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An International EMBA Student on Culture, Creativity and Opportunity
An International EMBA Student on Culture, Creativity and Opportunity
Growing up in Lagos, every weekend involved social events celebrating new births, monumental birthdays, weddings, the…
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Aina Fadina shared thisEnjoyed this piece by Zito Madu about culture, brand activation and authenticity, and infrastructure. Not because of the event itself, we’ve all seen some version of these World Cup activations before. But because of what actually made the moment feel real. It wasn’t the production. It wasn’t the brand. It wasn’t even the programming. It was a group of young Ghanaian boys in the crowd, fully immersed, fully themselves, shifting the entire energy of the room. And that distinction is everything. Because it highlights the gap between staging culture and actually understanding it. A lot of what we see around global moments like the World Cup is built to signal proximity to culture. But proximity is not participation. And participation is not ownership. Culture doesn’t come alive because it’s been curated into a space. It comes alive through people who carry it, live it, and express it without permission. That’s the real infrastructure. As we move toward the World Cup, this becomes even more important. This isn’t just a tournament. It’s one of the most powerful intersections of culture and capital in the world. A moment where identity, migration, music, sport, power, capital, emotions, and global influence all converge. And yet, it’s taking place in the United States at a time when the global context is… complicated. The complexity around Afcon….the corruption of particular organizations. There’s a REAL tension here. What does it mean to host the world while parts of that world feel unwelcome? How do you hold space for global celebration while political realities shape who feels included in that space? I don’t think there’s a clean or clear answer. I certainly don’t have one. Maybe I’m intellectually afraid to dig deeper for one. But I do think moments like the one described, small, human, unscripted, are a reminder of what actually matters. Not just the spectacle. Not just the visibility. But the ability to create environments where real connection can happen. Where culture isn’t just displayed, but felt. That’s the difference between an activation and something that actually moves people. And it’s the difference between building moments and building something that lasts. Football isn’t just a sport, it is a religion.
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Aina Fadina shared thisThere’s something powerful about choosing to step away and step into building. I’ve learned that the most important inflection points in a career aren’t about titles, but about clarity. Clarity on ones purpose, where you create the most value, how you want to show up, and what you’re actually here to build. Really excited to see my cousin, Tinu Akeredolu, take that step, by moving back to Lagos, to build AKR Talent Solutions. Having built her career inside an financial institution like Capital One and Discover Cards, operating at the intersection of talent, strategy, and execution, she understands what it takes to build high-performing teams and scalable systems from the inside. That experience translates. What stands out to me is the focus. Talent and operating structure are often the most overlooked drivers of growth, yet they are the difference between momentum and stagnation, between vision and execution. This is true globally, and especially relevant in markets like Nigeria, Africa, and MENA region, where the ambition and opportunity are undeniable, and the right structures can unlock outsized outcomes. AKR Talent Solutions is well-positioned to support: • Founders and leadership teams scaling from early to growth stage • Venture-backed companies building out teams and operating infrastructure • Corporates expanding into new markets or rethinking how their organizations are structured for scale • Investors and platforms looking to strengthen portfolio performance through talent and execution If you’re building something ambitious and thinking seriously about how to structure your team, scale your operations, and unlock the full potential of your people, this is a conversation worth having. Excited to see what you build next.Aina Fadina shared thisIt’s been a week since I decided to step away from my role at Capital One, and I’ve taken some time to reflect on what has truly been a defining chapter in my journey. I’m deeply grateful to the colleagues, teammates, and leaders I had the privilege of working with (way too many to name), and filled with thanks for the trust, the collaboration, the challenges that pushed me to grow, and the shared ambition and focus to build something meaningful. The lessons, relationships, friendships, and experiences from that time will stay with me and continue to shape how I show up going forward. Transitions like this create space for clarity—and for me, that clarity is around building. What’s next is a deliberate and continued investment in me; personally and professionally, and part of this investment includes my consulting practice, AKR Talent Solutions. Now based in Lagos, Nigeria, my team and I are dedicated to helping organizations build, scale, and optimize their talent and operating structures, helping to solve real growth challenges, strengthen their execution, and unlock the full potential of their people. If you’re building something ambitious or looking for a thought partner on talent, structure, or scale, I’d love to connect. Excited for what’s ahead.
