Ahmed Elmurtada, Managing Partner of 249Startups on the Sudanese startup ecosystem, impact of Y Combinator's investment in Bloom, and positioning Sudan as an investment destination.

Equity Merchants

Jun 08 2022 | 00:43:02

00:00 / 00:43:02

Hosted By

Show Notes

On this episode of Equity Merchants, we speak to Ahmed Elmurtada, the Managing Partner and Co-Founder of 249startups. We chat about his motivation for supporting entrepreneurs in Sudan.

2:26 - His thoughts on the Sudanese ecosystem

7:12 - Motivation for the name “249startups”

9:11- Why he started 249startups

15:15 - Impact of YCs investment

19:33 - How paucity of funds affects Sudanese founders

25:00 - How they are getting more Sudanese investors on board

30:59 - What can be done to position Sudan as an investment destination

Other Episodes

Episode

March 09, 2023 • 00:20:36

Miishe Addy on raising capital as an under-represented founder, identifying the right investors, and creating FOMO while fundraising.

In January 2023, Jetstream raised more than $10 million in a pre-Series A round. Jetstream provides a single platform for African businesses to handle...

Episode

June 15, 2022 • 00:38:39

Village Capital's Adedana Ashebir on landing a job through Facebook, improving the participation of women in tech, and supporting African entrepreneurs.

Welcome to another episode of Equity Merchants. Our guest this week is Adedana Ashebir, the Regional Director for Africa and the Middle East at...

Episode

April 05, 2023 • 00:41:14

Expert Dojo's Ajani Windsor-Areago on how investors in Africa think about exits and the importance of storytelling in the fundraising process.

Many startups fail to reach the Series A round and Expert Dojo, a venture capita firm based in helps its founders with growth strategies...