Wednesday, July 15

Business

He gets his comedian background from his father who was also an impersonator. It is doing small impersonator gigs in Toronto that got him off the streets, to the US and to stardom.

At a young age, even before his career took off, Jim Carrey wrote to himself a cheque for $10 million.

According to legend, he one day drove up to the Hollywood Hills overlooking the city of Los Angeles and that is where he wrote himself the US$10 million cheque “for acting services rendered”.

Selected ventures will also be able to attend the full event, which will include three summits as well as a variety of workshops, discussions, and networking events.

To apply, startups must be African (have at least one African co-founder or be headquartered in Africa), be less than five years old, have a minimum viable product (MVP) with traction, have raised less than $1 million in external funding, and have a current “ask.”

Startups must be able to travel to Nairobi for the summit. The deadline for applications is January 31st, and they will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

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