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Displaying episodes 1 - 29 of 29 in total
MENA Region Vibe Check + Lessons from Startup Tunisia
🎙️ This month's episode takes us to Tunisia, speaking to Mariem Sellami, a founder and former program manager at Startup Tunisia to understand what it’s like running a...
African Pre-seed Podcast S2 Ep14: Charting a Path for Meaningful Impact
🌍 Creating impact in the African tech ecosystem takes many stakeholders, and while venture dollars might grab the biggest headlines, foundation and impact partners als...
African Pre-seed Podcast S2 Ep13: Brain Skills and Mental Health for Founders
📍 The end of the year's first quarter is typically a time for companies—and their founders—to take stock of what has been accomplished so far. So for public companies,...
African Pre-seed Podcast S2 Ep12: Choosing The Right Funding in 2024
đź’ˇ Join our host, Loraine Achar, featuring esteemed panelists Bruce Nsereko-Lule (General Partner, Seedstars Africa Ventures), June Odongo (Founder & CEO, Senga Technol...
African Pre-seed Podcast S2 Ep11: Balancing Funding Pressure with Solving Customer Pain Points
🎙️ In this episode, we talk about how founders can focus on solving real problems instead of building ventures that prioritise fundraising first and solving user pain ...
African Pre-seed Podcast S2 Ep10: Lessons from the African Early Stage Investor Summit 2023
🇿🇦 This month's podcast was recorded at the Africa Early Stage Investor Summit 2023 (AESIS 2023), held in Cape Town between 30 November and 2 December 2023. Featuring ...
African Pre-seed Podcast S2 Ep9: Zambia ecosystem insights + Lessons from Cellulant
🎙️ In this month’s podcast, the final one for the year 2023, we talk about how iteration leads to success and also touch on the Zambian tech ecosystem. Gilbert Lungu, ...
African Pre-seed Podcast S2 Ep8: Investing within Francophone Africa’s tech ecosystem
African Pre-seed Podcast S2 Ep8: Investing in Francophone Africa’s tech ecosystem 🎙️ In this month’s episode of the African Pre-seed Podcast, Lorraine Achar speaks to ...
African Pre-seed Podcast S2 Ep7: Is Fintech the one true ecosystem vertical?
African Pre-seed Podcast S2 Ep7: Is Fintech the one true ecosystem vertical? On the 2nd of November, the African Pre-seed podcast partnered with the Africa FinTech Sum...
African Pre-seed Podcast S2 Ep6: Passionate Dissent from Ada Ventures with Ebele Okobi
African Pre-seed Podcast S2 Ep6: Passionate Dissent from Ada Ventures with Ebele OkobiIn this exciting podcast episode, Ebele Okobi, Venture Partner at Ada Ventures, s...
African Pre-seed Podcast S2 Ep5: Uganda Vibecheck + Lessons from Roke Telkom with Peter Muhumuza
This months #APSVibecheck Podcast episode features Peter Muhumuza, CTO of Ugandan telecommunications company, Roke Telkom.In Uganda, home-grown Roke Telkom is one of t...
African Pre-seed Podcast S2 Ep4: Algeria Fintech VibeCheck + Lessons from temtem One with Kamel Haddar
🇩🇿 This months #APSVibecheck Podcast episode features Kamel Haddar, CEO and Founder of temtem ONE, the 1st digital gift card solution for B2C and B2B in Algeria – a wi...
African Pre-seed Podcast S2 Ep3: GITEX AFRICA Morocco Vibecheck
This month's special #APSVibecheck Podcast episode features live conversations from the GITEX AFRICA Morocco tech startup showcase, which shone a spotlight on the coll...
African Pre-seed Podcast S2 Ep2: Egypt Healthtech VibeCheck
This month's #APSVibecheck Podcast episode features Ahmed Kadous, the co-founder and CEO of Pharmacy Marts, a healthtech startup based in Egypt. While healthcare is a ...
