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The Twiga Paradox: Misunderstanding Tech in Africa (and the real King 👑)
At a recent dinner party, a guest claimed something rather surprising: "Twiga is a tech company."
 • Kyle Schutter
How far “behind” is Africa?
Africa is where China was 30 years ago, people often say.
 • Kyle Schutter
The Exit Problem: Are African markets the solution? (Part 2)
To catch up on this series, review the post from last week.
When’s the next Green Revolution?
TLDR: Expect huge growth in African agriculture in the next 20 years.
 • Kyle Schutter
African Accelerationism 🌍🚀—af/acc
I have changed this newsletter’s name from Grant&Co to African Accelerationism.
 • Kyle Schutter
How protests will spur investment in Kenya and the magic of 83% literacy
We are hosting the HakiHack hackathon for government accountability on the 18th of August.
 • Kyle Schutter
The Best AFRICAN Investment No One Is Talking About
"1.5 billion people need to eat. And they can’t eat software."
 • Kyle Schutter
✨Announcing Kuzana.co
early stage investor in Kenyan Agri-Business
 • Kyle Schutter
The $20k decision that turned into $7m...
and other lessons learned in 35 investor meetings this week
 • Kyle Schutter
13 dumb ways I’ve lost grants
I’ve won plenty—but lost even more.
 • Kyle Schutter
A nuanced argument for the benefits of Global Warming
For an audio discussion of the pros/cons of global warming, listen to the podcast below with Kyle, Partner @Grant&Co, and Amo Rebecca, Behaviora…
 • Kyle Schutter
List of 4,000+ Funders in Africa
We have spent 5 years building a database of funders in Africa.
 • Kyle Schutter
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