Making Futures

Young Entrepreneurs in a Dynamic Africa

Sangu Delle author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cassava Republic Press

Published:17th Sep '19

Should be back in stock very soon

Making Futures cover

* Book proposal was short listed for the Bracken Bower Prize for `Best Business Book by Author Under Age 40' and featured in the Financial Times. * Appeals to people interested in technological innovation, enterprise, and Africa in general * Will appeal to the general reader and academic audience * Sangu has been a speaker at Ted, Tedx and other global talks * Press coverage for book to be sought in national media * Reviews in academic journals * Extracts from book will be run in national print/online media

Meet 17 entrepreneurs proving Africa's future belongs to people with agency, imagination and purpose. Join founders, investors and changemakers discovering the reality behind the headlines.

From Nairobi fintech to Lagos healthcare, Accra fashion to Cape Town manufacturing—17 African entrepreneurs share how they're building profitable businesses solving real problems. Not aspirational storytelling. Actual founders, actual challenges, actual solutions.

Making Futures profiles 17 African entrepreneurs building businesses across 14 countries and multiple sectors—technology, manufacturing, agriculture, social enterprise, creative economy. Rather than celebrating unicorns or recycling startup mythology, Sangu Delle documents what actually works: founders navigating capital constraints, regulatory complexity, infrastructure gaps, and market realities whilst building profitable, scalable companies. These are stories of agency, imagination and purpose—showing Africa's future belongs to people solving problems with businesses, not waiting for solutions from elsewhere.

Sangu Delle is a Harvard-trained entrepreneur, TED speaker, and CEO of Golden Palm Investments, with direct experience of building and investing in African businesses. He brings insider knowledge of what it actually takes to build companies in African markets—the capital structures, regulatory navigation, team building, and market development that textbooks ignore.

Essential reading for anyone building, investing in, or studying African entrepreneurship. If you're a founder facing similar challenges, an investor seeking ground truth, a student wanting role models, or simply curious about African innovation—this book delivers. You'll find inspiration, concrete examples, and honest assessment of obstacles and opportunities across the continent. Readers come away understanding that Africa's future is being shaped by people with agency, imagination and purpose.

'Written with clarity and precision, each story unfolds a fascinating new view of Africa today' — Henry Louis Gates, Jr


'Sangu awakens a desire to get your boots on the ground and engage with the thriving African entrepreneurial champions and communities' — Tokunbo Ishmael, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Alithea Capital.


“.......an inspiring journey to discover some of the great entrepreneurs who are not only shaping Africa’s boosting digital ecosystem but also writing a new narrative for the whole continent.” — Thomas Burbel, CEO of AXA


'Ground-breaking, inspiring and essential reading.' — Efosa Ojoma, co-author, The Prosperity Paradox


'……A new narrative for the whole continent' — Thomas Buberi

ISBN: 9781911115885

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304 pages