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Aina Fadina reposted thisAina Fadina reposted thisTikTok just named its Global Discover List for 2026. Fifty creators from around the world. Five of them are from Sub-Saharan Africa. Two are Kenyan. Trevor Were taught himself to cook in his Nairobi kitchen. Now he's headed to Food Network's test kitchen in New York to showcase live on TikTok alongside the world's top food creators. Cherie Kihato built a design studio called Savannah Space in Nairobi. She used TikTok to turn Kenyan heritage furniture into a global brand. She didn't move to London. She didn't move to LA. She posted from Nairobi and the world came to her. This is not a fluke. This is a pattern. Kenya broke IShowSpeed's global streaming record in January. TikTok for Business launched in Kenya a year ago and 200+ creators have already earned KES 47 million through brand deals. PwC projects Kenya's entertainment sector growing at 7.1% annually through 2029. The talent is not emerging. It has arrived. But here's the part nobody is talking about. Trevor gets flown to New York. Cherie builds a global audience. Amazing. But TikTok's Creator Rewards Program still doesn't pay a single Kenyan creator directly. The platform monetizes their content through advertising and shares zero ad revenue with creators in Sub-Saharan Africa. One creator getting recognized is a headline. A hundred creators with owned channels, brand deals, and licensing revenue is an economy. The infrastructure to turn African creative talent into scalable media businesses doesn't exist yet. Let's build it and build the nation. NorthSouth Media Image: [www.kenyans.co.ke]
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Aina Fadina shared thisHappy birthday to me tomorrow:). I don’t usually make birthday asks. But this year, I’m choosing to celebrate by investing forward. I wrote a short personal note about why supporting young people and long-term opportunity matters so deeply to me right now, and why I’m supporting Amref Health Africa’s Kefeta Youth Program, which is investing in the next generation of African leaders and builders. It’s a reflection on gratitude, responsibility, and paying forward the many investments that were made in me long before I became the leader I am today. If you’d like to learn more, I’ve shared the article below. And if it moves you, you’re welcome to join me in supporting this work. If not, simply reading and being part of this community already means a lot. Special thanks to everyone who has contributed to my journey, personally and professionally. I’m deeply grateful. Here’s to investing in the future, together. Amref Health Africa. As my parents always told my siblings and me: to whom much is given, much is required.
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Aina Fadina shared thisInfrastructure is the ultimate moat for the creative economy. After more than two decades working at the intersection of culture, capital, creativity, and technology, I’ve become less interested in content itself — and more interested in the connective tissue that allows culture to scale. This piece in Communiqué, by Oritsejolomi Otomewo and David Adeleke on Snag Production is an interesting case study in exactly that. What Damola Layonu and Chiagoziem Obi Layonu are building in Canada isn’t simply about screening Nigerian films. It’s about constructing a commercial pipeline where formal policy hasn’t yet caught up. In the absence of a co-production treaty between Nigeria and Canada, they’re demonstrating that strategic distribution can function as infrastructure , a workaround that becomes a bridge. This is what ecosystem building looks like in real time. Too often, conversations about African cinema focus on storytelling volume. But volume without distribution architecture does not compound. It does not institutionalize. It does not create durable capital pathways. We don’t just need more stories. We need systems that allow those stories to travel, monetize, and reinvest. As someone who has navigated these waters as a producer, investor, and ecosystem builder, I’m deeply curious about how we scale these cross-border models. What does repeatability look like? What does institutional adoption look like? What does treaty reform look like? And who finances the infrastructure layer? Because in the creative economy, infrastructure is the moat. Full story here: https://lnkd.in/ecqnQiHu #Nollywood #FilmDistribution #CultureAndCapital #AfricanDiaspora #CreativeInfrastructure #EcosystemBuildingCommuniqué 107: Nigeria’s film industry finally has a window in CanadaCommuniqué 107: Nigeria’s film industry finally has a window in Canada
