Episodes
Published 12/04/20
Sangu Delle is an entrepreneur, an investor, author, and someone who is deeply rooted in Pan-African ideology.
Published 12/04/20
Andrew Alli is the Partner and Group CEO at Southbridge a pan-African financial advisory firm. Before then, he was the president and CEO of the Africa Finance Corporation, where he was responsible for over $4,5 billion of investments in 30 countries.
Published 10/08/20
My guest today is Eloho Gihan-Mbelu, she is the founding Managing Director & CEO of Endeavor Nigeria. Endeavor is a mission-oriented, global organisation that is supporting high-impact entrepreneurship in close to 40 underserved markets.
Published 10/01/20
Tokunbo Ishmael is the co-founder and Managing Director of Alitheia Capital, an African focussed PE and VC firm.
Published 09/22/20
Eric is the co-founder and partner at Verod Capital, a private equity firm based out of Lagos Nigeria.
Published 09/15/20
Nnena Nkongho is a Principal at Digame Investment, a growth capital investment firm that back tech-enabled businesses in Africa.
Published 09/08/20
This is the second part of my conversation with Yele Bademosi,
Published 09/01/20
This is the first part of my conversation with Yele Yele Bademosi is the founder of Microtraction, an investment platform that funds Africa’s technology entrepreneurs in their early stage. Microtraction has been defined as a startup that funds start-ups.
Published 08/25/20
Season 4: African ecosystem builder
Published 08/18/20
We have now come to the end of season 3! It has been such an exciting journey, one I hope you enjoyed as well. Please listen to my review of the season, what you can expect from next season and when we will be returning.
Published 03/04/19
Steve Grin is the Managing Partner at Lateral Capital, a firm that invests in early and growth stage opportunities in sub-Saharan Africa. Their Fund backs technology-enabled businesses
Published 02/04/19
Dustyn Winder is the co-founder and managing partner at Akili.Vc Akili is a pre-seed to Series A fund tailored for Africa. Their philosophy is based on the belief that there are very interesting problems that are often difficult for entrepreneurs to execute on, whether because they are hidden inside corporations, neglected in disaffected communities, or in geographies that present different challenges than traditional startup markets.
Published 01/28/19
Adam Grunewald is the co-founder and CEO of Lynk, a platform designed to provide technology-based solutions for the massive informal labour sectors in Kenya. Adam has worked at Google as a project manager on new and emerging projects in the United States and Kenya. Driven by the urge to create a reliable employment system for manual workers in Kenya,  he created Lynk in late 2015. Lynk has raised $1m in funding and is currently fundraising.
Published 01/21/19
Ekechi Nwokah is the CEO and founder at mines.io, a startup that provides technology infrastructure which enables local institutions such as banks, mobile phone operators, retailers in an emerging market to offer credit to their customers.
Published 01/14/19
Tunde Leye is the author of four novels, including his latest: Afonja, The Rise. He began his writing as a blogger during his mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Tunde ran this blog for three years during which he wrote seven series including wildly popular Finding Hubby.
Published 01/07/19
Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin is the founder of Pearls Africa Foundation. Pearls Africa Foundation is a non-governmental organization that provides young girls living in underserved communities through training in technology, skill acquisitions and mentorship.
Published 12/17/18
Nnamdi Azodo is a product owner at ALAT by Wema bank, Africa’s first mobile-only bank. ALAT is a fully digital bank in Nigeria, designed to help customers save more. A savings account can totally be opened in 5 minutes with a debit card delivered ALAT was launched on May 2nd 2017, and as at November this year they have almost 400 thousand accounts.
Published 12/10/18
Olumide Soyombo is the Co-Founder of BlueChip Technologies. BlueChip Technologies is a systems integrator specialized in Data Warehousing, Analytics and Business Intelligence Solutions. Olumide is also the co-founder at Leadpath Nigeria, a seed capital fund that specializes in providing short, medium and long-term funding to small and medium-sized start-up businesses. They have invested in companies like Paystack, Fashpa, Piggybank among others.
Published 12/03/18
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, she had spent her career developing an expertise in financial services through her time at New York-based Sandler O’Neill Asset Management. In 2014, Lexi joined Singularity Investments as the Principal Investment Officer where she oversees the firm’s operations in Africa.
Published 11/26/18
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.
Published 11/19/18
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 U.K. Prime Minister’s Office. He has spent more than 10 years managing governance programs in Nigeria for the U.K. Department for International Development, including on the DAI-led State Partnership for Accountability Responsiveness and Capability project.
Published 11/12/18
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, for job, wealth creation and to tackle unemployment. Established in 2016, the fund seeks to invest N25 billion over four years.
Published 11/05/18
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. Renting real estate in Lagos is a lot of hassle especially for the demand side. Landlords would typically demand 2 years rent upfront. Fibre set out to solve this problem and is growing fast in Lagos
Published 10/29/18
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 Vodafone Ghana.
Published 10/22/18