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LFVC: Early-Stage Venture fund focussed on the global south #emergingmarkets and #frontiermarkets #Africa

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Historically, energy transitions have taken many decades, even centuries. We are trying to do it in 30 years AND in a way that coincides with the need to expand access to energy for billions who still don't have it.

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Understanding the nature and scale of the physical transformation needed for the energy transition is something we often overlook. Without this, installing new clean energy alternatives at scale and at the pace needed will be almost impossible.

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A new 🦄 and a new win for the continent. Well done to the Moniepoint Group super team for securing this funding round. This will be a huge step for fintech innovation and financial inclusion for Nigeria. Onward🚀

A new 🦄 and a new win for the continent. Well done to the <a href="/moniepoint/">Moniepoint Group</a> super team for securing this funding round. This will be a huge step for fintech innovation and financial inclusion for Nigeria. 
Onward🚀
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In a portfolio, the companies that need the most attention are the worst performing ones. The cost of a bad investment is not just a dollar loss but a time loss. Failure is very time consuming.

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VC firms trade in money, and our money is just as green as others’. It’s a commodity. But the difference is in what comes with the cheque. The relationships, the perspectives the insights... The right VC can be the difference between a company that grows and one that thrives.

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VC isn't a science with rigid formulas—it's an art of pattern recognition. Behind every investment is a dance of intuition, lived experience, and subtle signal detection.

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Nigeria’s crypto revolution can be a great blueprint for Africa’s crypto’s movement. Their adoption has been crazy but the features protecting users might be the ones keeping others out.

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Next DeFi🦄= Real Use Cases + Demand + Infrastructure + Ecosystem Build+ Network Effects + Regulatory Clarity Real use cases = global pain points + cross-border focus 🧑‍🤝‍🧑Users = (Pain Points × Smartphone Penetration) + (Unbanked Population × Digital Infra) Demand = Merchants x

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Doom and gloom tweets about climate change are annoying and more corrosive than they are helpful. But i think it is important we galvanise enough effort to preserve our environment for the future. 🧵

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I had a brilliant fintech operator in my office last week, just getting into stablecoins, said something that stuck with me: “Payments is 60% compliance.” It’s easy to focus on UI, speed, fees—but the real moat in money movement is trust. That trust is earned through licensing,