The Power and the Potential of Investing in Africa

In this week’s episode of the BCV Podcast, we tackle a question our Partners hear often: Why invest in Africa, and, specifically, East Africa? An easy — but incomplete — answer: The world is becoming more African.

It’s true: Africa has the fastest growing, youngest population of any continent, and by 2050, one in four people on the planet will be African. Beyond Capital Ventures Managing Partner Eva Yazhari and Partner Nicholas Java explain the exciting potential they see in East Africa as conscious investors.

• Nicholas begins to delve into the reasoning behind BCV’s concentration in East Africa (2:48)
• Eva explains why some of Kenya’s recent economic shakeups are actually an effort to build the infrastructure needed for the country to become more stable and growth-minded in the long term (4:49)
• Eva shares what’s she’s most excited about BCV’s deal flow in East Africa and our office in Nairobi (6:30)
• Nicholas discusses what’s behind the recent decreases in funding for African startups, especially those with female founders (7:56)
• Avoiding tourist capital by putting relationships first and foremost (9:11)
• How Beyond Capital Ventures is creating wealth on the continent through its founder-fair policies such as Equitable Venture (21:53)