The landscape of global innovation moves at an unprecedented rate, and recent trends in Tekedia Capital highlight a critical divergence. Our last cohort of 18 companies, invested in only three months ago, demonstrates the fastest income growth that we have ever observed, even exceeding the high performance of our October 2024 class. This previous class included a remarkable company which achieved a recurrent revenue of 10 million dollars (arr) within four months of its creation and is now on the right track for 100 million dollars during its first year, after recently obtained funding of $ 36 million.
These data lead to a striking conclusion: the innovation gap between development nations and developed nations is not simply present, but quickly widening to an asymmetrical degree. The decisive characteristic of leading companies is today “a-nativity”. These are not only companies using artificial intelligence, but rather fundamentally built on AI, regardless of their industry. For example, the most successful insurance companies of tomorrow will probably be AI companies that offer insurance products, not traditional insurance companies that simply integrate AI. Likewise, a leading online tutor like Chatgpt is not an Edtech company that uses AI; It is an AI company providing educational services.
When we contradict these emerging and native companies with many African startups, a disturbing scheme emerges. The gap in the rhythm of innovation and the value delivered to users is developing. There is a tangible risk that many African companies as a child as a (SaaS) service can face disintermediation overnight.
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This observation is not an alarmist prediction, but a conclusion from the finance examination of dozens of companies on five continents of Tekedia Capital. In this quickly accelerated era of AI, many African startups have trouble keeping the pace, and an important part of our SaaS societies could potentially disappear by 2027. An urgent action is necessary. We must fundamentally rethink our approach to business creation to ensure that Africa can compete and win in this new world landscape. I called the landscape of the era of accelerated society and we must find our level in a productive way.
Accelerated society: a new era of disturbance and integration
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