13/02/2026
Spending a couple of days in Cambridge and I’ve attended really inspiring events including the Africa Innovation Stories 🌍🌟
I love hearing homegrown success stories. They show that there is hope that African-built businesses 🌍 can grow, evolve, diversify, and compete globally without losing their roots.
It was a pleasure listening to Tosin Eniolorunda, Co-founder and Group CEO of Moniepoint, share their journey of building a business with strong pe*******on and a large customer base over the years.
It was equally important hearing Interswitch’s journey from Oremeyi Adeola Akah, showing how growth is possible with collaboration and consistent effort over time.
You can build scalable solutions by solving local problems.
Beyond the speakers, I met brilliant students across Cambridge doing fantastic work in different fields. The future is very bright 🌟
✅ Key lessons I’m taking away:
• Consistent effort compounds
• Have a clear strategy to diversify and integrate
• People matter
• Culture is what you tolerate
• Stay immersed in problems long enough to see solutions
📌 What homegrown business story inspires you and why? 💬