Learning Officer

HealthCap Africa

Health Capital Africa, trading as Healthcap, invests in two asset classes: infrastructure and venture capital. The infrastructure investing arm focuses on healthcare, clean energy and social infrastructure projects such as clean water specializing in public-private partnerships whilst its venture capital  arm invests in pre-Series A startups in fintech and healthtech. Healthcap has invested in about thirty startups in fintech and healthtech and has a pipeline of almost $800m in healthcare, clean energy and clean water infrastructure projects  across the continent.

Founder

Flying Doctors Nigeria

A a tech-enabled urgent care services marketplace focused on emergency services, virtual patient care and medical equipment

managment of emergency presentations to a variety of district general and teaching hospitals across the UK

DR (A+E)

Jikei University Hospital Japan

Clinical Research Fellow

Health Capital Africa, trading as Healthcap, invests in two asset classes: infrastructure and venture capital. 

The infrastructure investing arm focuses on healthcare, clean energy and social infrastructure projects such as clean water specializing in public-private partnerships whilst its venture capital  arm invests in pre-Series A startups in fintech and healthtech. 

Healthcap has invested in about thirty startups in fintech and healthtech and has a pipeline of almost $800m in healthcare, clean energy and clean water infrastructure projects  across the continent.

Read my full profile here: https://medium.com/@drola/my-official-profile-bc53e23c64d3

3 Bachelor Degrees (BSc)
3 Masters Degrees (MSc)
1 Doctorate Degree (PhD)
3 International Certifications
6 Professional Fellowships

She prepared and waited for the opportunity. 

30 years of consistency and commitment. She also has 6 children.

Dr. Adaora, the new GMD/CEO of Zenith Bank, you're more than a woman.

This should inspire someone. 

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Ola Brown, MFR

Some of you may have seen the demolition notice circulating on social media. I have been inundated with calls, texts, and messages from family, friends, concerned stakeholders, and well-wishers regarding the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road and the potential destruction of several tourism and socioeconomic impact businesses located within the Road’s proposed right of way.
 
I wish to confirm that we are in active talks with various arms of the federal and state government including the Lagos State Government, the Federal and State Ministries of Tourism, and the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing as well as several interest groups and have received firm assurances that there will be no disruptions to business while we work to agree win-win solutions including rerouting the first 1.5 km out of the 700km stretch of the Road to its original location along the undeveloped Water Corporation Road median. We believe that with careful collaboration and consultation, a small number of other minor reroutes may be required to sustain the existing socioeconomic activity along the course of this Road.
 
I believe the Coastal Road is a commendable project by the government which will significantly boost the economy, and engaged consultations (as are ongoing) will help determine ways of developing the Road while preserving the Landmark Group ecosystem businesses that are remitting billions of Naira in taxes annually while employing thousands of Nigerians. These over 80 diverse businesses (over half of which are SMEs) operate from a worldclass integrated location along the Water Corporation Road and in synergy, provide a variety of corporate, leisure, hospitality and tourism services to the over 3 million local and international visitors who come our ecosystem yearly. We are in conjunction spotlighting Lagos as a viable tourism destination on the global stage and our location is arguably the most visited waterfront destination on the West African coast: OWNED BY NIGERIANS, FOR NIGERIANS, AND IN NIGERIA.
 
The Landmark Group began its corporate life in Europe in 1998 but pivoted to Africa in 2003 with debut operations in Lagos, Nigeria. We have invested over US$100 million in the last 20 years in this economy because of our deep faith in the possibilities of this country and have consistently proven that Nigerians working together, irrespective of tribe or creed, are capable of delivering worldclass leisure, hospitality and tourism service to millions of Nigerians, the diaspora and foreigners alike.
 
Our success story would not have been possible without some government support and particularly that of the Lagos State Government. I take due note of the concerns of our over 3m ecosystem visitors and customers and I’m confident that a solution which sees to the development of the Road while preserving a proudly Nigerian business can be achieved.

Thank You all for your support. 

Watch our impact story here 👉🏽https://lnkd.in/dkXdZv7q  

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Our Impact Story- The Landmark Ecosystem

When VC's are assessing start ups to invest in, one thing they look out for is network effects. 

I use the example of Microsoft to explain what network effects are and how they enhance a start ups position in the market. 

*Full video in the comments*

In this short video, I explain what I look for in a start up when I am investing. 

Longer video about this in the comments. 

Spent today at the Global Private Capital Association Conference which is hosted in partnership with the IFC - International Finance Corporation in New York. 

Private capital refers to the funds invested in companies or assets that are not publicly traded on stock exchanges. It is sourced from private individuals or groups, such as high-net-worth investors, private equity firms, and venture capitalists. This type of capital is used to finance business growth, acquisitions, or start-ups, often in exchange for equity or ownership in the company. 

I will be speaking on the healthtech panel tomorrow, I would love to see you there! 

Shruti Chandrasekhar Elom Lassey Mohamed Eissa 

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What I got up to: 
20 flights 
17 cities 
180 meetings 
75 portfolio value add actions 

Muscle mass decreases approximately 3-8% per decade after the age of 30 and this rate of decline is even higher after the age of 60.

Studies show that an 80 year old who lifts weights regularly is as strong as a 30 year old who doesn’t.

In my video "The future of venture capital", I highlight the focus on capital efficency as a metric that VC investors are increasingly considering.

Capital efficiency refers to the ability of a startup or a company to generate maximum output or returns with the least amount of capital investment. It is a measure of how well a company uses its resources to achieve growth and profitability. A capital-efficient company is able to grow and scale its business without requiring significant amounts of external funding.


