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Media witch: @bigtechthisweek. #OnSet
London
Joined January 2010
Every innovator has a backstory. A moment in time, a spark, or decision that caused a shift in their journey. #BackStoriesWithFatu explores the stories of Africa's tech industry builders in their own words. Follow the incredible journeys of @kola_aina, @OdunEweniyi, @Nicho0le,
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19 year old Kayinsola Ajayi just beat returning Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs in the men's 100m heat! .💃🏾💃🏾🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬
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People mad at tech bros for flaunting their success should be grateful Twitter wasn't a thing when oil & gas bros were reigning.
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Someone thought it was a good idea to take me photos in the middle of Soho.
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TikTok has done what no other tech company has been able to do since Google bought YouTube.
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I asked the legend Tomi Davies, aka TD, about his GOAT investor story. TD: "I invested $5000 in a company, and for half my shares, I got $250,000! And today, that company belongs to @Disney.”. God, when.
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Happy to share that I joined @facebook London as Politics and Government Outreach Manager for Africa (managing 48 countries). Grateful that I get to do the work of my soul, that I get to work w badass folks who are aligned with their purpose.
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Man, God is good. I'd been quietly praying for something. Woke up this morning and I got it. Thank you, Jesus.
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Funke Opeke's resignation marks the end of an era following MainOne's $320M acquisition from Equinix and one of Africa's most significant tech exits. She's made us so proud, and may she enjoy the fruits of her labour post-retirement 💫.
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Ghanaians are too kind. If it were me, I'd have finished Nigerians tonight 😤.
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.@OdunEweniyi bagged a first-class degree from Covenant University, co-founded @PiggyBankNG, and @FirstCheckHQ, and she's only getting started!. Her success in Africa's startup ecosystem is powered by grit and lessons from her father. PS - we shot this interview the day Queen
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@tosinolaseinde Shortly after COVID, I organised an event for my friend at my house where all the women came with one great guy friend they weren't interested in. Every woman had to bring a guy, which was an excellent way for women to connect with good men. Ps - the men had no idea what was.
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Nichole Yembra stats:.- Raised $450 million for her clients and portfolio companies in the past 5 years. - Six of her portcos are backed by Y Combinator, 500 startups and Techstars. - @TheChrysalisCo companies have created 15,000 jobs and are present in 10+ countries. She’s
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I asked @FuadXIV, Chief Historian at @StartArchiving, about his GOAT Nigerian history. Fu'ad: "In 1992, a Nigerian soldier was killed by policemen at a checkpoint, leading to a crime wave in Lagos and the creation of SARS. Fast forward to October 2020, one of the active
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My buddies in Kenya have picked sides over Safaricom & Starlink's public tussle, and it's safe to say Safaricom is not looking good out here. Safaricom pressured regulators to block Starlink's operations, but Starlink has driven prices down for Kenyans by offering monthly rental
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Plus, I think it's a great thing that an industry in Nigeria is minting new wealth creators. It gives the current and new generation something to strive for asides from Japa.
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Incredible time last night celebrating @Omojuwa with @FakhuusHashim, and other loud mouthed Nigerians in our true element. Haha.
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I'm a super fan of @sashdsgns' work, and I'm glad he's our illustrator for my @bigtechthisweek newsletter. It completely elevates the stories. And our subscribers love it. It's always a treat on Sundays. Sign up to the newsletter and join our community:
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Hear ye hear ye! @OluyomiOjo launched an exciting new startup to protect your assets, and we'll be talking all about it on tomorrow's episode of @bigtechthisweek, + all the latest tech stories from the week. Come with your questions, set a reminder:
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I'm super excited to launch a new series called 'Day One' on the @bigtechthisweek newsletter to spotlight emerging African startups and brilliant founders. We’re kicking this off with a Spaces convo tonight with @bigbrutha_ on @getequity’s growth.
