Marieme Diop and Shikoh Gitau to speak at Startup Battlefield Africa

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Startup Battlefield Africa is set for December 11 in Lagos and investor Marieme Diop and ICT expert Shikoh Gitau will be there to lend their
search for candidates to form its team
Under her tutelage, Orange Digital Ventures (ODV) participated in a $16 million round for South African fintech startup Yoco and the $8.6
It has made 17 investments globally, with 2 in Africa
African startup investments, according to Diop
at a time when VC rounds and funds on the continent are surging
A recent Crunchbase survey found 51 viable Africa-focused VC funds globally, with 22 (or 43 percent) located on the continent
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