000: The World doesn’t need another VC Newsletter

Hi! I’m so glad you’re here. 

My name is Jemimah Orevaoghene – I am an early-stage investor in the venture arm of one of Wall Street’s biggest investment banks, and I started my African angel investing career as a Sophomore at Yale University, where I worked a $17/ hr job. I saved $1,000 to invest in African startups every semester and used my December holiday breaks when home in Accra or Lagos to source even more founders for my next investments. No nepo baby funds, no old money or new money support system, just sheer grit, hard work, network building and Grace. 

The reason was simple: I was tired of hearing about “Africa rising” and decided to do something about it by committing my resources to the process. A couple of years later, we saw the Year of the Return that began the annual “Detty December” flocking back to the continent; in the midst of all the enjoyment, many have begun to wonder how they too can angel invest in a tricky startup ecosystem of a continent that they would like to call home.

I’ll let you in on a little secret: the world does not need another VC newsletter; instead, what you need is an actionable roadmap to begin your engagement with the African VC ecosystem as an angel investor. And that’s where I come in. My goal here is to provide everything I needed when I began my journey in a succinct and actionable manner that frees up additional minutes of your day to hopefully go execute on what you’ve read.

We will be highlighting

· Readings, resources and communities to get started

· Must watch African startups and deal flow pipeline

· African VC job openings

· African Startup job openings

· Current themes and trends

· Sharing resources and more

If any of this sounds remotely interesting to you, feel free to subscribe below as we grow this community. Or just come back and read once in a while whenever you like. It’s all love either way.

The Mission: Africa is one of our last frontiers of real economic growth, and the diaspora will play a significant role in funding this growth

Until next time,

Jemimah