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New Show Alert! Debuting One Big Thing, @bigtechthisweek's spanking new weekly show on tech. It's short-form, 60 seconds and gives you the inside scoop on your favourite tech companies and VCs. Watch, enjoy, and see you next week! 🚀🚀
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Ghana:.• Spent the last few years priming the economy for tech investments.• Spent millions of Cedis marketing Year of Return, gained $1.9 billion for the effort.• Jack Dorsey announces more Africa investments in 2019.• Ghana's ready.• Launches Africa's Twitter HQ in Ghana
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For the first time in Nollywood's history, an EP list looks like a startup's cap table. @EditiEffiong's directorial debut was funded by tech founders, and I'm super excited to be unpacking that tonight ahead of the film's release tomorrow.
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.@kola_aina and @OtunbaSho are sipping whisky on my stage and giving a masterclass to first-time founders on not being a f*@!head. This is the most grown masterclass I've ever seen 😂
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If Nigeria had a Mt Rushmore of tech investors, @OtunbaSho would be on it. He's invested in 100+ startups, including @PiggyBankNG and @paystack, and recently added author to his long list of accomplishments. We shot this interview in his dad's house and discussed his dad being
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Your first feature film as a Director is a Netflix original. Be proud of yourself! @EditiEffiong
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Nigerian startups still maintaining this level of confidence from foreign investors, despite the government's best efforts at creating worst-case scenarios is worth celebrating 👏🏾.
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I asked @iamtomiwa, the CEO of Big Cabal Media/@TechCabal, if he could be the CEO of another Nigerian tech company, which one would it be?. Tomiwa: "I would love to be the CEO of Paystack". @InsideTheCabal, no cause for concern 🙏🏾
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Africa is projected to be the fastest-growing gaming market in the world, with South Africa taking the lead in gaming revenue — followed by Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya. Charles is onto something.
Say hello to the first Nollywood game app!!! Aki and Pawpaw Epic Run. A Play Network Studios initiative
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US digital bank Mercury landed in hot water this week for delisting Nigeria from its services!. I hate to say it, but this one’s not on @Mercury. The internal and external opposition is strong on this one. External: FATF, US banking regulations, trade agreements, etc. Internal:
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Curious about what it takes to build a world-class crypto payments startup? We've got an exciting conversation tonight with @njokuScript on Lazerpay's growth and ambitions for his company. Come with your questions tonight and ask him anything! #DayOne
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Coming soon 😊
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Nollywood was mad at Netflix last week for licensing more Nigerian titles but spending more money on films in South Africa. But it's not a Netflix problem. It's a Nigerian government problem.
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Two years ago, I fell in love w a painting and promised I'd buy art from the artist one day. Fast forward to today, I'm standing in @tolualiki's house w art I just bought. An artist after my heart, I'm incredibly proud and happy I get to wake up everyday to it. #artcollector
I want a @Tolualiki painting, what a genius.
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Yo, Main Stage @Chidi_Guru and #NoTwitterMuyiwa, imma let you finish, but the Startup & Creator Stage is the greatest stage of all time. Today's speakers 🎤:. @iamtomiwa, TechCabal.@JoeyAkan, Afrobeats Intelligence.@jadeosiberu, Director Extraordinaire.@FuadXIV, Creative
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I asked businesswoman and Queen of SMEs @_DammyB_ about her GOAT business story in 2024. Dammy: "I started an e-commerce business in March, and as of today, I've made N20 million in online revenue.". BOOM.
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I spent some time this week in Abidjan, Cöte d'Ivoire — Francophone Africa's biggest economy and one of Africa's fastest-growing startup cities. Here's what I learned.
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Interested in social networks? For the next 30 days, I'll be writing short atomic essays on Silicon Valley and big tech apps, for tech enthusiasts. I'll share everything I know from working in tech all these years + an exciting launch in a couple of months! #ship30for30. #1
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Taking my fro to @BBCAfrica for another round of tech-corresponding with @okwoche to discuss AI's evolution in Africa. Tune in at 5.30pm WAT.
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Zuck spent a year talking about building what Apple just shipped. Moral lesson: Ship fast. Ask questions later.
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I'm at the beginning of my most creative years. I'm physically strong, mentally clear and more willing to take exciting risks. I am enjoying my life.
