A Next Wave of 2023’s Next Waves

In no order, here are 5 top picks from the 51 Next Wave editions we published this year.

Hey friend!

Thank you for sticking with the Next Wave team throughout the perma-crisis of this year. We published 51 Next Wave editions this year. In the second half of the year Joseph Olaoluwa and Kenn Abuya, both senior reporters at TechCabal, joined me to write these Sunday letters, and we crossed the 50,000 subscribers mark.

Some of you wrote to tell us what you liked about particular Next Wave editions. Some wrote almost full-length replies with suggestions, questions, and additional insight. We enjoyed reading your thoughts. Knowing you read this newsletter makes it worthwhile!

2023 has been a year of maturing for everyone who is part of the progress of Africa’s technology and venture capital industry. And there has been no lack of schadenfreude or “I told you so”. To wrap up this year, we’re bringing back five Next Wave editions that are neither a complaint nor an I told you so.

Happy re-reading! Read Original