Nicholas Watkins @africafintech
London Joined April 2010-
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“In the future, trading floors will have only computers and a dog. The computers will do the trading and the dog will keep humans from touching the machines.” John O’Brien, Haas School of Business
Looking for recommendations for a talented copywriter in Nigeria pls 🙏🏻
Follow Bitcoin and crypto adoption over every other metric. We estimate over 130 million crypto investors and users but it could be well beyond that. This chart shows the adoption rate and network effects compared to internet adoption. Focus on signal.
So many companies I work with have asked me about fundraising (Seed/Series A) that I've written it up into a guide. docs.google.com/document/d/1e6… It's still in draft, but I'd love any comments or suggestions. I'll probably publish it as a blog post in a week or two
Digitisation of financial services is going to accelerate very rapidly now in Africa. See👇the first order effects of #Kenya's smart move cutting fees on #mobilemoney and increasing limits. This will be a permanent leap forward.
Digitisation of financial services is going to accelerate very rapidly now in Africa. See👇the first order effects of #Kenya's smart move cutting fees on #mobilemoney and increasing limits. This will be a permanent leap forward.
“When you’re fundraising, it’s AI. When you’re hiring, it’s ML. When you’re implementing, it’s logistic regression.” —everyone on Twitter ever
“Mobile money is to digital financial services what email is today to social media” @africafintech has said that N times per day (day 3 of our Nigeria Fintech field trip), can we TM that? Hat tip to @neiLmunshi for choice of #Danfobar to hang out 👌🏽
Going to be at Money20/20 Europe on Monday. Message me if you are going to be there.
Alto Africa are waiving all set-up and migration fees for Cape Town businesses that are moving to the cloud in preparation for Day Zero #dayzero- cloudbox.co.za/companies-need…
"It's time to get rid of that costly server": itweb.co.za/index.php?opti… …
"The Pros of #Cloud Backup in South Africa" - Why going local makes more business sense: goo.gl/bfDS0n
"Cloudbox: An all-in-one #cloud solution for #SMEs that value their data": goo.gl/ZVonhp via @ITWeb
So amazingly happy to be going to @LeTour 2015 with @Etixx_QuickStep @MarkCavendish @KleinConstantia @africafintech @BikePlus_SA
Accelerated loss recognition in Spain. Bullish for banks.
Spanish Economy Minister Guindos says banks can absorb EUR 50bln provisions themselves: bit.ly/yddiHQ
Josh Moses @BigJoshMoses1
7 Followers 81 Following Software developer//Products designer//Computer networking & security expert(CCTV//Body scanner, Access door)//Solar system engineering//Empowerment trainings
Rebecca Rell @rebec_rell
14 Followers 3K Following
Ella-mae Pigott @MaePigott475
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Abbie Halgren @AbbieHalgr45414
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Susana Mushero @mushero54085
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Cinema_tic @cinema_tic41675
42 Followers 2K Following
Lilla Baladejo @BaladejLil
68 Followers 5K Following
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22 Followers 1K Following We first transfer USDT to you TRC20, you return 90% to BEP20, you get 10% , 2K per day Our co hv a large amt of USDT need to from TRC20 convert to BEP20 network
Frederica Cambria @FredericaC39790
20 Followers 2K Following Frederica 24 Crazy Presale of crypto casino👇🔶
Alma Weber @alma_weber75175
99 Followers 3K Following
Jessy Lesley @JessyLesley
541 Followers 489 Following Podcast Host on @techtalkafrika | Building tech community @kiberadv | Creative @kiberafashionwk | Opinions are mine
Matilde Waetzig @m_waetz
28 Followers 5K Following
Cordelia Mischo @cordel_misc
30 Followers 2K Following 🐋Cordelia 23 Crazy Presale of crypto casino👇🐋
Rakhi Saini @rakhi24195
130 Followers 738 Following
MERA Real World Asset.. @merainvest
13K Followers 2K Following MERA Ecosystem on $BSC. Real Estate Revolution with MERA Token, doxxed team, since 2021. Real-World Assets (RWA) Platform. Join BETA Testing: @meratoken
Araceli Müller @arac10074
26 Followers 348 Following Incoming 2024 Private Equity full-time analyst at Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets
Bitcoin Snack @bitcoinsnack
56K Followers 22K Following Freshly baked sats straight from the Bitcoin oven.