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Aina Fadina shared thisI loved this piece by Adam Leipzig on the “middle journey.” It names something so many of us are feeling right now — especially those of us who are Gen X, geriatric millennials, millennials, or somewhere in between. There is so much beauty in the messy middle. Discovery lives there. Refinement lives there. The quiet accumulation of skill, taste, judgment, and endurance lives there. It’s the space where you don’t yet see the full picture, but you stay inspired by what you’re uncovering. Whether you’re a founder, an investor, an LP, a creative thinker, or an operator, we are constantly in some version of the messy middle. This part stayed with me: “The middle is difficult because it lacks clear markers. There is no ceremony for staying. No applause for continuing… The danger of the middle is not stagnation; it is misinterpretation.” Many people mistake delay for disqualification. They leave just as the deeper work is beginning to take hold. The middle journey is not a detour. It is the path. The people who ultimately build enduring things are rarely the ones who avoided the middle. They are the ones who learned how to live inside it — without hardening, without quitting, without numbing themselves to the work. Stay in the messy middle. Chip away. Stay in the unknown. Sit wih the emotional uncertainty. There is something forming, even if you cannot see it yet. Adam had a new book, Fearless Persistence, coming out on April 21st. Mark your calendars!! This is a Adam appreciation post!!!
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Aina Fadina shared thisMarina Cortbawi is #hiring. Do you know anyone who might be interested? Marina Cortbawi is by far one of the best leaders I know. Plus, Merlette is one of my favorite brands.
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Aina Fadina shared thisI attended the opening weekend screening of My Father’s Shadow in New York and left the theater both full and quiet in the way only deeply considered storytelling can make you feel. Set during Nigeria’s transition from military rule to civilian government, the film traces the lives of two young brothers and their relationship with their father against the backdrop of a country in flux. It is intimate and expansive at once, personal memory layered with national history. What stayed with me most was the stillness. The film moves with a reflective pace that mirrors memory itself, returning us to 1993 with care and intention. For those of us who grew up in Nigeria during that era, it feels like stepping back into a familiar emotional landscape. The tension, the tenderness, the uncertainty, the humor. It is all there, rendered through symbolism and character rather than spectacle. The result is a story that feels both nostalgic and urgently present. The production is exceptional. Filming across Lagos and Ibadan, the cinematography captures texture and atmosphere in a way that honors place and time. The casting is thoughtful and precise. Each performance carries emotional weight while leaving space for the audience to reflect. The writing weaves Yoruba cultural elements and Nigerian political nuance into the narrative without didacticism, allowing the story to unfold with authenticity and restraint. It brings to the forefront the layered realities of family, authority, and nationhood during a pivotal historical moment. The screening itself was a reminder of the power of collective viewing. The theater was full. The Q&A that followed was rich, generous, and deeply engaged. There is something powerful about watching a story rooted in Nigerian history resonate with a global audience across generations and backgrounds. It is a testament to the connective power of narrative and to the role of film as both cultural memory and cultural bridge. Major kudos to the filmmakers, cast, crew, financiers, distributors, and investors who brought this project to life. Stories like this require patience, conviction, and belief in the value of nuanced storytelling from the continent and the diaspora. They remind us that African narratives are not monolithic. They are layered, political, poetic, and deeply human. If you are in New York or another major city where the film is screening, I encourage you to see it this weekend. It is a beautiful example of what happens when storytelling, history, and cultural specificity come together with care. Films like this expand the global narrative landscape and deepen the conversation about how we remember, how we connect, and how we tell our stories across time and place. If you’re in NYC, it’s playing at Angelika Film Center & Cafe. Akinola Davies Jr Wale Davies, WOW. MUBI 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
