Afrobility: Africa Tech and Business

#80: The End of the Afrobility Podcast - Until We Meet Again… Jun 20, 2025 04:13:44 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Afrobility. We’ll explore the Afrobility story across the following areas:Why we started AfrobilityLessons from past episodesBehind the scenes of AfrobilityFuture plans after AfrobilityClosing thoughtsThis episode was recorded on June 8 & 14, 2025Companies discussed: All of them :) - Jumia, Flutterwave, Paystack, Andela, Chipper Cash, Safaricom (M-Pe

#79: Cellulant - How the FinTech payments platform is providing financial services across Africa Jan 31, 2025 01:45:14 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Cellulant, the African payments infrastructure company. We’ll explore the story across the following areas African financial sector context Cellulant’s early history Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential exit options Outlook This episode was recorded on Jan 20, 2025 Companies discussed: Cellulant,

#78: MNT-Halan - How the lending platform is providing financial services across Egypt and other developing markets Dec 23, 2024 02:06:05 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about MNT-Halan, the Egyptian lending & financial services company. We’ll explore the MNT-Halan story across the following areas African and Egyptian financial sector context MNT-Halan’s early history Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential exit options Outlook This episode was recorded on Dec 11, 2024 C

#77: PiggyVest - How the savings and investment platform is providing financial services across Nigeria Nov 18, 2024 02:24:47 Overview: Today, we’re going to explore PiggyVest - the Nigerian savings and investment platform. We’ll discuss the story across the following areas: African Banking & Neobank context PiggyVest’s early history Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential exit options Overall outlook This episode was recorded on Oct 30, 2024 Companies discussed:

#76: IHS Towers - How the telecom infrastructure company is building and managing towers across Africa and beyond May 15, 2024 01:42:25 Overview: Today, we’re going to explore IHS Towers - the African telecommunications infrastructure company. We’ll discuss the story across the following areas: Telecom tower infrastructure context IHS Towers' early history Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential exit options Overall outlook This episode was recorded on May 5, 2024 Companies

#75: eTranzact - How Nigeria's pioneering payments and switching platform is serving businesses and governments across Africa Feb 16, 2024 01:48:53 Overview: Today, we’re going to explore eTranzact - the African payments and switching platform. We’ll discuss the story across the following areas: First, Nigerian payments context Second, eTranzact's early history Third, Product & monetization strategy Fourth, Competitive positioning Fifth, Overall outlook This episode was recorded on Feb 11, 2024 Companies discussed: eTra

#74: Moove - How the mobility fintech is providing vehicle financing to mobility entrepreneurs across Africa and the rest of the world Jan 23, 2024 02:43:04 Overview: Today, we’re going to explore Moove, the mobility fintech. We’ll discuss the story across the following areas: African mobility and transportation context Moove's launch & early history Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential exit options Our overall outlook. This episode was recorded on Jan 14, 2024 Companies discussed: Moove, U

#73: AFEX (Africa Exchange) - How the commodities exchange is facilitating commodity trade by offering training, credit, storage to farmers & providing investment solutions to financial partners Dec 31, 2023 01:55:51 Overview: Today, we’re going to explore AFEX, the African commodities exchange. We’ll discuss the story across the following areas: African Agriculture context AFEX's launch & early history Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential exit options Overall outlook. This episode was recorded on Dec 24, 2023 Companies discussed: AFEX, EAX (East Af

#72: Nomba (Kudi) - How the Nigerian FinTech is providing Point-of-Sale, agency banking and payment solutions to merchants across Africa Dec 11, 2023 01:36:25 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Nomba (formerly known as Kudi) , the FinTech payments solutions provider. We’ll explore the story across the following areas: African & Nigerian SME context Nomba's early history Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential exit options Our overall outlook. This episode was recorded on December 3, 202

#71: TymeBank - How the South African Neobank is integrating digital and physical experiences to provide holistic financial services across emerging markets Nov 13, 2023 02:30:55 Overview: Today, we’re going to explore TymeBank - the South African neobank. We’ll discuss the story across the following areas: African & Nigerian banking context TymeBank's launch, early history, growth & fundraising Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential exit options Overall outlook. Companies discussed: TymeBank, African Rain

#70: Carbon - How the credit-led neobank is providing loans, BNPL and financial services across Nigeria and Africa Oct 19, 2023 02:37:53 Overview: Today, we’re going to explore Carbon, the credit-led Neobank. We’ll discuss the Carbon story across the following areas: African lending & consumer credit Carbon's founding & early history Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential exit options Overall outlook This episode was recorded on Oct 15, 2023 Companies discussed: Carbon (P

