Posts ByJonathan Kalan, Author at Afrinnovator
Comparisons and Lessons from the Kenyan and Jordanian Startup Ecosystems
November 26, 2012 | Jonathan KalanIn 2009, Yahoo acquired Maktoob a thriving Arab online community that had 16 million users at the time, Mashable.com reported a suspected price of $85M
Sitting at a lively roundtable discussion between young technology entrepreneurs during Amman’sMixNMentor at Oasis500, a leading seed investor … Read More
The Silicon Savannah: Of Vanity Capital and Vanity Companies
October 5, 2012 | Jonathan Kalan 6This article was originally written by Jonathan Kalan for ImpactIQ.
NAIROBI – Here at ground zero for the new era of African innovation, investors are learning what an impact investing “bubble” looks like. Too much money, too few investment-ready … Read More

