African Tech Roundup Podcast
1) Prince Nwadeyi of SAG Ventures: Building solutions corporates commission but won't execute themselves
Episode overview: Prince Nwadeyi spent years providing market research that unlocked South Africa's R600 billion (~USD 34.4 billion) informal economy for blue-chip clients. The likes of Swiss Re, Libe...Show More
2) April Long of Pyxis: Why serving bulk traders beats saving SMEs in Africa-China trade
Episode overview: April Long spent two years fighting reality. The co-founder and CEO of "Afro-Asia Cross-border payment infrastructure" startup Pyxis was so determined to serve Africa's small merchan...Show More
3) Andrew Hall of Paratus Namibia: Building Networks Serving Small Populations Across Vast Distances
Episode overview: Andrew Hall faces a unique challenge: building profitable telecommunications infrastructure across one of Africa's largest countries with one of its smallest populations. As managing...Show More
4) East Meets Africa: Bernard Laurendeau on Curating African Opportunity For Japanese Investors
Episode overview: Bernard Laurendeau has a mission: to stop African business leaders from asking for "patient capital." The Ethiopian-French management consultant, now operating from Tokyo, believes t...Show More
5) World-class Design: Guidione Machava on Why 'African Designer' Is a Limiting Label
Episode overview: Guidione Machava has a confession: he's tired of being called an "African designer." The Mozambican product designer, now based in France and fresh from stints at Shopify and Paris-b...Show More
6) Strategy Diaries: Wabo Majavu on Balancing Commercial Success with Digital Inclusion
Episode overview: In this conversation, South African strategist Wabo Majavu, executive strategy and business operations leader at Africa Data Centres, unpacks how technical expertise at organisation...Show More
7) Ola Oyetayo of Verto: Building a Profitable Cross-Border Fintech for Emerging Markets
Episode overview: In this conversation, Verto co-founder and CEO Ola Oyetayo shares the journey of building a cross-border payments platform that tackles the unique challenges African businesses face ...Show More
8) Innovating Venture Building Support: David Ogundeko on Funema’s Vision for Backing African Ventures
Episode overview: In this conversation, David Ogundeko shares the journey of Funema, an impact-focused alternative investment firm operating for nine years across Nigeria, South Africa, and the US. He...Show More
9) Adapt or Be Left Behind: Marie Lora-Mungai on AI and the Future of African Filmmaking
Meet Marie Lora-Mungai, expert advisor in African creative industries and sports business and founder of Restless Global - whose 20-year journey from CNN journalist to production company founder to in...Show More
10) From Policy to Independent Media: Fatu Ogwuche on Creative Storytelling in Tech
Episode overview: In this conversation, Fatu Ogwuche shares insights into her transition from working at Meta and consulting for Nigeria's Electoral Commission to launching her own media platform, Bi...Show More