What this teaches
Uses a $7.3M seed round raised by an American founder for a Nigerian-market app to examine who global VC actually trusts to build in Africa, and what local founders face by comparison.
Why it matters
A concrete, numbers-attached look at geographic and identity bias in venture, from inside the African ecosystem.
Key lessons
- Investor trust networks are geographic; proximity to capital still beats proximity to the problem
- African founders often need revenue where foreign founders need narrative
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