The discipline of African venture is under the spotlight here – and this episode goes straight to the heart of what it really takes to build and back companies on the continent.

I sat down with Florent (Flo) Nduwayezu, Investor at FB Capital, syndicate investor with EUVC, and ClimateHack Ambassador in Nairobi, for one of the clearest and most unfiltered conversations happening in African venture right now.

We unpack:

✅ Why African founders must prove market validation earlier – and why $1 of revenue in Africa signals more than $4 elsewhere

✅ The misalignment between founder expectations and VC economics, and what “VC‑backable” really means

✅ Why African venture needs more discipline – from fund sizes and valuations t ...