Over the past decade, we have watched Africa’s startup ecosystem develop positively with respect to funding. In 2020 investment into the continent’s startup ecosystem was valued at over $1 billion. Here at Ingressive, the last two years since we launched our first fund has been nothing but exploratory for us. It has been an exciting…
Some weeks ago, Maya did an interview on Forbes dropping tips on how to start a Venture Capital, using her personal journey of building Ingressive Capital as an example. It was an amazing read and here are some highlights from it; 1. You don't need a big ticket anchor investor to start. "There’s this…
As part of Ingressive Capital’s online series in conjunction with Sparkng “The Soaring Series,” we had Ezinne Nwazulu join us to discuss Business Development Strategies For Startup. Ezinne is a Business Development Expert and Managing Director of 234Finance.
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Ingressive Capital had the opportunity to speak with Abimbola Adebakin, Chief Executive Officer of Advantage Health Africa, an aggregator in the retail pharmacy space on ‘Building To Last’ as an entrepreneur.
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Entrepreneurship is hard enough to be combined with a business that doesn’t suit your personality. Your personality is the combination of characteristics or qualities that forms your distinctive character. Keep in mind that it doesn't have to be one but rather a mix of several personalities. In the past, we have seen entrepreneurs struggle to…
A study by researcher Micheal A. Freeman focused on mental health explained that 49% of entrepreneurs suffer from one mental health condition during their lifetime. According to the report, start-up founders are twice likely to suffer from depression, six times more from ADHD, twice likely to have suicidal thoughts and more. This means every entrepreneur…