Make money easily @0x55LFz4Pp1hr
7 Followers 576 Following MEXC focuses on financial management, stocks, cryptocurrencies, digital assets and investments. Currently, new users can get free dollars when they sign up.
Secureslate @secureslate
296 Followers 2K Following The ultimate security & privacy compliance automation platform trusted by many! Get SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA & GDPR ready in no time.
Teveet @Teveet176331
30 Followers 1K Following
Isabella-rose Lebahn @LebahnRose7933
48 Followers 2K Following
Kofoworola Agbaje @kofo_rola
365 Followers 608 Following Investment Associate @QuonaCapital // prev MBA @Wharton, Engineer @imperialcollege, Software developer. Always looking for amazing FinTech startups in Africa
Amaar Ikhlas @amaarikhlas
700 Followers 986 Following A banker who thinks he gets Fintech and Payments. Would rather be running a Cafe https://t.co/mfTJ6cRdef https://t.co/Zn1S67TWJC
Maria Matseke @MariaMatseke
248 Followers 599 Following Mama of 4. Värmlänning. Head of Communications @ecpatsverige 🇸🇪🇿🇦
John Kristensen @Kristensen_John
170 Followers 1K Following Founder @ Astrid - ‘Generative AI startup on a mission to unlock the potential of human communication’
Wanangwa Chirwa • w.. @wxchirwa
269 Followers 735 Following exploring fintech, onchain payments, wallets & rwa tokenization
sunny @sunny_s_un
321 Followers 4K Following
Ronit Ghose @ronitA380
2K Followers 2K Following 💥 Author: Future Money 💥 Head of Future of Finance think tank @Citi. Advisory at VC, tech firms & academia.
Staale Reiersen @StaaleReiersen
1 Followers 28 Following
Darrell O'Donnell @darrello
4K Followers 3K Following Entrepreneur | Advisor #DecentralizedEcosystems #TrustRegistries #DigitalWallet @TrustOverIP & @continuumloop founder 🇨🇦
Amelia @pxndpanda
32 Followers 385 Following I hope there will be no more wars in the world and world peace
Hazel Scott @Sc78691066Hazel
65 Followers 580 Following
Mandy @mandy950715
46 Followers 229 Following ~LEO🦁 I look like a daisy, but I smell like a wild rose.🌹
Johan Bosini @JohanBosini
897 Followers 655 Following Driving digital financial services across Africa, working with super cool people, trying to change the world, just a little.
benahorowitz.eth @bhorowitz
652K Followers 607 Following
Brian Armstrong @brian_armstrong
1.4M Followers 714 Following Co-founder & CEO at @Coinbase. Creating more economic freedom in the world. ENS: barmstrong.eth Co-founder @researchhub @newlimit
David Haber @dhaber
37K Followers 8K Following General Partner @a16z. Previously: Firmwide Strategy @GoldmanSachs, Founder, CEO @onbondstreet and VC @SparkCapital. @Harvard biochem.
BiPS @MoneybrainBiPS
183 Followers 141 Following Building an open & fairer financial system for the world on #Blockchain with our #AssetReferenced #DigitalCurrency #BiPS #GlobalP2P
Lee Birkett @MrLeeBirkett
1K Followers 2K Following Proud family man. Founder 🇬🇧@JustUsCrowd & 🇯🇪#SuperApp @theMoneybrain powered by asset-referenced #DigitalAsset #BiPS - #GlobalP2P
Moneybrain @themoneybrain
272 Followers 241 Following Imagine a friend whose a seriously brainy finance geek, building an open & fairer financial system for all with digital money. Download the Moneybrain App #BiPS
Structured Credit Inv.. @SCI_Newsfeed
3K Followers 1K Following Securitisation news & market data specialists covering ABS, capital relief trades/synthetics, CMBS, RMBS and CLO market colour including proprietary DMs
HELIX @helix_finance
2K Followers 29 Following Institutional real-world asset (RWA) DeFi protocol connecting crypto investors with sustainable yields from private credit investment opportunities 🗻⛺
Bhaji Illuminati @itsbhaji
2K Followers 564 Following CMO @centrifuge | member @boysclubworld @safaryclub | co-creator @TACoalition @RWASummit
CrossLend @CrossLend
349 Followers 198 Following Data | Market | Settlement - the technology-driven backbone for debt assets. Check our newest blog entries: https://t.co/01Kmczz690
Untangled.Finance @UntangledFin
1K Followers 70 Following Digital securitisation, green bond, alternative lending, bridge real world asset to Defi
