Marvin Coleby has an interesting background. Born in Paris, raised in the Bahamas, studied in Canada, and now lives in Kenya. His global perspective has influenced his desire for Panafrican Unity and has influenced his vision for Raise, a digital equity management platform, with the aim of bringing "security, transparency and simplicity to the African venture capital space.”

In this episode, Marvin shares his unique perspective regarding running a startup in Africa; his motivations, his passion for equity and diaspora ownership, key milestones, challenges, and problems Raise is trying to solve, and plans for the future. Don't miss it!

1:55 - Background
3:19 - Why Marvin moved to Kenya
5:20 - His favourite childhood memory
7:34 - University, Searching for Answers
8:50 - Hypothesis for Financial Infrastructure
11:05 - Time Working at the Law Firm (Dentons)
11:36 - What he learned at the Law Firm
13:50 - How Raise started
15:09 - What Raise is doing
19:02 - Key Milestones and Big Challenges
25:08 - What he would change if he went back
26:29 - What he looks for when hiring for Raise
27:13 - Why he chose Nairobi as the place to start Raise
29:06 - The Seed Rounds of Raise
31:10 - Future plans for Raise
35:15 - Why people should care about Raise
37:19 - Question Marvin would have liked Peace to ask

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