Welcome to another episode of Equity Merchants. Our guest today is Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes. Adesuwa is the Managing Partner and Founder of Aruwa Capital Management, an early-stage growth equity and gender lens fund.
As one of the few female partners in Africa, Adesuwa is passionate about getting more women to start their own companies and fund startups. In this episode, we discussed her reason for starting a gender lens fund, the benefits of investing in women, and when startups should raise money.
This episode is proudly sponsored by the Techpoint Africa business team.
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