How To Raise Money For Your Business In Africa | Diane Akuffo

She turned down $3 MILLION. She's raised $1.5M+ for African entrepreneurs. And she has some brutal truths about why YOU haven't been funded yet. In this episode of Konnected Minds, Derrick Abaitey sits down with business consultant and Fundvestor founder Diane Akuffo - the woman behind one of the highest investor success rates in Ghana (80%). She breaks down EXACTLY how to: ✅ Build a pitch deck investors actually take seriously ✅ Make your business "investor-ready" (most Ghanaian businesses are NOT) ✅ Choose between equity, SAFE notes, and convertible loans ✅ Avoid the 60/40 trap that cost one founder his entire business ✅ Find investors — and what to send them BEFORE you reach out ✅ Use the AI tool that's reviewing pitch decks in seconds (Mangro AI) 🎟️ Konnected MInds Live Kumasi, Sept 9th. https://www.konnectedmindslive.com/ Guest: Diane Akuffo IG: https://www.instagram.com/dianeakuffo/ Host: Derrick Abaitey IG: https://www.instagram.com/derrick.abaitey YT: https://www.youtube.com/@DerrickAbaitey Join Konnected Academy: https://www.triibe.io/konnected-academy 🎟️ Konnected MInds Live Kumasi, Sept 9th. https://www.konnectedmindslive.com/ Listen to the podcast on: Apple Podcast - http://tinyurl.com/4ttwbdxe Spotify - http://tinyurl.com/3he8hjfp Join this channel: /@konnectedminds FOLLOW ► https://linktr.ee/konnectedminds #Podcast #businesspodcast #AfricanPodcast #Ghanapodcast #NigerianPodcast