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Soooo excited to share that the @bigtechthisweek newsletter is back tomorrow and we've got some exciting new shows coming your way! If you haven't subscribed yet, sign up through the link in my bio 🚀
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In the words of @tori_crandall —charismatic, larger-than-life founder personalities routinely dominate the headlines. We’re flipping this over and spotlighting one of the heroes behind startup excellence in the ecosystem. I’m interviewing Yanmo Omorogbe, COO of @investbamboo,
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Almost two months after launch, we're talking to @darlingdami @OdunEweniyi @timigod about Backdrop being the next BIG photo app!. Set a reminder: Come with your thoughts and questions!
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Would you live in a printed house?. There’s a global housing crisis, but an African-founded company might have a solution. And no, they’re not building homes. They’re printing them!. What’s crazier is that they can set up the building walls in just 12 hours, compared to regular
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Special shout out to the folks at AltSchool for taking the best startup employee photo without the obligatory company t-shirt and folded arms, or worse -> 👍🏾. More of this in 2024 and beyond.
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#BackstoriesWithFatu is live!. In our season premiere, @kola_aina talks about the phone call that set him on the path from Wall Street to building the backbone of Africa's VC ecosystem and dealing with bad actors. Here’s the story of how Africa’s VC maestro is investing $46
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Talking African startups and tech-corresponding on @BBCAfrica with the GOAT @okwoche. Found out we're both from the Food Basket of the Nation — Benue! . We're feeding y'all on #FocusOnAfrica tonight. Clips uploaded soon. #Benue
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Shot something special with some OG's today 😁. @OoTheNigerian .@WimbartHope .@JuneAngelides .@DadaBen_ . #comingsoon
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The great folks @revue wrote a fantastic piece with me as a case study on optimising your Twitter profile to build your newsletter audience. I feel damn good 🤘🏾
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Best thing I've watched all week.
"Why would I trash talk to down my opponent? If I'm gonna do anything - I'm going to lift you and elevate you. so that when I whoop you I'm whooping a king and a giant.". Full Deion Sanders interview available now:.
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Tech corresponding on my UK TV debut for @BBCAfrica. Talking about my favourite thing — African startups!. Big thanks to @okwoche and his incredible team for having me.
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With @Twitter's new Head of Africa's Public Policy @elubanzadio53, moments before we got on stage to talk about how both our companies tackle misinformation. Love this photo.
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Super proud of @EditiEffiong and the madness that is #TheBlackBook!. Here’s a recap on @BusinessDayNg covering our Twitter Spaces conversation with the investors that brought this Netflix original to life.
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NEW NEW ✨: Our first issue of This is Big is about the incredible @adiaspeaks!. Adia earned her reputation as an operator’s operator following impactful stints at Migo Money, Thrive Agric, and recently as the Chief Marketing Officer at @MTNNG, the largest telco in Africa. I’m a
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I made a difficult decision to shut down Big Tech This Week as my flagship newsletter. But don’t fret! I’m spinning up a new one called This is Big, telling tech’s greatest stories about your favourite entrepreneurs and companies. @bigtechthisweek will continue to thrive as
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Interviewing some of your faves at @TechCabal's Moonshot mixer for @bigtechthisweek. Who do you want to see on the orange seat?
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Before the year is over, I’ve got something for you 😉. Introducing… The Crossover Show. The annual recap of the most significant moments in Africa’s tech ecosystem with special guests @WimbartHope, @OoTheNigerian, @JuneAngelides MBE, and @DadaBen_. The full episode drops
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My disco dancers are getting married today! 🎉🎉🎉. Dear Lord, may they dance better today than they did on this day 🤲🏾
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Drought season is over, and @moniepointng is Africa's latest billion-dollar startup! 🚀. But how did they become a unicorn in Nigeria while the country is experiencing its worst economic season ever? 📉. Let's roll it back. #OneBigThing
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"With its recent successes, @getequity is set to define how to invest in African startups.". Read the brilliant vision @bigbrutha_ has for GetEquity's community of investors, startups and institutions!.
