What Startups Get Wrong in the First Investor Meeting
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Venture Investor at Partner, a Lagos-based early-stage fund
What West African startups get wrong in the first meeting with an investor.
Meet your expert
Chidi has invested in more than 40 early-stage companies across Nigeria, Ghana and Senegal. He speaks candidly about what he looks for, why most pitches fail, and what happens after the cheque clears.
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A closer look
Forty investments and hundreds of pitches: the patterns that end meetings early and the rare things that make an investor lean forward.
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