Oxane Partners @Oxanepartners
106 Followers 76 Following Technology-driven solutions provider to the private markets industry.
Route Finance @routefinance
41 Followers 0 Following Building RouteOS, the AI powered operating system finance operations💸⚡️
Cascade Finance @CascadeFi
3 Followers 2 Following DeFi-native hedging and securitization solutions https://t.co/rL0JdX1wGf
dv01 @dv01inc
549 Followers 623 Following The world’s first end-to-end data management, reporting and analytics platform for loan-level consumer lending data.
Martin Tobias (Pre-Se.. @MartinGTobias
27K Followers 1K Following Entrepreneur, Investor, Father to 3 daughters, cyclist, surfer, poker player, and life hacker. Pre-seed up to $500K. pitch me: https://t.co/pat53we2xs
Niall Ferguson @nfergus
311K Followers 1K Following International man of history. Author, @HooverInst senior fellow, @bopinion columnist. Latest book, DOOM: The Politics of Catastrophe (Penguin). Opinions my own.
Raoul Pal @RaoulGMI
1.0M Followers 1K Following Founder/CEO - https://t.co/WL4VnN8Oal, @RealVision. Trying to figure things out at the nexus of Macro, Web3 & the Exponential Age. Not a guru. #DFTU
Pade @padehcm
2K Followers 42 Following Pade is /peɪd/. From hire to exit, simplify your entire HR process from one central dashboard. 💙
England Rugby @EnglandRugby
1.1M Followers 39K Following The official home of England Rugby on X. For the Red Roses 👉 @RedRosesRugby For community game updates 👉 @RFU
Bessemer @BessemerVP
101K Followers 1K Following For the entrepreneurs who want to build revolutions of their own.
TPG @tpg
21K Followers 140 Following We are a global alternative asset firm with a long history of investing in growth, change, and innovation. Disclaimer information: https://t.co/nd59aYqG7y
Nika Naghavi @NaghaviNika
2K Followers 2K Following Passionate about role of technology in accelerating social & economic change. Chief Network Officer @Onafriq. EX- @gsmamobilemoney & #SOTIR author.
The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter
501K Followers 510 Following Official X account for The Kobeissi Letter, an industry leading commentary on the global capital markets. Email us: [email protected]
General Catalyst @generalcatalyst
78K Followers 2K Following We invest in powerful, positive change that endures.
TechCrunch @TechCrunch
10.3M Followers 460 Following Technology news and analysis with a focus on founders and startup teams. Got a tip? https://t.co/J0WxnZxSRY
Marc Randolph @mbrandolph
100K Followers 661 Following Co-founder of @Netflix & 6 other companies 🏔🏄♂️🚴Outdoor enthusiast
Securitize @Securitize
24K Followers 960 Following The leading platform for expanding investor access to exclusive private market alternative assets from private equity to private credit and more.
RJ Scaringe @RJScaringe
98K Followers 37 Following Founder & CEO of @Rivian. Working to keep the world adventurous forever.
Rivian Updates @RivianUpdates
12K Followers 250 Following Rivian News, Announcements, and $RIVN Reports ⚡ Isaiah here, bringing you the latest scoop, insights, and updates on Rivian | -0——0- |
Startup India @startupindia
668K Followers 50 Following Startup India is GoI's initiative to build a strong ecosystem for entrepreneurship and innovation.
Verod-Kepple Africa V.. @VerodKepple
458 Followers 0 Following We back exceptional founders in and from Africa who are addressing deep gaps between the status quo and the ideal.
