VC Fundraising as a Black-African Founder (with Jean-Pierre Adéchi)

05/01/2021 1h 9min
VC Fundraising as a Black-African Founder (with Jean-Pierre Adéchi)

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This 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