At the recent Deep Learning Indaba in Rwanda, iafrikan sat down with Babacar Seck, Founder and Managing Partner of Askya Investment Partners, to discuss one of the biggest challenges facing African startups, access to funding.
In this insightful conversation, Seck unpacks the startup capital journey, from early-stage funding and venture capital to bank financing and IPOs. He explains how investors assess opportunities, which metrics matter at different growth stages, and why investment readiness goes far beyond having a great idea.
iAfrikan editor Bataung Qhotsokoane in discussion with Babacar Seck from Askya Investment Partners
Seck brings deep experience to the discussion, having backed nearly twenty startups, including two of Africa’s earliest unicorns. Before launching Askya Investment Partners, he played a key role in shaping Africa’s venture capital ecosystem through Proparco’s venture capital program and later as CEO of Digital Africa.
For founders, investors, and anyone interested in Africa’s growing innovation economy, this episode offers practical insights from one of the continent’s leading voices in technology investing.
