From Prototype to Investable Company: What African AI Founders Must Prove

By Sir Roger Jantio, Senior Managing Director & CEO, Sterling Merchant Finance Ltd, Washington, DC This is the second article in a three-part series on Africa’s AI investability challenge. The first article argued that Africa’s AI debate is no longer about awareness, but investability. It is rooted in the author’s AI investment experience with a broad range of founders across multiple markets, and in his investment approach to identify companies capable of becoming stando