About Me
Hey there! My name is Tayo, and I’ve spent several years working in African tech, innovation, and entrepreneurship, with an emphasis on building enabling infrastructure such as tech hubs and accelerators. Recently, I’ve focused on conducting research. For example, I co-published a report called Chasing Outliers on early stage investing in Africa with Kinyungu Ventures and thesubtext, and co-authored one on the role of tech hubs in African startup ecosystems for the International Trade Centre. Prior to this, I was a Senior Consultant with infoDev/the World Bank Group for
XL Africa, and served as the first Executive Director of AfriLabs.
Why The Trajectory Africa?
The Trajectory Africa is a “pop-up” podcast exploring the path of venture capital and startup formation in Africa. With the unique landscape as a foundation, The Trajectory Africa aims to pinpoint a destination for African tech entrepreneurship and investing, as well as the signposts that signal direction of travel. It’s inspired by mixtapes, so each episode, or “track” will feature a conversation with a “guest artist”. The series will also have its own playlist, to which I’ll add guest artist recommendations, as we crowdsource the soundtrack of African tech.
Here, I’ll do some reflect writing to accompany the series and share musings from other, related projects. Follow along to explore the trajectory of African tech and VC.
What to Expect
I’ll write periodically about what I’m learning through The Trajectory Africa, as well as other projects related to startup growth and VC investing models.
Once you subscribe, you’ll get full access to the newsletter and website, and every new piece I write will go directly to your inbox. You can find all my posts in one
place here.
You’re also welcome to follow me on Twitter @Tayo_Akinyemi or on LinkedIn.
