VC Fundraising as a Black-African Founder (with Jean-Pierre Adéchi)
Release Date: 01/05/2021
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VC Fundraising as a Black-African Founder (with Jean-Pierre Adéchi)
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Welcome to the ENODI Podcast
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The ENODI Podcast with Michael Rain features conversations about the lives, cultural innovations, and entrepreneurial impact of people with immigrant backgrounds.
info_outlineThis week I’m talking to serial entrepreneur Jean-Pierre Adéchi. He is of Benin, Sengalese, and Congolese heritage. His ventures include catering, film, film festival companies, and most recently Wheeli--a Techstars and venture capital-backed tech startup that, disrupted long-distance travel.
Jean-Pierre speaks often about being a Black founder. Here he expounds on how his background and experiences contributed to how he thinks about his success and failures.
For more on Jean-Piere visit his website and sign up for his newsletter: https://www.jpadechi.com