#69: FairMoney - How the credit-led neobank is providing consumer loans and financial services across Nigeria, India and other developing markets Oct 6, 2023 02:18:07 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about FairMoney, the credit-led Neobank in emerging markets. we’ll explore the FairMoney story across the following areas African lending & consumer credit FairMoney's founding & early history Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential exit options Overall outlook This episode was recorded on Oct 1, 202

#68: Branch - From Kiva to providing consumer loans and FinTech services across Africa and other developing markets Sep 14, 2023 02:47:46 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Branch, the FinTech lending company and Neobank. We’ll explore the story across the following 5 areas: African lending & consumer credit Branch's founding early history Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential exit options Overall outlook This episode was recorded on Sep 10, 2023 Companies discuss

#67: Sabi - How the B2B retail platform is providing business services to informal SMB retailers, distributors, suppliers and manufacturers in Nigeria and Africa Jul 27, 2023 02:18:24 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Sabi, the B2B retail & supply chain services platform. We’ll explore the story across the following areas: Africa’s and Nigeria’s informal retail sector Sabi’s early history Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential exit options Overall Outlook. This episode was recorded on July 23, 2023 Companies discu

#66: TradeDepot - How the B2B retail platform is improving the supply chain for informal SME retailers and consumer goods producers across Nigeria and Africa Jul 1, 2023 01:59:39 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about TradeDepot. We’ll explore the story across the following areas: Africa’s and Nigeria’s informal retail sector TradeDepot's early history Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential exit options Overall Outlook. This episode was recorded on June 25, 2023 Companies discussed: TradeDepot, Twiga Foods, Wasok

#65: Wasoko (Sokowatch) - How the B2B retail platform is providing services and improving the supply chain for informal retailers across Kenya and Africa Jun 16, 2023 01:55:55 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Wasoko (Sokowatch) We’ll explore the story across the following areas: Africa’s and Kenya’s informal retail context Wasoko's early history Wasoko's Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential exit options Overall outlook. This episode was recorded on June 11, 2023 Companies discussed: Wasoko (Sokowa

#64: Twiga Foods - How the AgriTech supply chain company is connecting SMB retailers and smallholder farmers to improve food logistics across Kenya and Africa Jun 2, 2023 02:12:35 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Twiga Foods. We’ll explore the story across the following 6 areas Africa Agricultural context Kenya farming & market access context Twiga Foods’ early history Twiga Foods’ Product & monetization strategy Twiga Foods’ Competitive positioning & potential exit options Future outlook. This episode was recorded on May 28, 2023 Compan

#63: Yoco - How the South African FinTech is scaling Point-of-Sale and other payment solutions to merchants across Africa Apr 14, 2023 02:24:08 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Yoco, the South African Point-Of-Sale FinTech company. We’ll explore the story across the following areas: South African payments context Yoco’s early history Yoco’s Product & monetization strategy Yoco’s Competitive positioning & potential exit options Overall outlook. This episode was recorded on Apr 9, 2023 Companies discussed:

#62: DPO Group - How the FinTech payments platform went from bootstrapping for 8+ years to strategically acquiring multiple companies, and exiting to Network International for $288M Mar 11, 2023 01:46:14 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about DPO Group. We’ll explore the story across the following areas African payments context DPO group’s early history Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential exit options overall outlook. This episode was recorded on Mar 5, 2023 Companies discussed: DPO Group, Network International, Apis partners, Flutterwave, Pay

#61: MFS Africa (Onafriq) - How the payments network hub is connecting telcos & financial institutions to increase interoperability across Africa and beyond Feb 3, 2023 01:52:56 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about MFS Africa. We’ll explore the MFS Africa story across the following 5 areas: African payments context MFS Africa’s early history Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential exit options Overall outlook. This episode was recorded on Jan 29, 2023 Companies discussed: Onafriq (MFS Africa), Safaricom (M-Pesa), Opay

#60: M-Kopa - How the asset financing platform is providing access to consumer products across Kenya & Africa Jan 19, 2023 01:52:45 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about M-Kopa, the African asset financing platform. We’ll explore the M-Kopa story across 5 areas: African electrical power context M-Kopa's early history Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & exit options Then we'll end with our views on its overall outlook. This episode was recorded on Jan 15, 2023 Companies discussed: M-

