Africa

13 statements across 2 episodes · 6 bullish · 3 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Aug 30, 2023 by Maryam Braima · said 81 times in 5 episodes since 2023 · across every show →

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brought up most by Martin Tobias (27), Josh Muccio (19), Maryam Braima (12), Erica Wenger (11), Jillian Manus (7), Charles Hudson (3), Jorge Rios (1), Ben Snyder (1)

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Everything said about Africa, oldest first

Aug 30, 2023 bullish
Prediction Open · timeframe Aug 2030
Braima: Africa Will Hold a Third of World's Youth by 2030
“In seven years, Africa will be home to a third of the global population of youth.”
Maryam Braima Aug 30, 2023 ▶ 11:48 "The $2.2 Billion Opportunity: African Consumer Insights Driving Tech Hubs in Africa"
Aug 30, 2023 negative
Disclosure
Manus: Five of Her Six African Startup Investments Have Failed
“And the reason I am is I've actually invested in six companies in Africa. Ok? Five went belly up. I am worried because I have scars because I've invested in Africa and just didn't know what the hell I was doing, right?”
Jillian Manus Aug 30, 2023 ▶ 14:02 "The $2.2 Billion Opportunity: African Consumer Insights Driving Tech Hubs in Africa"
Aug 30, 2023 bullish
Prediction Open · timeframe Dec 2050
Braima: One in Five Global Internet Users in Africa by 2050
“By 20 51 out of every five customers on the internet will be in Africa.”
Maryam Braima Aug 30, 2023 ▶ 11:52 "The $2.2 Billion Opportunity: African Consumer Insights Driving Tech Hubs in Africa"
Aug 30, 2023 bullish
Assertion Contradicted
Braima: Companies Spend $2.2B Annually on Consumer Research in Africa
“I want to introduce you to an industry that's currently experiencing two x yearly growth that you are not invested in. Companies are spending an annual 2.2 billion dollars on research. In Africa.”
Maryam Braima Aug 30, 2023 ▶ 1:54 "The $2.2 Billion Opportunity: African Consumer Insights Driving Tech Hubs in Africa"
Aug 30, 2023
Assertion Supported
Braima: African Retail Spend Hit $1.4T in 2018, Mostly CPG
“Retail spend in 2018 was about 1.4 trillion dollars. Two-thirds of that was consumer packaged goods, and it's considered one of the fastest growing regions for consumer packaged goods spending in the world.”
Maryam Braima Aug 30, 2023 ▶ 12:03 "The $2.2 Billion Opportunity: African Consumer Insights Driving Tech Hubs in Africa"
Aug 30, 2023 negative
Opinion
Braima: Platforms Like UserTesting Fail to Cater to African Demographics
“Modern research platforms like usertesting.com and traditional research agencies do not cater to African demographics.”
Maryam Braima Aug 30, 2023 ▶ 2:50 "The $2.2 Billion Opportunity: African Consumer Insights Driving Tech Hubs in Africa"
Mar 4, 2025 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Braima: African Data Market Will Be Obvious in 2-3 Years
“I think the way I look at it is like, you know, we're early to the market. We're early to this space, but I think in, in two years, three years time, everyone's going to be shocked at like, how you, what do you mean that you didn't understand the market for da…”
Maryam Braima Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 30:15 #116 Kimoyo: Is This African Startup Venture Backable?
Mar 4, 2025
Assertion Supported
Braima: Africa Has Only Nine or Ten Tech Unicorns
“And there's only nine unicorns or 10 unicorns in Africa.”
Maryam Braima Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 29:40 #116 Kimoyo: Is This African Startup Venture Backable?
Mar 4, 2025
Disclosure
Wenger passes because her fund strictly mandates investing in US companies
“What I will tell you is I only invest in US-based companies, typically with US customers. So I've never invested in Africa before”
Erica Wenger Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 14:59 #116 Kimoyo: Is This African Startup Venture Backable?
Mar 4, 2025 bullish
Prediction Open · timeframe Dec 2050
Braima: One in five internet users will be in Africa by 2050
“By twenty-fifty, one out of every five customers on the internet will be in Africa.”
Maryam Braima Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 12:16 #116 Kimoyo: Is This African Startup Venture Backable?
Mar 4, 2025 negative
Disclosure
Manus says five of her six African startup investments failed
“I've actually invested in six companies in Africa. Ok? Five went belly up.”
Jillian Manus Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 14:22 #116 Kimoyo: Is This African Startup Venture Backable?
Mar 4, 2025 bullish
Prediction Open · timeframe Mar 2032
Braima: Africa will hold one-third of global youth within seven years
“In seven years, Africa will be home to a third of the global population of youth.”
Maryam Braima Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 12:11 #116 Kimoyo: Is This African Startup Venture Backable?
Mar 4, 2025
Assertion Supported
Braima: Companies spend $2.2B annually on research in Africa
“Companies are spending an annual 2.2 billion dollars on research. In Africa.”
Maryam Braima Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 2:31 #116 Kimoyo: Is This African Startup Venture Backable?
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