Stripe’s former growth lead helps African diaspora invest in startups, real estate
- Joe Kinvi negotiated stock options when he joined Touchtech Payments, which later converted into Stripe shares after the company's acquisition.
- Kinvi founded Borderless to facilitate investments for Africans in the diaspora in startups and real estate.
- Borderless has processed over $500,000 in transactions since its beta launch.
The emergence of platforms like Borderless is crucial for empowering the African diaspora to invest in their home countries. However, the reliance on pre-existing relationships for vetting could pose risks as the platform scales, necessitating robust identity verification and fraud detection measures.