#59: Africa Tech - 2023 & Beyond (Creator Roundtable #2) Dec 18, 2022 02:27:53 Overview: Today, we’re going to have a creator roundtable to discuss the African tech ecosystem. We’ll discuss the biggest 2022 moments in Africa Tech & our hopes for the tech ecosystem in 2023. This episode was recorded on Dec 10, 2022 Companies discussed: Flutterwave, FTX, 54gene, Swvl, Chipper Cash, TeamApt (Moniepoint), QED, Binance, Remitly, Brimore, Shoprite, & Jumia Business conce

#58: Reliance Health - How the HealthTech platform is providing insurance & health services across Nigeria & Africa Nov 3, 2022 02:30:52 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Reliance Health, the African HealthTech company - we’ll explore the Reliance Health story across the following areas: African health context Reliance Health's early history Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential exit Overall outlook This episode was recorded on October 30, 2022 Companies discussed: Reliance

#57: African InsurTech - How consumer insurance platforms are providing insurance across Africa Oct 26, 2022 02:06:57 Overview:  Today we’re going to talk about African Insurtech. We’ll discuss the consumer insurance landscape & analyze InsurTech players. This episode was recorded on October 17, 2022 Companies discussed: Reliance Health, BIMA, Naked Insurance, Pineapple Insurance, Amenli, Creditas, Minutos Seguros, Acko, Policy Bazaar, Casava Insurance, Lami, Curacel, Turaco, Amanleek & Avidea Busine

#56: Thrive Agric - How the Agriculture platform evolved from crowdfunding to supporting smallholder farmers across Nigeria & Africa Sep 30, 2022 01:49:12 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Thrive Agric, the Nigerian Agricultural technology company - we’ll explore Thrive Agric's story across 5 areas: First we'll start with some context about African agriculture Thrive Agric's launch & early history Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential exit options Overall outlook This episode was recorded on

#55: Apollo Agriculture - How the AgriTech platform is supporting smallholder farmers to scale across Kenya & Africa Aug 28, 2022 02:00:21 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Apollo Agriculture, the Kenyan AgTech company - we’ll explore the Apollo story across the following areas African agriculture context Apollo's launch & early history Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & exit options Overall outlook This episode was recorded on Aug 21, 2022 Companies discussed: Apollo Agriculture

#54: Swvl - How the bus mobility platform became one of the largest transportation companies in Africa Jul 22, 2022 02:01:01 Overview:  Today, we’re going to talk about Swvl, the Egyptian and Dubai based mobility platform. We’ll explore the Swvl story across 5 areas: Egypt transportation context Swvl's early history Product & monetization strategy Swvl's SPAC public offering Overall outlook. This episode was recorded on July 17, 2022 Companies discussed: Swvl, Careem, Uber, Treepz & Rocket Internet

#53: Konga - How the Ecommerce platform initially grew and eventually reset across Nigeria Jul 8, 2022 02:01:50 Overview: Today, we discuss Konga, the Nigerian e-commerce company. We’ll explore the Konga story across 5 areas: We'll give some context about the Nigerian e-commerce sector Konga's early history Product & Monetization strategy Konga sale Overall outlook This episode was recorded on July 3, 2022 Companies discussed: Konga, Jumia, Naspers, Kinnevik, Jiji, OLX, Amazon, Takealot, Yuda

#52: OLX Africa - How the Classifieds platform initially grew and eventually shut down across Africa Jun 14, 2022 01:49:32 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about OLX -  the classifieds & marketplace platform. We’ll explore the OLX Africa story across 4 areas: OLX's early history OLX's growth in other emerging markets OLX Africa's early history & Naspers acquisition Naspers OLX exit from Africa This episode was recorded on June 5, 2022. Companies discussed: OLX, Jiji, Craigslist, Konga, Naspers,

#51: Jiji - How the Classifieds platform became the largest marketplace in West & East Africa May 20, 2022 01:42:15 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Jiji - the African classifieds platform. We’ll explore the Jiji story across 6 areas: Classifieds platforms in other emerging markets Classifieds platforms in Africa Jiji’s early history Jiji’s product & monetization strategy Jiji’s competitive positioning & potential exit options overall outlook. This episode was recorded on May 15 20

#50: Wave - From Sendwave remittances to disrupting Francophone Africa with mobile money & financial services May 6, 2022 02:28:20 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Wave, the African consumer payments company. We’ll explore Wave’s story across 5 areas: We'll start with some context about payments in Africa Wave's launch & early history Wave's Product & monetization strategy Wave's competitive positioning & potential exit options Overall outlook This episode was recorded on May 1

#49: Glo (Globacom) - How the private telecommunications company expanded across Nigeria & West Africa Apr 15, 2022 01:55:49 Overview: Today we’re going to talk about Globacom - The Nigerian telecommunications company. We’ll explore the Globacom story across 5 areas: Nigerian telco sector context Globacom's early history Globacom's telco & non-telco businesses Globacom's potential exit options Outlook This episode was recorded on Apr 10, 2022 Companies discussed: Glo (Globacom), MTN, Airtel, NITEL (Nigeri

