Metis Capital Partners' Gideon Dada on moving from investment banking to venture capital, entrepreneurs that should avoid VC funding, and why fintech gets the most funding.

Equity Merchants

Jul 13 2022 | 00:49:36

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Show Notes

In October 2021, Gideon Dada received a message from a recruiter on LinkedIn. The recruiter was looking to hire someone to join the team at Metis Capital and felt he would be a good fit.

After a round of assessments and interviews, he got the job, resuming in December 2021. On this episode of Equity Merchants, he shares his journey and some thoughts on investments in Africa.

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