership strengthens cross-border remittances (especially UK → Nigeria), introduces Confirmation of Payee (CoP) verification, and shows how African fintechs are seriously leveling up on compliance, fraud prevention, and trust as they expand globally.

In a space where regulation and security are becoming major differentiators, this is the kind of quiet, strategic move that separates the serious players from the rest.

As we hit 100 editions, we want to reach more founders, operators, investors, and ecosystem builders who are tired of surface-level takes and want unfiltered weekly intelligence on African startups.

If you’re building in Africa (or investing in it), this is one of the best ways to stay sharp on the real mechanics of the ecosystem. You need to be on the list.

Subscription link will be in the comments.

#AfricanTech #Fintech #Moniepoint #StartupsAfrica #Payments #Web3Africa #claude #vatican #technicalstaff

[Manchester United @ManUtd]

BRUNO FERNANDES. RECORD-BREAKER.

[Demotivational Speaker @OdunEweniyi]

consequences

[Manchester United @ManUtd]

Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year ✅
United Players' Player of the Year ✅
FWA Footballer of the Year ✅
Premier League Player of the Season ✅

That's our Bruno 🐐

[Tech Tides Africa @techtidesafrica]

Fintech remains undefeated in Africa, but the AI revolution is forcing a massive rewrite of the startup playbook.

In this week's episode of Tech Tides Africa, we break down the shift from funding highs to the reality of the tech labour market. 🧵👇

[Tech Tides Africa @techtidesafrica]

Episode 39 is LIVE!

- East Africa’s $1 billion tech infrastructure bet faces delay as Microsoft clashes with Kenya over payments
- OmniRetail, M-KOPA, Sabi, TymeBank make FT’s Africa fastest-growing companies list

Link to full breakdown in the comments 👇

[GodLogic_GL @GodLogic_GL]

Praise God, we hit 600,000 subscribers. Less than 400k from the 1 million mark. If you haven't already, subscribe here: https://t.co/JvPBWsN8t5

[Startup Graveyard Africa @stgr_africa]

Africa was once the centre of global trade via legendary networks such as the trans-Saharan trade routes. Today, despite a massive population and rich resources, our logistics potential remains largely untapped. Why aren't we leading global supply chains?

The hurdles are deeply structural. Deficient roads, railways, and ports serve as severe bottlenecks. Moving goods is slow and expensive, which means fresh produce spoils, consumer prices rise, and producer profits completely plummet.

Policy and corruption double the friction. The AfCFTA offers immense promise, but its implementation is stalled by complex cross-border rules, varying tax rates, and customs delays. Meanwhile, institutional bribery at borders inflates costs and scares off investors.

This environment penalises innovation. A lack of real-time tracking, bureaucratic hurdles, and talent shortages heavily inflate operational costs, forcing many brilliant African logistics startups to underperform or shut down.

Yet, resilience shines through. Startups like Jumia and Kobo360 are leveraging technology to address poor infrastructure and regulatory gaps. Unlocking the future requires unified action to fix rules, fight corruption, and build infrastructure.

[AFTER HOW MANY CHILDREN @tomisin_ms]

Congratulations Arsenal