Jonathan Ntege Lubwama
Journalist
Bio
Born, bred, and buttered in Kampala, Jonathan is a data journalist who has a background as an entrepreneur. He is passionate about the African startup ecosystem with a bias for venture capital.
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26 JUL 2022Should Africa be worried about slower VC funding?
With an 82% growth in year-on-year funding for H1 2022 African startups seem to be bucking the trend of global funding winter.
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12 JUL 2022Can African startups scale using VC subsidies?
Startups scramble for growth strategies as it's no longer sustainable for VCs to subsidise customer acquisition costs.
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27 JUN 2022Can on-demand delivery services scale in Nigeria?
Effective lobbying, an asset-light business model, and premium customer experience are avenues for on-demand delivery businesses like GOKADA to scale.
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10 JUN 2022How has Jumia performed in the African market?
We unpack the tech giant's approach to delivering on its promise
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24 MAY 2022Will African super apps help users?
We unpack the reasons why Africa is a perfect environment for startups to build super apps as seen in China, India and South East Asia
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11 MAY 2022How have different African countries approached crypto adoption?
We assess the different crypto regulatory stances across the African continent
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28 APR 2022Explainer: why some founders raise more money than others
From VC to PE sources, we look into the factors driving funding inequality among locally educated and foreign-educated CEOs