{"id":225718,"date":"2026-05-14T01:54:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T01:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=225718"},"modified":"2026-05-14T01:54:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T01:54:28","slug":"tony-elumelu-the-billionaire-philanthropist-betting-100m-on-africas-start-ups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=225718","title":{"rendered":"Tony Elumelu: The Billionaire Philanthropist Betting $100m on Africa\u2019s Start-ups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerian billionaire and philanthropist, Tony Elumelu has revealed that his foundation has now deployed more than $100m in seed capital to bolster African start-ups over the last 15 years. 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