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Aina Fadina shared thisWhat struck me first was how beautiful it was to see two Black men laughing together with such genuine admiration, pure joy, and respect for one another. Sports are culture. Sports are global. And sometimes, they give us rare moments that bridge generations. Huge respect to Kevin Durant for sitting down with Hakeem Olajuwon for Boardroom Talks. Anyone who follows Hakeem knows how rare this is. He almost never does post-retirement interviews. That alone made this conversation special. What stood out most to me was not just the nostalgia. It was the lesson in range. Hakeem started as a football (aka soccer) and goalkeeper in Nigeria, where football is the dominant sport. The footwork, timing, spatial awareness, and defensive instincts he built there later translated into basketball and helped shape one of the greatest defenders and post players the NBA has ever seen. He did not begin playing basketball until his mid-teens, yet went on to become a two-time NBA champion, league MVP, two-time Finals MVP, 12-time All-Star, and two-time Defensive Player of the Year. His footwork and discipline continue to influence generations of players today. There is a leadership lesson here that goes beyond sport. Range matters. The skills we build in one arena often become our differentiator in another. What looks like a detour is often preparation. Global experiences, cultural grounding, and late starts can all compound into excellence. As someone who thinks often about the intersection of culture, capital, and global talent, this conversation felt timeless. It was also a proud moment as a Nigerian to hear Hakeem reflect on his journey, his discipline, and the mindset required to remain elite across decades. His story continues to inspire not just athletes, but anyone building across borders and across industries. Two generations of greatness. One thoughtful conversation about legacy, discipline, and global influence. To whom much is given, much is required. Worth the watch: https://lnkd.in/ewGT-VX3Kevin Durant & Hakeem Olajuwon on Greatness, Craft, and the Mentality of ChampionsKevin Durant & Hakeem Olajuwon on Greatness, Craft, and the Mentality of Champions
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Aina Fadina reacted on thisAina Fadina reacted on thisIn my recent conversation on The Brand Called You, I share why short-term returns are the wrong lens when investing in IP, and how durability, ownership, and optionality are far better indicators of long-term value creation. From portfolio thinking to protecting rights, this is about bringing discipline to an industry often defined by uncertainty. Watch the clip for a perspective on how capital can engage creativity more intelligently. For the full interview, visit https://lnkd.in/dWiDWKiZ #IntellectualProperty #CreativeEconomy #LongTermValue #CANEXCreationsInc #CCInc
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Aina Fadina reacted on thisAina Fadina reacted on thisCancer update - my very last chemo infusion was this morning, and it’s so hard to believe. I don’t even know how many hours I’ve spent in this exact room in this exact chair with these incredible nurses and staff. I rang the bell 🔔 (again) - for the last time I hope. The doctor said I can get my port out in a few weeks! She also said I can say the words “cancer free” - wow. I feel so grateful to the doctors and the nurses who literally saved my life, and to all of you who sent me well wishes and cards and gifts and lovely messages. Thank you. 😊
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Aina Fadina reacted on thisAina Fadina reacted on thisA year ago, I wasn’t thinking about starting a venture fund. I was in grad school for film, focused on becoming a movie director — and I still am. That ambition hasn’t changed. But while I was training in storytelling and building toward that future, I started noticing something else: 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗔𝗜, 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲. The pace was impossible to ignore. The way content gets made, distributed, financed, and experienced is changing in real time. New creative tools. New infrastructure. New leverage points. Entirely new businesses forming around the shift. The more I paid attention, the clearer the pattern became: some of the most important opportunities in media weren’t only on the creative side — 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘁. 🌱 That’s what led to 𝙅𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙎𝙮𝙠𝙚𝙨. Not as a departure from film, but as an extension of 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: that the 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 will be shaped not just by 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀, but by the 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 that empower them. VC Lab has helped sharpen that idea by pressure-testing every assumption and forcing the question: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂? For me, the answer is 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲. I’m coming at this from inside the world I care most about — as someone still committed to storytelling, but equally aware that technology is changing who gets to create, how audiences engage, and where value accrues. So this isn’t a pivot away from the dream. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁. Still early. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿. 💡 And that clarity is exactly why programs like VC Lab have been so valuable — helping refine the approach, pressure-test assumptions, and answer the hardest question of all: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂? If you're considering launching a fund or transitioning into venture capital, I strongly recommend exploring VC Lab. Huge thanks to Adeo Ressi, @Mike S., Myrto Lalacos, Boris Esanu, Kelly Schricker, and the entire 𝗩𝗖 𝗟𝗮𝗯 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 for creating a program that challenges emerging fund managers to tackle the toughest questions right from the start. 🙏 Interested in learning more about what we’re building? Reach out or send me a DM. #VentureCapital #VCLab #VC #fund #JacksonSykes #MediaTech #AI #Storytelling
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Aina Fadina reacted on thisFirst time at Harvard. First time at the Africa Business Conference. Left with more questions than answers. The theme was "Owning Tomorrow: Africa's Agency in a Shifting World." What stayed with me was something deeper than the panels or the pitches. Something about being in a room full of Africans, full of courage, full of brilliance, who had stopped asking for a seat and started building their own tables will have you rethinking what's possible. Founders who've raised real capital for their ventures. Operators running infrastructure across borders. Investors writing checks with conviction. No one was waiting for permission. A few things I'm still thinking about: The conversation around AI and the creator economy on the continent is just getting started. Had the chance to engage with Emmanuel Lubanzadio, Africa Lead at OpenAI, and Ngasuma Kanyeka on how AI can equitably serve the continent and its diaspora. That's a conversation I want to keep leading and participating in. The panel on "Owning the AI Transition: Compute, Talent, and Market Formation in Africa" took it even deeper. Doha Ammour from N+ONE Datacenters, Kennith J. from Andela, broke down what it actually takes to build AI infrastructure on the continent. Princess Adentan (fellow ex-googler) moderated brilliantly, pulling the right threads focusing on questions we should all be answering around talent pipeline, compute power, data centers, and ultimately the market formation. The reality is, without owning the infrastructure layer, Africa risks being a consumer of AI rather than a builder of it. That's the conversation that needs to keep happening. And honestly, it made me think about what we could build if we controlled more spaces like this. The knowledge, the networks, the resources, all in service of African innovation and creativity. Gathering brilliant people is one thing. Making sure it doesn't end at the conversation layer is another. The real work starts after the conference ends. Grateful to the Harvard University Center for African Studies, Harvard Center for International Development, HBS Africa Business Club, and the HBS Africa Business Conference for orchestrating these conversations and putting together a stellar conference, and to my bros Sunday Bamgbose & Olubanwo Stephen Aruleba, who made sure I was in the room. Catch me on the main stage next time. 📸: Sunday Bamgbose
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Aina Fadina reacted on thisAina Fadina reacted on thisStarted my YouTube channel one year ago today. Today, we’re at 42K subscribers and the channel is a self-sustaining business. Thank you to everyone who has ever watched a video. You’ve proven it’s possible to do independent sports journalism with no gambling sponsors.
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Aina Fadina reacted on thisAina Fadina reacted on thisI get inbounds on LinkedIn every week. Founders asking how to raise from a fund like Sapphire. VCs asking how to navigate big tech partnerships. Operators asking how to scale GTM without breaking things. I've spent my career at the intersection of all three. Sapphire Ventures. CapitalG. Google. I led health partnerships at Google across 180 countries. I helped millions of people find COVID vaccines. I received Google's inaugural Tech Impact Award from Sundar Pichai. Now I'm making those conversations official. I'm taking 1:1 calls on Intro for founders, operators, and emerging investors who want to move faster. Link in the first comment.
