A Fireside Chat w// Jas, Marge & Guest: Louisa Kiwana Olafuyi

​For the past two years, Marge and Jasiel have been co-hosting X spaces to enrich the Africa tech ecosystem by bringing together founders, investors, and operators for honest conversations.

​This quarter's discussions are focused on the realities of raising a seed round on the continent: the trade-offs, the investor psychology, the strategy behind timing a raise, and the lessons from scaling across markets.

​Cadence
Fireside chats are bi-weekly on Wednesday's at 7PM EAT. We run quarterly sprints: 3 to 4 consecutive sessions, then 1 month off.
Q3 2025 sessions are:

• ​August 27, 2025

• ​September 10, 2025

• ​September 24, 2025

​What to Expect

• ​A candid conversation with a founder who’s actively navigated the seed stage.

• ​Insights on fundraising strategies, market expansion, and product trade-offs.

​Your Hosts

• ​Marge is a Partner at Velocity Digital and Venture Partner at Benue Capital. She's also the cofounder of Sourcing Africa to Invest (Sati), a research platform addressing the lack of reliable, actionable insights in Africa’s startup ecosystem.

• ​Jasiel is the Africa Investment Lead at Accion Venture Lab. He also writes Startup Definition Sunday, a newsletter delivering actionable tips for founders every other week.

​Whether you’re a founder, operator, or investor, join us to learn directly from those on the fundraising frontlines.

​If you can’t make it live, sign up to receive the recording straight to your inbox.