African Fintech Signal Check 2019: Nigeria's Killing It! (Part 1) feat. Wiza Jalakasi Malawian mobile tech entrepreneur Wiza Jalakasi joins Andile Masuku and Osarumen Osamuyi to discuss the implications of the unprecedented venture capital investment that has flowed into Africa's fintech scene in the last quarter of 2019.
Is The Africa-China/China-Africa Tech & Innovation Dynamic Win-win? feat. Iginio Gagliardone Researcher and author of "China, Africa and the Future of the Internet" Iginio Gagliardone joins Andile Masuku and Osarumen Osamuyi for a candid, context-setting discussion about the growing tech and innovation relationship between Africa and China.
Dr Shingi Munyeza & Allon Raiz on Entrepreneurial Strategy and Zimbabwe's Commercial Potential Zimbabwean businessman and presidential advisor Dr Shingi Munyeza and South African entrepreneur and investor Allon Raiz join Andile Masuku for a relaxed, pragmatic discussion about entrepreneurial strategy and backing Zimbabwean entrepreneurial ventures.
How Hype-worthy is the Motorcycle Taxi Uberisation Trend? + An African AI Revolution? feat. Babusi Nyoni & Osarumen Osamuyi Zimbabwean AI Practitioner, Babusi Nyoni and Nigerian Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Africa's Talking, Osarumen Osamuyi join Andile Masuku to discuss Africa's motorcycle ride-sharing investment trend and to gauge the continent's potential for leading a global AI revolution.
Will Facebook's Digital Currency Libra Be Good For Africa? feat. Michael Kimani & Simon Dingle Kenyan digital money analyst Michael Kimani, South African crypto entrepreneur Simon Dingle and Andile Masuku keep it all the way real as they tackle the question, "Will Facebook's digital currency Libra be good for Africa?"
Ray Youssef believes Paxful is the "Uber for money" crypto platform Africa's been waiting for Co-founder and CEO of peer-to-peer Bitcoin marketplace Paxful, Ray Youssef, unpacks why Africa is delivering some of his company's most significant business wins.
South Africa's New Banking Wave + Huawei or the Highway? + Kenyan Repat Diaries feat. Mark Karake Kenyan Repat and Impact Africa Network Founder Mark Karake joins Andile Masuku and Vije Vijendranath to unpack three weighty questions including, "Is the African Union's decision to maintain Huawei's preferred partnership status well-advised?"
Jumia's NYSE Listing + Are Blockchains Safe? + Security Token Offerings, Yay or Nah? Entrepreneur, investor and incurable blockchain technology fanatic, Simon Dingle, joins Andile Masuku and Musa Kalenga to chat through three big questions including, "What shall we make of Jumia’s much-publicised NYSE listing?"
Investment Diaries With Dr Nigel Chanakira - Part 2: Patient capital and savvy commercialisation Zimbabwean economist turned banker, entrepreneur and investor Dr Nigel Chanakira shares sage wisdom around commercialising market-relevant tech and innovation and explains why he remains pragmatically bullish about Zimbabwe’s investment prospects.
Investment Diaries With Dr Nigel Chanakira - Part 1: Worst investment decision in Zimbabwean history? Zimbabwean economist turned banker, entrepreneur and investor Dr Nigel Chanakira shares his fascinating personal and professional origin story and unpacks why he may well hold the record for making the worst investment decision in Zimbabwean corporate history.
London Village Diaries With Dayo Akinrinade of Africlick - Part 2: Solving Pan-African dating challenges Africlick Founder Dayo Akinrinade unpacks the magnitude of the business opportunity that is the global Pan-African dating market.
London Village Diaries With Dayo Akinrinade of Africlick - Part 1: Working in tech while black In this, the first of a two-part London Village Diaries-themed podcast conversation, Andile Masuku catches up with Dayo Akinrinade of Africlick to gauge the temperature of London's growing community of African Diasporan tech innovators.
The Conscious Coupling of Conservation and Capitalism with The Desert Date Company's Lauren Servin Founder of The Desert Date Tree Company Lauren Servin explains how her business is merging the conservation of threatened desert date trees and the economic empowerment of underprivileged Northern Ugandan women with an ambitious capitalist agenda to commercialise desert date oil.
