When Joe Kinvi joined Touchtech Funds in 2017 as head of finance, the Irish startup couldn’t afford his full wage. So he negotiated for inventory to make up the distinction. Eighteen months later, Stripe acquired the corporate, and that fairness transformed into Stripe shares, sufficient to let Kinvi go away his job, bootstrap a aspect undertaking, and ultimately discovered a startup.
That startup, Borderless, is now serving to Africans within the diaspora collectively put money into startups and actual property again residence. Since launching in beta final yr, the U.Ok.-based platform has processed over $500,000 in transactions.
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