Why invest in Africa?

​The narrative about Africa is shifting from a continent that was left behind, to one about opportunities, prospects, and ventures. This is evident if you have paid close attention to the continent, and invested there.

​Join Willem van der Post, Theron McCollough, the simple.Capital() team and several other exciting panelists, including Untapped Global's Jim Chu, for a virtual discussion on why we believe investors should invest in Africa, and what the easiest ways are to get involved.

​Jim Chu is the founder and CEO of Untapped Global, whose mission is to bridge the investment gap in emerging markets by creating alternative financing opportunities for entrepreneurs and small businesses. Through its Smart Asset Financing investment model, Untapped creates opportunities for small businesses in emerging markets to scale, while providing strong returns and liquidity for investors around the world. Jim is an entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist dedicated to creating opportunity in emerging markets. Jim spent decades in tech in the US and Europe and in the last ten years has been focused on pioneering new ways apply innovations in technology and finance to drive equitable economic development throughout Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia.

​Untapped Global is an international investment and technology company that facilitates investments into small businesses in emerging markets around the world (namely across Africa). Untapped is the pioneer of Smart Asset Financing, an innovative, data-driven investment model that leverages IoT technology to track the usage and revenue of assets used by entrepreneurs in emerging markets in real time, and pay back investors healthy returns. Untapped also connects a global network of international investors and emerging market entrepreneurs to each other both online and offline.