#48: Telkom - How the former South African monopoly evolved to provide telecommunication services across Africa Apr 1, 2022 01:43:39 Overview: Today we’re going to talk about Telkom - The South African telecommunications company. We’ll explore the Telkom story across 5 areas: South African telecoms sector context Telkom's early history We'll deepdive into Telkom's primarily telco & non-telco businesses Telkom's operating & financial performance .Overall outlook. This episode was recorded on Mar 27, 2022 Comp

#47: Vodacom - How the South African Telco became one of the largest telecommunications companies in Africa Mar 18, 2022 01:44:22 Overview:  Today we’re going to talk about Vodacom - The South African telecommunications company. We’ll explore the Vodacom story across 5 areas: South African telecoms sector context Vodacom's early history Vodacom's telco & non-telco businesses Vodacom's operating & financial performance Overall outlook This episode was recorded on Mar 13, 2022 Companies discussed: Vodac

#46: MAX (Metro Africa Xpress) - How the mobility tech platform is providing transportation & delivery services across Africa Feb 6, 2022 02:22:43 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about MAX - the Nigerian mobility tech platform. We’ll explore Max's story across 6 areas: Context on motorbike transportation platforms in other emerging markets Background on Nigeria transportation Max.'s launch, early history, growth over time & fundraising Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential exit options

#45: Gokada - How the mobility tech platform is providing delivery & transportation services across Nigeria Jan 13, 2022 01:59:33 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Gokada - the Nigerian mobility tech platform. We’ll explore the Gokada story across 5 areas: African ridesharing context Gokada's launch, early history, growth over time & fundraising Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential exit options Overall outlook This episode was recorded on Jan 9, 2022. Companies d

#44: Pathao - From Ride Sharing & Food Delivery to building the largest mobility platform in Bangladesh Dec 17, 2021 02:51:03 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Pathao - the largest mobility tech platform in Bangladesh. This episode was co-hosted with Shammi Quddus and recorded on Nov 21 & Dec 5, 2021. Conversation highlights: (10:15) - Motorbike sharing platforms in emerging markets - GoJek (11:00) - Bangladesh context (44:40) - Pathao founding story (1:05:20) - Fundraising and growth (1:19:10) - Pr

#43: Africa Tech - 2022 & Beyond (Creator Roundtable #1) Dec 4, 2021 02:34:23 Overview: Today, we’re going to have a creator roundtable to discuss the African tech ecosystem. We’ll discuss the biggest 2021 moments in Africa Tech and our hopes for the ecosystem in 2022. This episode was co-hosted with Justin Norman & Samora Kariuki and recorded on Nov 28, 2021. Companies discussed: Adamantium Fund, The Flip Podcast, Frontier Fintech newsletter, Wave, Andela, Flutterwave

#42: Andela - How the engineering hiring platform is connecting companies with software developers in Africa & emerging markets Nov 22, 2021 02:09:35 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Andela - the software developer recruitment platform. We’ll explore the Andela story across 6 areas: Labor markets in Africa context Andela's founding and early history Fundraising & Growth Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential exit options Overall outlook. This episode was co-hosted with Iyinoluwa "E

#41: SafeBoda - How the Ugandan motorbike hailing platform is delivering mobility services across Africa Nov 4, 2021 02:04:33 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about SafeBoda - the Ugandan motorbike hailing platform. We’ll explore the SafeBoda story across 7 areas: Motorbike hailing platforms in other emerging markets (GoJek/GoTo) African mobility context SafeBoda's founding & early history Fundraising and growth Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential exit options

#40: Fawry - How the Egyptian payments platform became one of the largest Tech companies in Africa Oct 17, 2021 01:50:58 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Fawry - the Egyptian payments platform. We’ll explore the Fawry story across 6 areas: Egypt context Founding and early history Fundraising & Growth Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning Overall outlook. This episode was recorded on October 17, 2021 Companies discussed: Fawry, Egypt National Post Office (ENPO), IFC, H

#39: BIMA (Milvik) - How the HealthTech company is providing insurance & medical services across emerging markets Oct 3, 2021 01:56:16 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about BIMA - the HealthTech insurance company. We’ll explore BIMA's story across 6 areas: African Health care status & context BIMA Health founding and early history Fundraising & Growth Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential exit options Overall outlook. This episode was recorded on Oct 3, 2021 Companie