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#NewProfilePic. I'm hosting a private screening of my new show #BackstoriesWithFatu, where I interview the superstars in Africa's tech ecosystem. I'm giving away a seat at the event, so if you're in London and can be in Canary Wharf at 7pm tonight, DM me :)
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I met up with @theflutterwave's leadership team in Accra for the first in a series of all-access deepdives on the journey of Africa’s fast-growth startups for @bigtechthisweek. Read, share, enjoy :).
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This is one of the coolest things I’ve seen this year, and an 18-year-old high school student from Kano, Nigeria, built it!. Khalifa Aminu is from a community in Kano with many visually impaired people. He decided to take action by using technology to build custom glasses with
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Twitter’s hidden replies should be called amplified replies because this feature does exactly the opposite of what it was created for 😂. Me every time:
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Inspecting the African man's first manufacturing factory in Europe. Proud of him. #gigaberlin
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Beginning today in Nigeria, only advertisers located in the country will be able to run electoral ads. This is in line w our global election integrity effort in promoting ads transparency & curbing foreign interference. #NigeriaDecides2019.
Exclusive: Facebook brings stricter ads rules to countries with big 2019 votes
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@HillaryJuma_ @iKillCuriosity I've got a box full of them. Remind me to give you, Lawrence 🤣.
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I think @abeg_app is the most exciting app in Nigeria right now. The last time I clocked this level of enthusiasm was Clubhouse's early days. I reviewed the product. My first impressions:
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The cat's out of the bag!. I'm so thrilled to be hosting @TechCabal's Moonshot conference next month. It will be an exciting event with audacious founders and tech entrepreneurs in Africa. I'd love to see you there. Here's a sweet 20% discount for ya:
It's time to finally meet our hosts for Moonshot by TechCabal. Olumuyiwa is TC's Newsroom Editor and @fatuogwuche is the founder of Big Tech This Week. Join them at the gathering of Africa's most innovative tech leaders. Get👇🏾ticket .
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@briticoyemo I think about this a lot. I'm like how spicy are those wings? Really. 🤔. I need a Yoruba person to pull up 🤣.
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I was obsessed with my Meta Quest 2 and Rayban Stories last year, but I haven't touched them this year. I'm getting back to VR gaming, and I want to play with people. So, if you are African, have a Quest 2 and Beat Saber installed, like this tweet. If I get enough people, I'll
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London is quickly becoming the European hub for Africa's tech entrepreneurs. A fantastic city to live in, visit and work if you're an ecosystem player.
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Just wrapped up hosting a panel on AI and the Future of Media at @CJIDAfrica's Media & Dev Conference. AI is transforming newsrooms across the world, and the media's new mantra is “Evolve or Die”. 🤷🏾♀️
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Trump needs to go listen to what @VanJones68 is saying on Facebook Live. He might learn something.
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Twitter opening an office in Ghana is not an indictment on Nigeria. It's a huge feat that big tech companies are making significant investments in Africa, doesn't matter the location. Celebrate that. Everything else is noise.
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Crying at the number of DMs I get addressing me as "bro" or "sir". Please look at my profile picture. I assure you, it's not my wife's photo.
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I spent the last two years thinking about what a #wrapped version of Africa's tech ecosystem could look like. So, last year, I launched #TheCrossoverShow2023 with some tech OG's covering the most significant moments in Nigerian tech. Have you watched it yet? I'd love to know
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If you joined the #Securethetribe space, do you find @Twitter culpable for letting the space run for 12+ hrs given the content was abusive & xenophobic?. Should I explore this topic on my @bigtechthisweek newsletter on Sunday? . Sign up for the newsletter in my bio if it's a yes!.
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Super excited to host the @googleafrica team and cohorts of the Black Founders Fund for an exciting conversation about the fund's impact and creating a winning application. @Femi_fabio, @nadayar, @nkiru_emina, @adetolaov, and @ModoP88 drop tips!. Join us tonight for TGIF :)
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Techstars, a global venture capital accelerator with over 4,500 portfolio companies, shut down its accelerator program in Nigeria after two years. Big loss!.
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