Africa Series with Adejoke Adekunle: Early Stage Investment and Fundraising with Tobi Oke of V8 Capital Partners

<p>In this episode of the Voice of FinTech: Africa Series, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/adejokeadekunle/">Adejoke Adekunle</a>, CEO of <a href="https://linktr.ee/VVMGroup">VVM Group</a> and the founder of the African Tech Woman podcast, based in Lagos, Nigeria, spoke to <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobi-oke-21913a/">Tobi Oke</a>, Managing Partner at <a href="https://v8cappartners.com/">V8 Capital Partners</a>, also based in Lagos, Nigeria.</p><p>Here is what they talked about:</p><ul> <li>Why does V8 Capital focus largely on early-stage companies?</li> <li>V8 Capital portfolio companies</li> <li>From all of these start-ups you have mentioned, I see some bits of fintech there; for example, <a href="https://www.kobo360.com/NG/en/">Kobo360</a>, a logistics platform, may at some points provide access financing service to their customers. What are your thoughts on the intersection between FinTech and other sectors in the start-up space?</li> <li>What are the things that have helped Tobi get through in his investing career?</li> <li>Tobi's views on fundraising in Africa; what has remained constant and what has changed recently</li> <li>With the recent exit by <a href="https://paystack.com/">Paystack</a> and <a href="https://flutterwave.com/us/">Flutterwave</a>, which recently raised 170 million and also achieved unicorn status, we are seeing more interest from investors in FinTech companies in Africa - what's your advice on how FinTech start-ups can capitalize on this?</li> <li>Fundraising tips for founders</li> <li>What do you think are some understated industries where you see some strong potential for exponential growth and how are you preparing V8 Capital for that?</li> </ul>