#38: 54gene - How the HealthTech platform is building diverse datasets to improve diagnostic and treatment outcomes across Africa Sep 19, 2021 01:58:15 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about 54gene - the genomics HealthTech company. We’ll explore the 54gene story across 6 areas: African Health care status & context 54gene early history Fundraising & Growth Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential exit options Overall outlook. This episode was recorded on Sep 19, 2021 Companies discussed:

#37: mPharma - How the HealthTech supply chain platform is providing services to pharmacies & patients across Africa Sep 5, 2021 02:01:46 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about mPharma - the Ghanaian prescription drug inventory management company. We’ll explore the mPharma story across 6 areas: African Health care status & context mPharma founding and early history Fundraising & Growth Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential exit options Overall outlook. This episode was re

#36: Helium Health - How the HealthTech infrastructure platform is supplying services to health care providers across Africa Aug 22, 2021 01:40:17 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Helium Health - the Nigerian HealthTech infrastructure company. We’ll explore the Helium Health story across 6 areas: African Health care status & context Helium Health founding and early history Fundraising & Growth Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential exit options Overall outlook. This episode w

#35: MultiChoice - How the South African Pay TV pioneer became the largest entertainment provider across Africa Aug 15, 2021 01:30:37 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about MultiChoice - The African video entertainment provider. We’ll explore the MultiChoice story across 5 areas: South African video entertainment market context MultiChoice's launch & growth over time MultiChoice's product & monetization strategy Competition, primary & emerging businesses Overall outlook This episode was recorded on Augu

#34: Kuda Bank - How Nigeria’s most popular Neobank is scaling to offer financial services to “every African on the planet” Jul 25, 2021 02:41:49 Overview: Today, we’re going to discuss Kuda Bank - the African neobank. We’ll explore the Kuda story across 6 areas: Neobanks in other emerging markets (Brazil & NuBank) African & Nigerian banking context Kuda's launch, early history, growth over time & fundraising Kuda's product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning, potential exit options Overall outloo

#33: Chipper Cash - How the FinTech platform started from African remittances to become the fastest unicorn in Africa Tech history Jul 11, 2021 02:14:54 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Chipper Cash - The African Fintech payments & remittances player. We’ll explore the Chipper story across 6 areas: Intra-Africa remittances context Global remittances (outside Africa to Africa) context Chipper Cash’s launch, early history, growth & fundraising Chipper Cash's Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning &

#32: African FinTech lending - How consumer loan platforms are providing credit across Africa Jun 28, 2021 01:49:14 Overview: Today we’re going to talk about consumer lending in Africa. We start by discussing lending in other emerging markets, discuss Africa’s credit landscape, analyze lending tech companies across Africa & end with our overall outlook. This episode was recorded on June 27, 2021. Companies discussed: Navi, Creditas, Jumo, Carbon, Branch, Tala, Tugende, FairMoney, Shahry, Khazna, NuBank, Saf

#31: African Sports betting & gambling tech - The rise & expansion of betting services across Africa Jun 14, 2021 01:22:30 Overview: Today we’re going to talk about Sports betting & gambling tech in Africa. We share some context about betting in developed and emerging markets, analyze betting tech companies across Africa & end with our overall outlook. This episode was recorded on Jun 13, 2021. Companies discussed: BetKing, Betway, Bet9ja, BetBonanza, SportPesa, BetFair, Bet365, Flutter entertainment, Paddy P

#30: Paga - How one of Nigeria’s earliest FinTech companies is providing financial services across emerging markets May 31, 2021 01:15:11 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Paga, the fintech payments company. We'll discuss its founding, early history, growth, impact & end with our overall outlook. This episode was recorded on May 30, 2021. Companies discussed: Paga, Safaricom (M-Pesa), bKash, GTBank, First Bank, Chipper Cash, MTN, Airtel, FairMoney, Flutterwave, Paystack, Interswitch (Quickteller) & OPay Business c

#29: bKash - How the FinTech payments platform became Bangladesh’s largest tech company May 16, 2021 01:55:13 Overview: Today we’re going to talk about bKash - The largest Fintech player in Bangladesh. We start with some background on Bangladesh, discuss bKash’s founding, growth & impact on Bangladesh's economy. We also discuss what other emerging markets can learn from the bKash story & end with our overall outlook. This episode was co-hosted with Shammi Quddus & recorded on May 16, 2021. Co

