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How to Lend Money to StrangersCredit for African creators, with Chinedu Enekwe (Nandi Labs)“So eventually we raised capital, left our previous platforms, and built this place where the black community around the world could feel like they belong, where their dreams can be financed, from innovation to stories. If they create content, we'll help finance it, we’ll help them grow. And that's the platform that we built.”Chinedu Enekwe was a fine example of the American Dream: the son of Nigerian immigrants who became a lawyer and then an investment banker. But then he surprised his parents by following an opportunity that took him back to Lagos where...
2023-06-2930 min
The Achievement Index: Prioritize, Leverage, ExecuteLeveraging Talent Around You with Chinedu Enekwe, Co-Founder of Nandi LabsJoining Apollo today in the first official interview of The Achievement Index is Chinedu Enekwe, Co-Founder & President of Nandi Labs, the new creative economy for black digital art and culture. It feels like Chinedu has lived 10 different lives in the span of one, but there’s still only more opportunity and success in his future. With a score of P, L, and E last, Apollo explore the ways in which Chinedu identifies common threads across experiences to get to the bigger picture, leverages technology and relationships to create positive feedback loops with those around him, and values exec...
2023-05-1743 minThe Achievement Index: Prioritize, Leverage, ExecuteHow to Climb the Mountain of SuccessOn today's episode of The Achievement Index, you will be led by Dr. Apollo Emeka as he takes you through the ups and downs he's experienced on his journey to success. And if you have no idea who Apollo is, what PLE is, or what this show is about...that's okay! This first episode is made to walk you through all of these topics, answer any of your questions, and give you the context you need to take into our full-length guest interviews. You will also be hearing snippets cut from each of our first se...
2023-05-0315 min
WHERE’S THE FUNDING?Why Funding Immigrant Founders is Good for the American Economy with Chinedu Enekwe S3 Ep.11Chinedu Enekwe is a Partner at Passbook Ventures, the VC for diverse New Americans & global founders, investment fund advisor, securities attorney, and startup mentor. Passbook is a brand new VC fund investing in the future of commerce (consumer, retail, and finance technologies) creating market access for the next generation of internet users with checks at $500k to $2M in Seed &, Seed+ rounds. We back founder that tap into the pulse of global human connections to build once-in-a-lifetime opportunities.What you will learn from this episode:
How Chindu is raising funds for Passbook Ventures to...
2022-03-1836 min
Unleashing the Future of Work (UTFOW)Guide Live B2B Jam Session_ Chinedu EnekweGuide Live B2B Jam Session_ Chinedu Enekwe See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2021-02-1141 min
Read The Fine Print, The Show with DeTravius Bethea, Esq.The Fint Print of Being A Black Venture Capitalist with Venture Capitalist, Chinedu Enekwe, Esq. Ep. 15.This episode I sat down with Chinedu Enekwe, founder of Stealth Early Stage VC. Amongst many things, we talked about his former life as a Republican, #blacklivesmatter, "blackness", why lawyers are important to your deal, and got into the fine print of the venture capitalist game. Sit back and enjoy!
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2020-11-191h 55
Venture The WorldE7: Barbara Iyayi - Queen & Pioneer Member Of Africa’s First SPAC Now Leads Unicorn Growth CapitalToday’s guest on Venture The World, episode 7 is really an understated legend in the making, Barbara Iyayi. She started her career as an investment banker at JP Morgan in NYC to being founding member of Atlas Mara, a London Stock Exchange listed Special Purpose Acquisition Company structuring a landmark portfolio of banking companies across Africa to leading growth at one of Canada’s few unicorns at Element to launching Unicorn Growth Capital.Barbara shares the vision she's been drawn to in her career. The ones founders must have before she invests and how she's building on h...
2020-09-2000 min
Venture The WorldE6: Iyin Aboyeji - From Building Y-Combinator's Most Valuable African Startup to Pioneering "Rolling" VC Funds In AfricaOn this 6th Episode of Venture The World we have Iyin Aboyeji or as some people call him "E". He's one of the top founders throughout Africa, having co-founded two companies, Flutterwave & Andela now valued over $100M a piece! We begin our conversation in the halls of University of Waterloo, where Iyin started and he details how he identifies co-founders, pitches top Silicon Valley investors, and is now building the next big thing with Future Africa Fund, investing in Africa, it's game, changing companies building the better future for the world. If you are looking for a breakdown...
