Share this article Michael Seibel, Group Partner and Managing Director of Early Stage at Y Combinator, plans to visit Africa soon. What changes will he observe? Somewhere on the internet, there is a picture of Michael Seibel sipping a spoon of what looks like pepper soup at a bar in Lagos. Heâs hedging against spills with a cupped left hand and maintaining conversation with Shola Akinlade, the Paystack CEO, who is seated to his right. A few bottles of a popular Nigerian beer are on the table in front of them. Other pictures suggest music from a live band was in the air.