Watch the full video here: https://lnkd.in/dWniGsUA

Difference between project finance and venture capital/corporate finance.

Women-founded startups accounted for 2% or less of venture capital (VC) funding invested in Europe and the United States in 2023 (WEF).

However, 50% of companies in the HealthCap Africa portfolio have a female founder. 

When Marisa Lago,the United States Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade visted Lagos I was asked for an on the spot pitch about why we should be supporting female entrepreneurs and why it makes business sense.

This was my, slightly nervous 🤣, response👇

This is an excerpt from my video how to invest in start ups that explains how you can incorporate start up investments into your existing portfolio and the advantages of doing so. 


Full video in the comments.

On the panel at the Global Private Capital Association Conference today hosted in collaboration with the IFC - International Finance Corporation, I spoke about the importance of startups being able to build for consumers with less disposable income than their counterparts in the developed world as per capita income/disposable income are exponentially different.

At HealthCap Africa our portfolio companies have learned to serve low income customers with high quality healthcare in a scalable way. 

Thanks to Monique Mrazek (fellow York alum 👋 for moderating this discussion. 

In the United States 🇺🇸,  March CPI inflation rate ROSE to 3.5%, above expectations of 3.4%. Core CPI inflation was 3.8%, ABOVE expectations of 3.7%.

This is the 36th consecutive month with inflation above 3% and second straight monthly increase.

I predicted this in my 2024 Economic Outlook which I recorded in late 2023.

Watch it below 👇

Full link in the comments 


Question: What's happened since Dream VC announced applications for 2024 investor training programs? Are Applications Still Open?

Answers: "10-18-13-3-55-200-1" and "YES!"

No that's not some secret code. Well. Sort of. What do I mean?

📰 10+ News Articles dropped about Dream VC
🛫 Dream VC's team has been on 18 Flights
🏙️ We co-hosted events and spoke at conferences across 13 Cities in 9 countries
🧑‍🏫 We delivered 4x AMAs, Masterclasses and Info Sessions
🌐 We travelled 55,865+ km
📇 I got 200+ new business cards
🙋 We have received 1k+ RSVPs for our roadshow mixer events

So "10-18-13-3-55-200-1" 😉

And we aren't done yet. As we near April 14th - the application deadline for Dream VC's 2024 VC training programs, we are going into full gear.

1) Dream VC has an upcoming investors ecosystem mixer in Johannesburg together with Founders Factory Africa and Jozi Angels RSVP: https://lnkd.in/dYhUqT3Z

2) Dream VC has an upcoming investor and corporate ecosystem mixer in Cape Town together with Savant and Innovation City Cape Town RSVP: https://lnkd.in/dp49w3gp

3) Dream VC has an upcoming African tech ecosystem mixer in London (details coming soon!)

With more great news on the horizon - even as our fund and corporate capacity-building work continues!

So, in short:
❓ "Are we done for the year?" Not at all. A lot more to come in '24!
❓ "Are applications for the investor training programs open?" Yes, they are. Make sure to apply soon as we only run programs once a year!
❓ "How can I find out more?" Visit the Dream VC website: www.dream-vc.com
❓ "I'm ready to apply - what do I do?" Apply directly via: https://lnkd.in/dgSn6Vg2
❓ "I'm worried about the cost - any aid available?" Absolutely. We run a financial aid program: https://lnkd.in/eJJXEb_d - if you need it, the deadline is also Apr 14th!
❓ "I still don't know what Dream VC does" 👀 Really? Okay. Follow Dream VC on socials or visit the website and you will know for sure!

Big shoutout to our many partners and friends at HealthCap Africa, Ranora Consulting, VeFund, Digital Africa, Smart Capital, Expertise France, Jedar Capital, DMZ Ventures, Nexterra Capital, Fast Forward Venture Studio, UNCOVERED FUND Inc., Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures, techbuild.africa, Techpoint Africa and investors like Idris, Samakab, Ramez, Sadaharu, Tamim, Mohamed and others for rallying support, spreading the word and endorsing our work in training more African-focused investors. A special shoutout also goes out to my teammates, Cindy, Patricia and Devika our amazing fellow community at Dream VC for taking 'above and beyond' to the extreme.

I'm excited to see the applications for this year's cohort. Don't forget everyone - the deadline is 23:59 GMT on April 14th!

📅✍️ https://lnkd.in/dgSn6Vg2

📷 Travel Pics. Bonus if you can guess the location!

#venturecapital #opportunity #africa #breakintovc #deadline

Was great to speak about disruptive innovation 💡 in African Healthtech at the Global Private Capital Association Conference in partnership with the IFC - International Finance Corporation in New York today.

Thanks our incredible moderator Monique Mrazek as well as fellow panelists @Kuo-Yi Lim, GP at Monk's Hill Ventures & Selin Kurnaz, PhD 



Another excellent #GPCC2024. A pleasure to have moderated an insightful panel on #healthtech globally with Selin Kurnaz, PhD , Ola Brown, MFR  and Kuo-Yi Lim (林国毅). Thank you Global Private Capital Association for the invitation!

IFC Disruptive Tech, VC & Funds, IFC Health, #healthtech, #emergingmarkets #tech

Centuries ago, sailors spent months on whale hunting expeditions. 

These journeys were financed in a similar way to venture capital firms today. 

Learn about whales, the traitorous eight & the history of venture capital below👇

Nigeria’s central bank has increased the minimum capital requirements for banks 10-fold as it seeks to bolster the defenses of an industry facing a steep naira devaluation, high inflation and a weak economy.

Many people wonder why banks need so much capital? 

Mainly to prevent financial crises.

Learn more here: youtu.be/vh0_9p-pbXE


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