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"The power of us as women fund managers controlling the capital, controlling the decision, I think that\'s quite transformational." Ada Osakwe

This investor is reducing barriers for African women entrepreneurs with her new franchising program. Ada Osakwe, the Founder & Chief Executive of Agrolay Ventures an early-stage VC fund, and Nuli, a food, and beverage company stops by WHERE\'S THE FUNDING? to talk about why she invests in African women entrepreneurs, her own entrepreneurship journey, and her Nuli Amazon franchising program.

What you\'ll learn from Ada in this episode:

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• How to fundraise with confidence.
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• How her experience in the public sector influenced her to become an entrepreneur and investor
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• How the current funding ecosystem and VC, in particular, excludes the majority of African women entrepreneurs.
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• Why she is a champion for African women in agribusiness and why she invests in women.
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• How she bounces back from crushing setbacks.
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• Where she thinks she has the biggest opportunity to create change.
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• A breakdown of how the Nuli Foods franchise is reducing barriers to entrepreneurship for women.
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To learn more about Agrolay Ventures visit www.agrolay.com and www.nulilounge.com. Follow Ada on Instagram at Ada Osakwe (spell out name) and on LinkedIn.

Follow the podcast on Instagram at whereisthefunding_podcast and me, your host Michelle J. McKenzie on LinkedIn.