One of the main takeaways was my adoption of Tony O. Elumelu, C.F.R‘s Africapitalist philosophy, when I participated in the inaugural class of The Tony Elumelu Foundation entrepreneurship program, not just the non-returnable $5k seed capital/grant.
I had an existential crisis around age 25 at the time, and wrote my first book, “Life Ahead: on finding meaning, discovering purpose, chance and randomness”, I found “Happiness. Abundance. Enriched Life. I felt I could give, and not wait to amass a fortune. Giving back with skills. With little on Kiva.”
As influenced by George Soros, in his creation of the Open Society Foundations, I envision a group of us, investing for the greater good – creating shared value, jobs for Africans and an African middle class. Thus I’m introducing the concept of an #AfricapitalistSociety creating wealth through investment.
At the Osonwanne Group, we invest in equity for growth, in the form of permanent capital to enable founders and entrepreneurs scale their business, and increase revenues at full operating capacity, thereby creating jobs. We are driven by the Africapitalist philosophy, mobilizing capital for the production economy in all parts of Nigeria to start, and Africa in the long-run.
Start a conversation with our society here: https://AfricapitalistSociety.org
