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#58, Investing in the African tech ecosystem. Lexi Novitske, Principal Investment Officer at Singularity Investments
In 2012 Lexi Novitske moved to Nigeria from The United States. Lexi worked for Verod Capital Management, a Nigeria-based private equity firm. Prior to joining Verod, ...
#57, Bootstrapping, testing assumptions and building for growth. Frederik Obasi, Co-Founder at Hypebuzz
Frederik Obasi is the co-founder of Hypebuzz, a platform that connects top-tier influencers with businesses looking to build their brand and expand their reach.
#56, Conversation with Joe Abah: governance, reforms and complexities. Country Director at DAI
Dr Joe Abah trained as a barrister in Nigeria. Afterwards, he gained extensive experience in the governance sector, working on public sector reform programs for the...
#55, Government, tech and ecosystems. Akin Oyebode, Executive Secretary at LSETF
Akin Oyebode is the Executive Secretary, Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF). The fund was established to provide financial support to residents of Lagos State, ...
#54, Disrupting property rentals in Lagos. Obinna Okwodu, Founder and CEO at Fibre.ng
Obinna Okwodu is the founder and CEO of Fibre.ng, a real estate company looking to provide middle-income tenants with the option to pay monthly for rented properties. ...
#53, Lessons from leading multinational corporations in Africa. Uche Ofodile, CEO at MTN Liberia
Uche Ofodile is the CEO of MTN Liberia. Uche has extensive expertise in building businesses in emerging markets. Before her role in Liberia, she was the CMO of Voda...
#52 (Part 2) Building an on-demand platform for African content, Tonje Bakang, Founder and CEO at Afrostream
Tonje Bakang is the Founder and CEO of Afrostream. Afrostream is Afrostream is subscription video on demand (SVOD) which provides millions of fans with unlimited acce...
#51 (Part 1) Building an on-demand platform for African content, Tonje Bakang, Founder and CEO at Afrostream
Tonje Bakang is the Founder and CEO of Afrostream. Afrostream is Afrostream is subscription video on demand (SVOD) which provides millions of fans with unlimited ac...
#50 (Part 2) Building an on-demand platform for African content, Jason Njoku, Co-founder and CEO at IrokoTV
Jason Njoku is the co-founder at IrokoTv, a web platform that provides paid-for Nigerian films on-demand. It is one of Africa’s first mainstream online movie streaming...
#49 Building an on-demand platform for African content, Jason Njoku, Co-founder and CEO at IrokoTV
Jason Njoku is the co-founder at IrokoTv, a web platform that provides paid-for Nigerian films on-demand. It is one of Africa’s first mainstream online movie streaming...
#48. Building an on-demand platform for African content, Bastian Gotter, Co-founder at Iroko TV
Bastian Gotter is the co-founder of Iroko TV, one of the earliest, most successful and largest video on demand platform for Nigerian movies. Bastian founded the bus...
#47. Building an on-demand platform for African content, Bastian Gotter, Co-founder at Iroko TV
Bastian Gotter is the co-founder of Iroko TV, one of the earliest, most successful and largest video on demand platform for Nigerian movies. Bastian founded the busin...
Building the Future Season 3 Intro
Season 3 Intro. Telling the African story is not new. For a very long time, Africans have expressed the narrative of their culture, beliefs, fears and exploits usi...
Building the Future Podcast : Season Two Finale
Its been a great pleasure to do this. To have conversations with interesting, smart and awesome people who are shaping the future of Africa. This show has been one ...
Episode 46, How to launch a startup in two African countries. Prince Kwame Agbata, co-founder at Coliba
Prince Kwame Agbata is the co-founder of Coliba, It is an early stage waste management platform that leverages on SMS to help users separate their waste, schedule a...
Episode 45, Transforming African businesses through data. Timothy Kotin, co-founder at SuperFluid
Timothy Kotin is the co-founder of SuperFluid, a data solution platform helping businesses to harness untapped potential through predictive data analytics, business i...
Episode 44, Using tech to hold government accountable. Seun Onigbinde, co-founder at BudgIT
Seun Onigbinde is the co-founder of BudgIT, a non-governmental organization that helps citizens access and understand public budgets. BudgIT breaks down the national...
Episode 43, How to attract investors without trying. Opeyemi Awoyemi, Co-founder at Jobberman
Opeyemi Awoyemi is a tech entrepreneur with 10 years experience in internet startup business development. He has founded and managed three technology startups includin...
Episode 42, Connecting 25000 small farmers to a wider market. Nasir Yammama, Founder at Verdant
This was a live podcast with an audience Nasir Yammama is the founder of Verdant, an agritech platform that aims at providing agricultural data science, market inform...
Episode 41. Art, tech and polygamy. Lola Shoneyin, Director at Book Buzz Foundation
Lola Shoneyin is a Nigerian poet and author who launched her debut novel, The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives, in the UK in May 2010 She is currently the director o...
Episode 40. How to prioritize your goals. Onyeka Akumah, Co-founder and CEO at Farmcrowdy
Onyeka Akumah is the CEO and co-founder of Farmcrowdy, an agric-tech platform. Farmcrowdy gives Nigerians the opportunity to participate in Agriculture by connecti...
Episode 39. The desire to be rich and the grit necessary to make it a reality. Akin Alabi, Founder at Nairabet
Akin Alabi is the founder of Nairabet, an online sports betting platform. Akin grew up with the hopes of being rich. According to him, he wasn’t too particular abo...
Episode 38. Africa is moving from digital connectivity to building its own tech. Erik Osiakwan, Managing Partner at Chanzo Capital
Erik Osiakwan is an entrepreneur and an investor with 15 years of ICT industry leadership. He is the manager partner in Chanzo Capital, a growth capital firm investin...
Episode 37. Build a product that people want. Adeyinka Adewale, Co-founder at Kudi.ai
Adeyinka Adewale is the co-founder and CEO of Kudi.ai, a financial service provider that allows you pay people and businesses over messaging interfaces like Messenger...
Episode 36, Why the best need luck. Raphael Afaedor, CEO at Supermart.ng
Raphael Afaedor is the CEO and co-founder of Supermart, an online store for groceries and basic home amenities. He is a graduate of the Harvard Business School and ...
Episode 35, Racing to market, executing and getting it right. Fikayo Ogundipe, CEO at ToLet.com.ng
Fikayo Ogundipe is the CEO and cofounder of ToLet, a real estate company he founded with his friends while in the university. ToLet is a web-based platform for proper...
Episode 34, Seeking investors, bad myths to avoid and other lessons. Franz Struwig, Co-founder at iKubu
Franz Struwig is the cofounder of iKubu, Franz started out as a lover of technology before going on to study Computer Engineering at the University of Pretoria. He i...
Episode 33, Building a startup from Whatsapp, Trevor Kimenye, CEO and Co-Founder at Ongair
Trevor Kimenye is the CEO of Ongair, a web based social CRM tool that enables businesses to interact and communicate with their customers on popular Instant messaging ...
Episode 32, Making it easy for everyone to invest. Rasaq Ahmed, Co-Founder at CowryWise
Rasaq Ahmed is the co-founder and CEO of CowryWise, an automated savings platform. CowryWise aims to make savings worthwhile for everyone by making it simple to do ...
Episode 31, Lessons and warnings for African returnees. Adia Sowho
Adia Sowho was the Head of Digital Media and Director of Digital Business at Etisalat Nigeria. She started her career as an engineer with United States Cellular, a ...