DFS Lab leveraged its position as investor and market insider combined with it's deep research experience to create a leading research voice for the age of AI.

We know that funds who are not-Africa or emerging market-focused have become less enthused about investing on the continent.

The unique shape of the African tech opportunity

DFS Lab and the Mojaloop Foundation have announced their fourth joint bootcamp.

In Fortune at the middle of the pyramid, we argue, among other things, that the most significant opportunity for African B2C startups lies with consumers who earn between $4 — $8 per day.

Tech in Africa has hit escape velocity.

New retail models are seeking to move the small retailer (duka, spaza, kiosk, and mom-and-pop shop), from a world of opaque supply scarcity to one of predictable supply abundance.

This disconnect between the conditions that drove the growth of the digital economies in high income countries and on-the-ground reality in frontier markets creates what we call the frontier blindspot.

In our first Sufficient Balance series, we dedicated a chapter to a concept we called “Physical Ubiquity”, a state where physical distribution becomes so accessible that it creates new markets: An ecosystem that enjoys physical ubiquity is a hyper-market creator.

The post discusses Indonesia's Go-Jek and its significant impact on bringing fintech to the last mile, benefiting millions of people.

The contours of African consumer purchasing power and the opportunities for the tech industry.

DFS Lab, a VC investor specializing in digital commerce in Africa, recognized the lack of data on the potential for MSME digitization in the region.