Kahawa 1893's Margaret Nyamumbo on using blockchain tech to disrupt fair trade in the global coffee industry Founder & CEO of Kahawa 1893, Margaret Nyamumbo unpacks how her company plans to leverage blockchain tech to revolutionise the global coffee supply chain and close the abhorrent gender gap in that industry.
Heidi Lovett of Swerve Robotics on plans to ignite enthusiasm for STEM in Botswana's youth Executive Director of Swerve Robotics Heidi Lovett reveals her organisation's plans to ignite a love for robotics in Botswana's youth by introducing FIRST STEM challenge programmes in that country.
Simanga Madhlabuta of Zimbabwe Investment Tours and Wisdom Gakaka of Cyrex Business on market-relevant innovation and entrepreneurial success in Zimbabwe A few days before 2018 came to a close, Andile Masuku, sat down two bright, young Zimbabwean entrepreneurs, Simanga Madhlabuta and Wisdom Gakaka, to learn what it takes to engineer business success in Harare.
Wajenzi's Alain Nkurukiye on Galvanising Diasporans to Back Economic Growth in Africa Burundian Alain Nkurukiye explains how is his Netherlands-based startup, Wajenzi, aims to galvanise the African Diaspora to invest systematically in their countries of origin.
The Joy of Missing Out: Should African Founders Reject Hypergrowth VC Doctrine? Secha Capital Co-founder and Co-MD Rushil Vallabh joins Andile Masuku and Musa Kalenga to unpack issues raised by a New York Times (NYT) article entitled, "More Start-Ups Have an Unfamiliar Message for Venture Capitalists: Get Lost" by Erin Griffith.
Talking Successful Social Enterprise with Raneem Muqbel of TEENAH Jordanian Raneem Muqbel, co-founder of the social manufacturing enterprise, TEENAH, offers insight into how entrepreneurship is being used to deliver social and economic gains in a country grappling with one of the world’s most severe refugee crises.
Development Finance Diaries with Musa Sillah and Mohamed Alhadi of the Islamic Development Bank Andile Masuku chats with the Director of the Africa and Latin America Department at the IsDB, Musa Sillah, and the IsDB's Lead Fragility & Resilience Specialist, Mohamed Alhadi, about the nuances of delivering Islamic development finance.
WeThinkCode's Dylan Richts on developing South African coding talent and cautiously pursuing regional growth Dylan Richts explains how WeThinkCode's business model differs markedly from its more well-publicised peers, Gebeya and Andela. He also talks a little bit about the organisation's Pan-African growth aspirations and about the challenges of scaling their model.
Mustafa Othman of Shaqodoon on the State of Somalia and Somaliland's Entrepreneurship Support Ecosystem Shaqodoon Co-founder Mustafa Othman sheds light on the state of Somalia and Somaliland's growing entrepreneurship support ecosystems and shares his sense of what interventions are working and why.
Gutsy Entrepreneurial Moves in Difficult Places with Morris Dougba of Green Gold Liberia and Ayham Maksoud of Al-Maksoud for Steel Constructions Morris Dougba of Green Gold Liberia and Syrian Ayham Maksoud of Al-Maksoud for Steel Constructions offer fascinating first-hand insights about what it takes to realise entrepreneurial success in difficult places.
Dotun Olowoporoku of Starta on identifying billion-dollar startup potential in Africa Academic turned startup founder and investor, Dotun Olowoporoku, talks about his fascinating journey from postdoctoral research fellow to founder and investor, and unpacks his thesis for identifying and backing billion-dollar startup potential in Africa.
Talking Innovative Foreign Aid Strategy and Constructive Refugee Interventions with University of Oxford's Alexander Betts and SPARK's Yannick Du Pont Alexander Betts, Professor of Forced Migration and International Affairs at the University of Oxford's Brasenose College, and Yannick Du Pont, the Co-founder and Director of the Dutch NGO SPARK, join Andile Masuku to discuss the awkward state-of-play within the global foreign aid industry.