2020-09-1100 min
Venture The WorldE5: Amadou Daffe - Champion of African Talent Across the Continent From Ethiopia to DakarOn this week's episode of Venture The World's Africa season we are excited to welcome Amadou Daffe founder of Gebeya, he’s one of the few African entrepreneurs that can say they’ve exited a company to themselves and is dedicated to talent development across the continent. He manages a team of over 80 across two offices that span the continent in Ethiopia and Senegal, after raising a $3M seed round. The Venture the World crew also thanks Mobalaji Adeoye of Consonance Investment Managers for submitting a question for the interview. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out info...
2020-09-0400 minVenture The WorldE4: Eric Osiakwan - Goes From Connecting Africa To The Backbone of the Internet to Investing In The Founders Building On Top of ItEpisode 4 explores the world of Venture Investing & Building Africa's Technology Backbone with @EricOsiakwan, Partner at Chanzo Capital and his journey to building the African venture capital firm. Chronicling his early days as a networking engineer & a true infrastructure technologist which was critical in bringing much of Africa online by bring down the cost of data, building the connections between national internet service providers (ISPs) & also the sub sea cables on both sides of the African continent. And wading deep into his pan-African business development and investing portfolio. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out...
2020-08-2700 minVenture The WorldE3: Cherae Robinson - Pioneer of the Black Travel Movement Breaks Down Brand & Community BuildingIn episode 3, our guest is the dynamic polymath founder of Tastemakers Africa, Cherae Robinson. She has raised over $1M to bring modern African tourism to the world, one of the central figures behind the massive black travel movement and most recently, in response to Covid-19, she’s organized an online conference series called #theThread with over 1,400 participants to continue building the Tastemakers Africa community and experience marketplace. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-08-2000 minVenture The WorldE2: Chika Nwobi - King of African Digital Distribution on IPOs, Angel Investing & the Future of Distributed WorkIn episode 2 of the VTW Africa season, we have @ChikaNwobi as our guest. He is the CEO of Decagon, a distributed work software development & training firm with the mission of propelling Nigeria to become a top 10 technology service exporter in the next 10 years. His ambitions often prove out, as he’s transformed Africa’s tech landscape over the past 20 years, with 3 exits in an IPO on Nigeria’s stock exchange with MTech Communications PLC, angel investments in Africa's largest classified portals Jobberman Nigeria & Cheki Nigeria. See acast...
2020-08-1300 minVenture The WorldE1: Rebecca Enonchong - Scaling Business, Ecosystems and Angel Investing Across AfricaIn our first episode for the VTW Africa season, we have Rebecca Enonchong who describes how she expanded AppsTech to 27 countries over only 2 ½ years and 8 figure USD revenue, building AfriLabs from 10 hubs to over 200 supporting over 1 Million Entrepreneurs across #Africa to launching the ABAN's Catalyst angel matching fund.She is the CEO of AppsTech, a leading global provider of enterprise application solutions. Many of our followers may know her Twitter handle @AfricaTechie, where she has proved herself to be fearless in discussing her political and social impact views. In a...
2020-08-0700 minVenture The WorldVenture The World: Mark Fleming & Chinedu Enekwe introduce the Venture The World PodcastVenture the World provides a field guide helping you navigate building & investing in startups around the world by sharing the most interesting stories from the people creating iconic companies & cultural trends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-07-1600 min
Rewriting the PlaybookWhat does "Hustle" mean to you?Oh haaay! Let's take a trip to Austin, TX. Your hosts, Deldelp and Aniyia, are kicking off the first season of this podcast by sharing interviews from #HustleHouse at SXSW. Get to know us and listen to Black and Latinx tech leaders share their definition of “Hustle”. Featured voices (in order of appearance): Patrice Drayton, Marilyn’s Secret; Andre Davis, Humble Genius Media; Chris McLemore, Kapor Center for Social Impact; Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette, Huston-Tillotson University; Francesca Escoto, Startups for Social Change; Chinedu Enekwe, Affiniti VC; Ogden Payne, For The Students Tour; Minda Harts, The Memo; Michael Henderson, A Tribe Called...
2018-07-3039 min