Ajim Capital's Eunice Ajim on quitting Apple, choosing a co-founder, biggest mistakes startup founders make, and backing ambitious African founders.

July 20, 2022 00:49:36
Ajim Capital's Eunice Ajim on quitting Apple, choosing a co-founder, biggest mistakes startup founders make, and backing ambitious African founders.
Equity Merchants
Ajim Capital's Eunice Ajim on quitting Apple, choosing a co-founder, biggest mistakes startup founders make, and backing ambitious African founders.

Jul 20 2022 | 00:49:36

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Hosted By

Chimgozirim Nwokoma

Show Notes

Today on Equity Merchants, our guest is Eunice Ajim, the Founding Partner of Ajim Capital. Before starting Ajim Capital, Eunice was the founder of dataGig, a platform that connected data science professionals with SMEs. 

She also co-founded OpenTeams, a marketplace for open source talents. In today’s interview, she shares her thoughts on Africans investing in startups, choosing a co-founder, and the right time to raise from VCs. 

This episode is proudly sponsored by the Techpoint Africa business team(https://techpoint.africa/advertise). You can send me an email at [email protected] For most stories on startups and innovation, visit techpoint.africa.

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