#28: Sendwave - How the mobile remittances service scaled from Y Combinator to a $500M WorldRemit exit May 3, 2021 01:15:53 Overview: Today, we're going to talk about Sendwave - the mobile remittances service that was acquired by WorldRemit in 2020-Aug. We start with the context of African remittances, discuss Sendwave's early history, growth, acquisition by WorldRemit & end with our overall outlook. This episode was recorded on May 2nd, 2021 Companies discussed: Sendwave (Remittances), Wave (Mobile money / Consum

#27: Takealot - How the South African online retailer became one of the largest e-commerce platforms in Africa Apr 19, 2021 01:20:50 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Takealot - the largest ecommerce platform in South Africa & one of the largest across Africa. We'll start by giving some context of e-commerce in South Africa, discuss Takealot's early history, Naspers' 2018 acquisition of Takealot, analyze Takealot business strategy & end with our overall outlook. This episode was recorded on April 18, 2021. Com

#26: African AgriTech - Early opportunities for technology to scale Agriculture across Africa Apr 5, 2021 01:20:36 Overview: Today, we discuss the opportunity for Agriculture technology to make a difference in Africa. We'll start with some context of African Agriculture, discuss AgriTech in developed and emerging markets, analyze Agritech players across Africa & end with our overall outlook. This episode was recorded on Apr 4, 2021. Companies discussed: Twiga Foods, Pula, SunCulture, Releaf, FarmCrowdy, D

#25: Crypto trading exchanges (African WealthTech Pt 3) - How cryptocurrency platforms are providing decentralized financial services across Africa Mar 22, 2021 01:30:00 Overview: Today we’re going to discuss cryptocurrency trading in Africa. We start with the global context of cryptocurrency, review crypto trading exchanges in Africa & end with our overall outlook. This episode was recorded on Mar 21, 2021. Companies discussed: Coinbase, BitPesa, Xend, BuyCoins, eToro, Luno, Paxful, Quidax & Coinmama Business concepts discussed: Asset allocation strateg

#24: Neobanks (African WealthTech Pt 2) - How TymeBank, Kuda & other digital banks are delivering banking services across Africa Mar 8, 2021 01:34:18 Overview: Today we’re going to discuss the rise of Neobanks in Africa. We’ll start with reviewing Neobanks in other emerging markets, discuss the landscape of neobanks across different African regions & end with our general thoughts and outlook. This episode was recorded on Mar 7, 2021. Companies discussed: Nubank, TymeBank, Kuda Bank, Umba, DoPay, Zazu, PiggyVest, Cowryrise, Risevest & B

#23: Stock trading services (African WealthTech Pt 1) - How retail investment platforms are racing to build the African Robinhood and Zerodha Feb 22, 2021 01:39:10 Overview: Today we’re going to talk about WealthTech & the rise of retail investing platforms in Africa. We’ll start with some context of stock market trading, review investment platforms in India & China & then dive into Africa's personal investing landscape. This episode was recorded on Feb 21, 2021. Companies discussed: RobinHood, Zerodha, Futu, Ant Financial / AliPay, Bamboo, Chaka

#22: African Corporate VCs & Softbank - Why African corporates are not investing in tech startups Feb 8, 2021 01:29:04 Overview: Today we’re going to talk about African Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) using Softbank as a reference point. We'll talk about Softbank's early history, transition from operational to investment company, and finally dive into the current state and future potential of CVC in Africa. This episode was recorded on Feb 7, 2021 Companies discussed: Softbank, Naspers / Prosus, MTN, Nedbank, Saf

#21: uLesson - How the EdTech platform is bridging the educational gap across Nigeria & Anglophone Africa Jan 25, 2021 01:43:24 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about uLesson - the African EdTech platform. We'll start with some context about education in Africa & Nigeria, talk about uLesson's early history, fundraising, product strategy & end with our views on its future outlook. This episode was recorded on Jan 24, 2021. Companies discussed: uLesson, Byju’s, School Visual, WhiteHat Jr, Yuanfudao & Owl Vent

#20: Paystack - How the FinTech payments platform went from Y Combinator to a $200M Stripe exit in 5 years Jan 11, 2021 01:22:47 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Paystack - the African payments infrastructure company that was acquired by Stripe in 2020 October. We’ll give some context of the Nigerian payments sector before 2015, Paystack's founding, early history, acquisition by Stripe & end with our views on its future outlook. This episode was recorded on January 10th, 2021. Companies discussed: Paystack, S

#19: Africa Tech - 2021 & Beyond Dec 28, 2020 00:52:32 Overview: Today, we’re going to discuss the future of the African tech ecosystem. We’ll discuss our hopes for African entrepreneurs, startups, investors & tech businesses in 2021 and end with a quick discussion of future podcast plans. This episode was recorded on December 27th, 2020. Companies discussed: Naspers, Mono, OnePipe, Okra, MTN, Airtel, Paystack & Interswitch Business concepts