African Preseed Podcast S2 Ep1: The Silicon Valley Mindset
In this first episode of season two of the African Preseed podcast, Maria Pienaar, an operating partner at Unicorn Growth Capital, offers a new perspective on thinking...
African Pre-Seed #SpecialEpisode: Egypt Vibe Check + Lessons from VCs and Founders
In this special edition #APSVibecheck episode, the African Pre-seed podcast travels to Cairo, where we speak to five players in the Egyptian tech ecosystem about what ...
African Pre-seed Podcast Bonus Episode: Agritech VibeCheck + Lessons from Nneile Nkholise
Lesotho-born Medtech entrepreneur and CEO of Thola, Nneile Nkholise, joins us on this Agritech-themed #APSVibecheck instalment of the African Pre-seed Podcast. Thola i...
African Pre-seed Podcast #12: Measuring success in the African B2B e-commerce sector
In this e-commerce-themed episode, Co-Founder and CEO of Omnibiz Africa, Deepankar Rustagi, shares his insights about measuring success in the African e-commerce space...
African Pre-seed Podcast Episode #11: Fintech VibeCheck + Lessons from Bernard Laurendeau
Ethiopian tech investor and CEO of Arifpay, Bernard Laurendeau, joins us on this fintech-themed #APSVibecheck instalment of the African Pre-seed Podcast. ArifPay is Et...
African Pre-seed Podcast Episode #09: Women-led Entrepreneurship in Africa with Desiree Joule-Adam
In this episode, Desiree Joule-Adam takes us through her entrepreneurial journey that began at a young age and how it has shaped her perspective on African women-led e...
African Pre-seed Podcast Episode #10: The role of media coverage for the African VC and startup ecosystem
Founder and CEO of Big Cabal Media, publisher of TechCabal and Zikoko, Tomiwa Aladekomo talks about all things media within the African VC ecosystem and its vital role...
African Pre-seed Podcast Episode #08: Africa's Mobile & Internet Revolution with Russell Southwood
In this episode, we trace the roots of Africa’s Communications Revolution to learn how two game-changing technologies – mobile calling and the internet – have changed ...
African Pre-seed Podcast Episode #07: Logistics Vibe Check + Lessons from Thumeza with Gugulethu Siso
In this #APSVibeCheck episode, Gugulethu Siso distils insights based on her mixed entrepreneurial experience as a logistics tech startup founder.
African Pre-seed Podcast Episode #06: Fintech Vibe Check + Lessons From Jumia with Duncan Muchangi
In this #APSVibeCheck episode, Duncan Muchangi pulls the curtain back on his entrepreneurial journey and lets us in on his live VC experience supporting early-stage st...
African Pre-seed Podcast Episode #05: How critical is cybersecurity for early-stage ventures? - with Ovamba Solutions & Cyber Alliance
In this African Pre-seed Podcast episode, Philani Mzila hosts Viola Llewellyn (President and Co-founder of Ovamba Solutions, Inc) and Larry Yon and Kendrall Felder (Co...
African Pre-seed Podcast Episode #04: The Trajectory Africa Podcast Vibe Check with Tayo Akinyemi
This #APSVibeCheck episode features the African tech ecosystem researcher and insights curator and host of The Trajectory Africa "pop-up" podcast series, Tayo Akinyemi.
African Pre-Seed Podcast Episode #03 Part 1: Can healthtech startups cover the gaps in Africa’s healthcare systems?
Joining co-hosts Hope and Rajiv for this pertinent two-part healthtech-themed edition of The African Pre-seed Podcast is the Co-founder and CEO of Nigerian HealthTech ...
African Pre-seed Podcast Episode #02: Lagos Vibe Check with Adegoke Oyeniyi
Award-winning business and tech journalist and former TechCabal editor-in-chief Adegoke Oyeniyi stops by for this #APSVibeCheck instalment of the African Pre-seed Podc...
African Pre-seed Podcast Episode #01: Why is agritech so hard, though?
AgriTech is widely considered one of the most challenging spaces to orchestrate startup success. Kenyan engineer turned startup founder Taita Ngetich sheds light on th...
