My Brain Food This Week...

Fintech in Africa, Global tech trends, Global VC set for a reawakening

Africa

• Why Do Fintechs Raise the Most Funding in Africa?

• Lulalend commits to fuelling solar SMEs in SA

• South African digital lender Lulalend to launch banking product off the back of $35M Series B

• Ghanaian Float acquires Nigerian Accounteer to provide accounting services to small businesses

• Green, how I want you green...

Global

• A New Kind of Clean Energy Utility Is Born in Massachusetts

• Nostr: A Revolutionary Communication Protocol

• A.I. company raises record $113 million just a month after being founded—despite having no product and only just hiring staff

• An IPO Renaissance: Can Public Listings Rebound in the Second Half of 2023?

• The Glorious Days of Yesteryear & the Gods of Times Past

• Meta is building a decentralized, text-based social network

• VR Market Share & Headset Shipments: 11 Charts to Make Sense of the Metaverse Ahead of the Apple Vision Pro

• SoftBank to shift from 'defense mode' to 'offense mode,' says CEO Masayoshi Son

Podcasts & Video

• E133: Market melt-up, IPO update, AI startups overheat, Reddit revolts & more with Brad Gerstner

  (All-In)

• Peter Thiel: "It's Up to Us to Make the Future Better"

  (Unpacking Impact)

• 20VC: UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak with Harry Stebbings

  (20VC)

• A Creator-Led Internet, Built on Blockchain | Adam Mosserri | TED

  (TED)

• Lessons from Billionaire Peter Thiel

  (We Study Billionaires)

• Reddit communities revolt + Brad Gerstner on state of private and public markets in 2023

  (This Week In Startups)

• How Ackman & Taleb Profited Billions During Market Crashes w/ Scott Patterson

  (We Study Billionaires)