#18: Flutterwave - From Y Combinator to becoming one of Africa’s largest FinTech platforms Dec 13, 2020 01:20:49 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Flutterwave - the African payments infrastructure company - we’ll give some context of the Nigerian payments sector before 2014, Flutterwave's founding, early history, growth over time & end with our views on its future outlook. This episode was recorded on Dec 13, 2020. Companies discussed: Flutterwave, Y Combinator (YC), Fora.com, Interswitch, Adye

#17: Interswitch - How the pioneering Nigerian FinTech & payments platform became one of the most valuable private companies in Africa Nov 30, 2020 01:16:03 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Interswitch, the African fintech payments company. We'll discuss its founding, early history, growth, place in the broader African fintech ecosystem & end with our views on its future outlook. This episode was recorded on Nov 29, 2020. Companies discussed: Interswitch, Telnet, Visa, Helios Investment Partners, Stripe, Flutterwave, Paystack & Jumi

#16: Iroko TV - How the Nollywood video platform is overcoming challenges to deliver African entertainment around the world Nov 16, 2020 01:15:32 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about IROKO TV, the Nollywood video platform, we'll give some background on the Nigerian cinema industry, talk about IROKO's founding, early history, different businesses over time and our views on its future outlook. This episode was recorded on Nov 15, 2020. Companies discussed: IROKO TV, Rok studios, iROKING, Netflix & Spark Capital Business concepts d

#15: Orange - How the former French monopoly telco entered & expanded in Francophone Africa Nov 2, 2020 01:12:15 Overview: Today we’re going to talk about Orange - The 2nd largest telco in Africa, we’ll discuss its French founding, global expansion, success in Africa, non-telco businesses & end with our views on its future outlook. This episode was recorded on Nov 1, 2020. Companies discussed: Orange S.A. (France Telecom), Orange Africa, Airtel Africa, Bharti Airtel Group, Celtel, Zain, MTN, Reliance Ji

#14: African HealthTech - Emerging opportunities for technology to provide better, faster & cheaper health care across Africa Oct 18, 2020 01:23:46 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about the opportunity for technology to make a difference in African healthcare. We'll start with the context of health in Africa, deepdive into health verticals and African companies, investigate Health Tech in other developing countries & how technology can help. This episode was recorded on Oct 18, 2020. Companies discussed:  Babyl, MobiHealth, mPha

#13: Airtel - How the world's second largest telco expanded from India to Africa Oct 5, 2020 01:18:26 Overview: Today we’re going to talk about Airtel - The third largest telco in Africa (& second largest telco in the world), we’ll discuss its founding, early history, success in India, expansion into Africa, non-telco businesses & end with our views on its future outlook. This episode was recorded on October 4, 2020 Companies discussed: Airtel Africa, Bharti Airtel Group, Celtel, Zain, MT

#12: Innovation Hubs (CcHub, iHub & others) - How African incubators, accelerators & co-working spaces are nurturing entrepreneurship and building the tech ecosystem Sep 21, 2020 01:07:40 Overview: Today, we discuss how African innovation hubs are nurturing entrepreneurship, the history of CCHub / iHub & end with our views on the future outlook of African innovation hubs Companies discussed: CcHub, iHub, Entrepreneur First, Y Combinator (YC), TechStars & Station F Business concepts discussed: Innovation Hubs, sustainable business models & Entrepreneurial support/finan

#11: African EdTech & lessons from Byju's - The story of the world's most valuable EdTech company & the emerging opportunities for technology to scale education across Africa Sep 7, 2020 01:25:29 Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Byju's & Edtech in Africa. We'll start with some context about African education, discuss Byju's success in India as a reference point, major edtech African players & the future of the African edTech ecosystem   Companies discussed: Byju’s, Naspers, uLesson, Kio Kit / BRCK, Gebeya, Ubongo, M-Shule, BeBlocky, Elham Inspire, MySkoolPortal, Tute

#10: MTN - How Africa's largest Telco grew to dominate Africa and expand to other emerging markets Aug 24, 2020 01:09:29 Overview: Today we’re going to talk about MTN - The largest telco in Africa, we’ll discuss its founding, early history, success in Africa, global expansion, diversification into non-telco businesses & future outlook Companies discussed: MTN Group (M-Cell, MTN Nigeria, MTN Irancell), Investcom, Telkom, Vodafone (Vodacom & Safaricom), Naspers (Multichoice, M-Net) & Transsion   Busi