Jenny Fielding @jefielding
35K Followers 3K Following Managing Partner, @EverywhereVC investing in pre-seed founders building the future of money, health and work 🚀
David van Dijk @DavidWvanDijk
1K Followers 2K Following Early stage investing in Africa & beyond #BoostAfrica by the @EIB | @ralicapvc | @AAA_AngelInvest I @ENRICHinAfrica | @FMO_development | @ABANangels
Kofoworola Agbaje @kofo_rola
365 Followers 608 Following Investment Associate @QuonaCapital // prev MBA @Wharton, Engineer @imperialcollege, Software developer. Always looking for amazing FinTech startups in Africa
Ido Sum @ido_sum
2K Followers 755 Following #Partner @TLcomcapital, entrepreneur at heart, focused on #VC early and growth investments in #technology and #innovation across #Africa
Jay Rughani @JayRughani
4K Followers 921 Following Partner @a16z investing in health & bio software. Prev @flatironhealth (acq by @roche for ~$2b) & @deloittehealth. Professional student.
Anthony William Catt @AnthonyWCatt
3K Followers 5K Following Up to a few things with @Ventures54 & @LondonAfrica_ 🇬🇧🌍 around Education | Investment | Africa. Prev @GoogleStartups 🚀 EMEA. Lover of a good pun.
TLG Capital @TLG_Capital
59 Followers 9 FollowingClock speed isn't the right metaphor for shipping velocity in Fintech. Lap times are. Clock speed suggests your cycle time is the north Star metric. Just ship faster. In a regulated industry that can go wrong and lead to a wreck like FTX. Lap times are about braking,…
Reflecting today on the pivotal moments of tech startups I have invested in: It’s not just the launch, or securing that first round of funding. It's that moment, often overlooked, where you decided not to give up. That’s the real ignition point.
Have dreamt for years of having my own little office in Soho. Surreal to spend this week touring office space. Wischoff Ventures will have an office in NYC starting in Q4.
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This is what building a startup feels like.
OK - let's just casually add 'undersea cables' to the list of things I need to be tracking.
Just got my council tax bill…..really struggling to think what I get for my £2774.26 apart from getting my bins emptied 🤷♂️🙄
Trump (77) and Biden (81) - the rematch nobody wants
Been investigating how much my autograph is worth.
So much to hate. So little time. But a special mention to the new thing of two identical bottles of stuff by basins with only the tiniest writing telling you which is the sodding soap.
South Africans are some of the most authentically friendly people in the world. Don’t believe me? Just be genuinely friendly yourself and observe their reaction.
Whenever you’re feeling down about life and thinking that no one cares, just remember you’ll be dead soon and none of this will matter. Have a great day.
Something I used to believe that I no longer believe. A great entrepreneur can create amazing value, even in the hardest of markets. Not true. Some markets are just really shit to be in. Even if they kinda work, opportunity cost of great entrepreneurs time is so high.
Women who do this to women 😔 Too repulsed by my hair to eat her breakfast, but managing to bang out this vitriol 😵💫 Apart from anything else I can’t bear inaccuracies - I think we can all agree my hair looked 🫶🏼
.@HarvardHBS wrote a case on @paga 🎉🎉 I was just a guest at the first teaching of the case & it was a fascinating discussion. The case is still confidential but should be made public later in the year and then taught to the MBA class. #JustPagait #grateful cc @jjalabraba
I had no money growing up. My dad was a labourer & my mum did everything to make ends meet. I went to the local comprehensive at the end of my road. Life was tough, I guess. And yet, all I can remember is having a laugh. Anyway, in May, I'm playing The Hollywood Fucking Bowl 😂
Normies: "I'd like a bank to just hold my money & make payments on my behalf. I'll pay for this service." Fiat cartel: "That's illegal. Your only choice is to become an unsecured creditor to a hedge fund calling itself a bank so they can use you as an excuse for a bailout"
Life hack: To prevent an afternoon crash, soak your underwear in cold brew for slow release caffeine absorption via skin throughout the day.
Not sure why I'm not having much luck dating at the moment 🤷♂️
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