Sponsored BONUS: Why would anyone launch a car insurance startup in the middle of a pandemic? feat. Christiaan Steyn MiWay Blink's Christiaan Steyn explains how the recently-launched digital-only insurer aims to capitalise on the pandemic by serving young South Africans innovative auto-insurance products.
Unajua UNAJUA S7 EP3: How will blockchain tech impact the ongoing disruption of financial institutions by mobile telcos? feat. Ronit Ghose The decentralisation potential of blockchain tech is on track to cause a stir in Africa's mobile banking scene. Ronit Ghose explains.
Unajua UNAJUA S7 EP2: Digital money 2.0 - Whose liability is it anyway? feat. Ronit Ghose As African society increasingly goes digital, how is money - the lifeblood of commerce - changing with the times? Ronit Ghose talks about new forms of money and how the old guard is reacting to it.
African Creative Business, Today ACBT S1 EP1: The emotions and economics of live music curation in an increasingly digital-first post-COVID artist scene feat. Christine Msibi Music business aficionado Christine Msibi talks about bridging the gap between the economics and the emotions of curating and promoting live acts in a post-COVID world.
Unajua UNAJUA S7 EP1: Will blockchain-enabled fintech disrupt the global financial system? feat. Ronit Ghose Blockchain-enabled fintech solutions are on the rise. Citi Group's Ronit Ghose factors in on how the trend towards a more inclusive, decentralised financial services landscape will impact the global financial system.
Unajua UNAJUA S6 EP3: African Insuretechs - To collaborate or disrupt? That is the question feat. Henry Mascot Emerging African insurtechs are figuring out whether to partner or disrupt incumbent insurance players—even as technology reshapes the business landscape. Henry Mascot gives his take.
Unajua UNAJUA S6 EP2: How might insuring Africa drive broad socioeconomic impact? feat. Henry Mascot Insuretech founder, Henry Mascot suggests how clever tech might help Africa's growing population capture and utilise the benefits provided by the insurance industry.
Unajua UNAJUA S6 EP1: Is Africa's insurance industry poised for a steep growth trajectory? feat. Henry Mascot With insurance adoption on the rise across Africa, Nigerian insuretech startup founder Henry Mascot unpacks the challenges and opportunities of insuring the continent.
Unajua UNAJUA S5 E2: Can technology disrupt Nigeria's open drug markets? feat. Vivian Nwakah How do you use technology to transform a paper-based healthcare system to provide more transparency and accountability? Medsaf co-founder Vivian Nwakah weighs in.
Unajua UNAJUA S5 E1: What is the current state-of-play in Nigeria's healthcare sector? feat. Vivian Nwakah Nigerian pharma supply chain startup founder, Vivian Nwakah, offers insights into how technological innovation might revolutionise Nigeria's healthcare sector.
UNAJUA Throwback UNAJUA Throwback S1: Can African mobile gaming startups compete with Facebook and Tencent? feat. Lucy Hoffman Mobile content development startup co-founder Lucy Hoffman unpacks the fundamentals of the 'super-platform' potential of Africa's mobile gaming industry.
Unajua Featured UNAJUA S4 EP3: Can Africa's agri-supply chain be fixed? feat. Karidas Tshintsholo South African agri-tech founder, Karidas Tshintsholo, believes that backing broad-based inclusion in Africa's agriculture industry will be a socio-economic game-changer for the continent.
Unajua Featured UNAJUA S4 EP2: What effect does access to certified inputs have on overall farmer success? feat. Karidas Tshintsholo Karidas Tshintsholo delves into the production challenges African farmers experience.
Unajua UNAJUA S4 EP1: What lies are frequently told about Africa's agriculture sector? feat. Karidas Tshintsholo Agritech startup founder Karidas Tshintsholo factors in on how Africa's agriculture sector needs to be revamped in order to unleash untold commercial potential and broad-based socio-economic participation.
Unajua Featured UNAJUA S3 EP2: Does Brachiaria trump Napier grass? feat. Mwihaki Mundia Kenyan climate advocate Mwihaki Mundia offers views on which climates and soil types Brachiaria grasses are well-suited for.
Unajua UNAJUA S3 EP1: Could the adoption of Brachiaria grass be a game-changer for livestock farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa? feat. Mwihaki Mundia Kenyan environment advocate and comms specialist Mwihaki Mundia reckons brachiaria grass could help farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa combat the negative impacts of climate change.
$ATRU BONUS EPISODE: Unpacking The $ATRU Social Token With Andrew Berkowitz Part 2 - How To Earn $ATRU Token Andile Masuku and Andrew Berkowitz explain how you can earn $ATRU token and be part of African Tech Roundup's revolutionary community engagement and governance paradigm.
$ATRU BONUS EPISODE: Unpacking the $ATRU Social Token with Andrew Berkowitz Part 1 - Re-imagining Media Ownership Lo, the $ATRU token cometh...
Unajua UNAJUA S2: Why would anyone launch a research insights business in Uganda? feat. Peter Kisadha Peter Kisadha is bullish on the need to address the dearth of actionable insight into Africa's tech and innovation scene with robust, home-grown research efforts.
Unajua UNAJUA S1 EP3 - What is driving the increase in capital flowing into Africa's tech ecosystem? feat. Derin Adebayo Derin Adebayo reflects on the factors influencing the capital boom in Africa's tech ecosystem.
Unajua UNAJUA S1 EP2: What have founders learned from Africa's early internet startups? feat. Derin Adebayo Derin Adebayo shares what he reckons the ecosystem has learned from Africa’s first generation of internet startups and suggests what lessons might be gleaned from other emerging markets.
$ATRU Introducing the $ATRU social token, "Proof of Play" on the Celo blockchain African Tech Roundup is partnering with Socialstack to launch a social token on the Celo blockchain to drive community engagement.
Unajua UNAJUA S1 EP1: How significant is the opportunity for tech companies in Africa? feat. Derin Adebayo For this Unajua Series opener, Derin Adebayo factors in on the size of the commercial opportunity for tech companies in Africa and offers a take on whether the apparent lack of exits should cause worry.
African Tech Roundup Is Development Finance Really Better Than Foreign Aid? with Jean Bosco Iyacu Banker-turned-development financier Jean Basco Iyacu factors in on everything from the challenge of selling local financial services incumbents on innovative development finance approaches to the need to induct open banking policy.
African Contemplating COVID-19's Impact on Africa's Economic Outlook with Landry Signé and Iginio Gagliardone Landry Signé and Iginio Gagliardone explain why they are optimistic about Africa's socio-economic prospects despite the havoc being wreaked by the COVID-19 pandemic.