#9: OPay (Opera Pay) - From Web Browser & Fintech to blitzscaling and building Africa's Super App Aug 10, 2020 00:59:49 Overview: Today we’re going to talk about OPay - The African Payments startup, we’ll discuss its early history, initial focus on African payments, blitzscale attempt to become Africa’s Super App & OPay's future outlook. This episode was recorded on August 9, 2020 Companies discussed: Opera Group, OPay (Opera Pay), OCar, OFood, ORide, OExpress, OBus, OTrike, Beijing Kunlun, Meituan Dianping,

#8: Reliance Jio - How India's largest company enabled a mobile revolution & how Africa can also have a "Jio Moment" Jul 26, 2020 00:58:43 Overview: Today we’re going to talk about the potential for a Reliance Jio moment in Africa. We'll start with some context of the Reliance parent group, its telco subsidiary - Reliance Jio (& its digital services subsidiary Jio Platforms) & their impact on India. Then we'll end by discussing ways Africa can also have a Reliance Jio moment. This episode was recorded on July 26, 2020. Comp

#7: Internet access & Technology censorship - Why and how African governments are increasing internet restrictions Jul 13, 2020 00:43:31 Overview: Today we’re going to talk about technology & Internet censorship in Africa. We’ll discuss internet access across African countries, how censorship works, examples of censorship and end with our views on internet censorship across Africa. This episode was recorded on July 12, 2020 Companies discussed: ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), Loon & ByteDance (TikTok)

#6: Safaricom - How Kenya’s largest telco drove M-Pesa to become the most successful mobile financial platform in Africa Jun 29, 2020 00:45:17 Overview: Today we’re going to talk about Safaricom - The largest telecom carrier in Kenya. We’ll discuss its early history, M-Pesa launch, M-Pesa success, attempted M-Pesa global expansion & Safaricom's future outlook   Companies discussed: Safaricom, Vodacom, Vodafone, Telkom, MTN & M-Kopa   Business concepts discussed: Unbanked population, Financial inclusion, Mobile money, Pa

#5: Naspers - How Africa’s largest company went from newspaper publishing to Tencent and Prosus Jun 15, 2020 00:58:19 Overview: In this episode, we talk about Naspers - The South African conglomerate, investment group & most valuable company in Africa. We’ll discuss its early history, transition from newspaper publisher to tech investment firm, Tencent investment, broader investment portfolio & Naspers' future outlook.  Companies discussed: Naspers, Prosus, Tencent, PayU, Media24, Takealot, M-Net,

#4: African Mobility Tech (Uber, Taxify & others) - How ridesharing is changing transportation across Africa Jun 1, 2020 00:52:49 Overview: In this episode, we discuss ridesharing in Sub-Saharan Africa. We discuss transportation in major African cities, the entry, impact & business models of ridesharing platforms & end with our views on the future outlook of ridesharing platforms Companies discussed: Uber, Bolt / Taxify & OPay (Opera Pay) Business concepts discussed: Low end disruption, Bottom of the pyramid (B

#3: Transsion (Tecno, Infinix & Itel) - From Shenzhen China to dethroning Samsung & Huawei to become Africa's top phone seller May 18, 2020 00:49:14 Overview: Today we’re going to talk about Transsion - The Chinese phone manufacturer that has sold the most phones in Africa since 2017. We’ll discuss its early history, entry & success into Africa, progress in other developing markets, eventual 2019 IPO & Transsion's future outlook   Companies discussed: Transsion (Tecno, Infinix and Itel), PalmPay & Jumia   Business concept

#2: Jumia - From Rocket Internet to Unicorn IPO. What’s next for the ‘Amazon of Africa’? May 3, 2020 00:47:53 Overview: Today we’re going to talk about Jumia - The largest ecommerce player in Africa. We’ll discuss its founding, seminal points in its history, eventual 2019 IPO & Jumia's future outlook. This episode was recorded on May 3, 2020. Companies discussed: Jumia, Africa Internet Holding (Africa Internet Group), Rocket Internet, Kasuwa, Sabunta, Konga, Naspers, Takealot, Kaymu (Jumia Travel),

#1: African Fintech - 2018 to 2020 startup investments funding boom in Africa Apr 20, 2020 00:46:58 Overview: This episode covers major recent fintech investments in Africa. We start with some context on why fintech is important, why the majority of Africans are unbanked, discuss the early history of mobile money & then discuss the largest fintech investments in 2018 and 2019 Companies discussed: Cellulant, Migo, Paga, Yoco, Jumo, Flutterwave, Branch, OPay (Opera Pay), Visa, PalmPay (Transs

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