Ibrahim Sagna spent more than two decades in finance, including at the African Export-Import Bank and the Africa Finance Corporation, before co-founding Silverbacks Holdings, a firm that invests in technology, entertainment, sport and the creative industries. How we made it in Africa editor-in-chief Jaco Maritz spoke to Sagna about the firm’s origins and how it picks its investments.
Topics discussed during the interview include:
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The backstory to the founding of Silverbacks
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Why it doesn’t directly invest in early-stage companies
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What it looks for in an investment
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How it decides when to exit
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Why Sagna hosts his own podcast
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Whether ordinary people should invest in startups