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Aina Fadina reacted on thisAina Fadina reacted on this10 years! 🎉 A decade ago, we started with a simple belief — that Africa's most transformative ideas were already here, waiting to be backed, built, and believed in. From an on-campus accelerator in an art-wrapped container building to an institutional fund that has backed over 100 companies across the continent — we've spent ten years investing in founders, in systems, and in the environments where innovation takes root. As we mark this anniversary, we've been reflecting on what the next ten years ask of us. So in the spirit of who we are, we've partnered with the Pan-Atlantic University (PAU) and Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art, Pan-Atlantic University on two initiatives — a Student Entrepreneurship Engagement Programme and the VP–YSMA Futures Art Award. Because the next ten years will be built by people who are equal parts curious, creative, and courageous. Watch our Founding Partner, Kola A., share more. #VenturesPlatform #VP10 #FuturesArtAward #YSMA #Technology #Innovation #AfricanArt
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Aina Fadina reacted on thisVentures Platform is 10. 🚀🎉🎊 I am grateful to God Almighty and the community that has supported and partnered with us all these years. 🙏🏿 As we mark this anniversary, we have been reflecting on what the next ten years ask of us. In line with that, I am very excited to announce a 3-year partnership with Pan-Atlantic University (PAU) and the Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art, Pan-Atlantic University on two initiatives: a Student Entrepreneurship Engagement Program and the VP–YSMA Futures Art Award. bit.ly/futures-art-award We hope that these initiatives, along with others to be announced soon, inspire the next generation of builders! It’s still Day 1!Aina Fadina reacted on this10 years! 🎉 A decade ago, we started with a simple belief — that Africa's most transformative ideas were already here, waiting to be backed, built, and believed in. From an on-campus accelerator in an art-wrapped container building to an institutional fund that has backed over 100 companies across the continent — we've spent ten years investing in founders, in systems, and in the environments where innovation takes root. As we mark this anniversary, we've been reflecting on what the next ten years ask of us. So in the spirit of who we are, we've partnered with the Pan-Atlantic University (PAU) and Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art, Pan-Atlantic University on two initiatives — a Student Entrepreneurship Engagement Programme and the VP–YSMA Futures Art Award. Because the next ten years will be built by people who are equal parts curious, creative, and courageous. Watch our Founding Partner, Kola A., share more. #VenturesPlatform #VP10 #FuturesArtAward #YSMA #Technology #Innovation #AfricanArt
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Amref Health Africa in the USA
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As an Associate Board Director (ABD) at Amref Health Africa, the team helps drive fundraising initiatives and mobilizes resources to support critical health programs across Africa, focusing on maternal health, emergency care, and infectious disease prevention. The team also works to increase brand awareness and advocate for Amref’s transformative efforts to ensure vulnerable communities access quality healthcare. The ADB also collaborates with the Board of Directors and leadership to address…
As an Associate Board Director (ABD) at Amref Health Africa, the team helps drive fundraising initiatives and mobilizes resources to support critical health programs across Africa, focusing on maternal health, emergency care, and infectious disease prevention. The team also works to increase brand awareness and advocate for Amref’s transformative efforts to ensure vulnerable communities access quality healthcare. The ADB also collaborates with the Board of Directors and leadership to address the role of innovation and technology in helping improve health outcomes.
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Amref Health Africa in the USA
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Organizer and Implementor, Emerging Markets: Voices from the Front Lines in Venture Opportunities
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
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Open The Circle
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Founded in August of 2017 on the South Side of Chicago, Open the Circle (OTC) is a nonprofit backbone organization devoted to channeling resources into grassroots creative projects. Our initial focus is on Chicago Footwork, a style of African American dance and music developed by young people living in immediate proximity to some of the greatest problems facing American society. Footwork provides OTC an opportunity to support an enduring and living art form from the grassroots of Chicago.
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Dress for Success Worldwide
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