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Ido Sum, TLcom on its first three African start-up investments and why it made them

Ido Sum, Partner, TLcom talks about: its first three investments (Terragon, mSurvey and Andela); and a fourth investment in East Africa that it will announce shortly. ... read more
June 6, 2018

EchoVC's Eghosa Omoigui on the risks posed by certain investors to African start-ups

Eghosa Omiogui, Managing Partner, EchoVC talks about: three investments it has made; three things it looks for in start-ups it invests in; international investors not understanding African start-ups; and start-ups needing to avoid sources of money that may be suspect. ... read more
June 6, 2018

Neo Maditla, Designindaba.com on design trends in Africa and her favorite African designers

Neo Maditla, Editor in Chief, Designindaba.com talks about: what Design Indaba is as both an online publication and events organiser; its new international design events; her favorite African designers; trends in African design; and Cape Town as a UNESCO Creative City for design. ... read more
March 13, 2018

Pule Taukobong, CRE Venture Capital on what kind of African start-ups he's looking for

Pule Takubong, Co-Founder, CRE Venture Capital talks about: what CRE Venture Capital is; the kinds of start-ups it has invested in; what it looks for in the African start-ups it invests in; the mistakes start-ups make when they talk to investors; and how much it invests in start-ups. ... read more
January 20, 2018

Keke Lebaka on how African food giant Promasidor uses social media to talk to its consumers

Keke Lebaka, Group Social Media Strategist and Content Manager, Promasidor talks about: what Promasidor does and where it operates; why it started shifting to using social media; its different strategies for different countries; what social media is most effective; and what proportion of its budget it spends on social media. ... read more
September 8, 2017

Joshua Mwaniki and Mbithe Nzomo on how Andela will create 100,000 African developers

Joshua Mwaniki, Country Director, Andela and Mbithe Nzomo, Software Developer, Andela talk about: its ambitious target to close the developer talent gap in Africa; how it recruits and trains software developers; its Fellowships and the real-life projects they work on; its online distributed learning communities; its work with Google; and what it means to be a Fellow. ... read more
June 23, 2017

Kenya: Mbithi Masya on Kati Kati, a film about an amnesiac women who wakes up dead

Film-maker and Just a Band member Mbithi Masya talks about: his film Kati Kati; where the film was shot; where the film can be seen; his next project and what other members of Just a Band are doing. ... read more
April 26, 2017

Artist manager Sarah Jane Nicholson on Mi Casa, , digital platforms and working with brands

Sarah Jane Nicholson, SJN talks about: what SJN does; what the artist manager helps artists do; her work with Micasa and their creative collaborations with Sauti Sol and Eddie Kenzo; the ringback tones sales for Micasa's last single; digital platforms and the success of Early Hours' single on Sound Cloud; and which artist not on her label that she finds exciting. ... read more
April 26, 2017

Start-up founder Nicole Kayode, Medixus on a peer to peer advice app for African doctors

Start-up founder Nicole Kayode, Medixus talks about: how the Medixus platform will work; how doctors will benefit from using the platform; the business model; Kayode's attitude to start-up investment; and its launch plans. ... read more
April 26, 2017

Judy Kibinge, Docubox on three documentaries it funded that are just nearing completion

Judy Kibinge, Docubox talks about: being the region's first documentary film fund; opening a mini-hub for film-makers; and three interesting documentaries Docubox funded. ... read more
March 27, 2017

Gillian Ezra and Phil Moore, Deezer on how music streaming needs to change in Africa

Gillian Ezra and Phil Moore, Deezer talk about: the extent of Deezer's roll-out in Africa; how it makes sure it carries local music and the percentage of it; who its users are; and two ways in which the models for music streaming in Africa need to change. ... read more
March 27, 2017

Julius Nyingmeh on how Vivabox wants data partnerships with African mobile co's to deliver VoD

Julius Nyingmeh, Vivabox talks about: the technology underlying Vivabox; its transition to delivering content in Africa and the countries it's going into; the monthly price of a subscription; its desire to form data partnerships; and future expansion plans. ... read more
January 23, 2017

Ingrid Kopp, Electric South on funding five African Virtual Reality projects

Ingrid Kopp, Electric South talks about: how Electric South was set up; three examples of projects it's funding, including one by Jim Chuchu; the funding behind Electric South; the state of VR in Africa and global comparisons; and running workshops and training. ... read more
January 23, 2017

Sara Hilliard Garrett on Vula Mobile's app that connects rural nurses to medical specialists

Sara Hilliard Garrett, Strategy and Legal, Vula Mobile talks about: what Vula Mobile's app does; how the founder came to start the company; how rural health workers can use the app to communicate more effectively with medical specialists;where the app is being used in South Africa; the current use stats; its expansion plans outside South Africa; and its business model. ... read more
January 7, 2017

Yannick Lefang, Kasi Insights on Africa's elusive middle class and what apps people use and why

Yannick Lefang, Kasi Insights talks about: how big Africa's middle class is and the best way to measure it; what creates a willingness to pay by African consumers; his study on mobile apps and what it shows; and the urban sample of his market research surveys. ... read more
January 7, 2017

Stanley Gazemba on a dark collection of short stories, Nairobi Echoes and Kenyans' view of eBooks

Author Stanley Gazemba talks about: his latest collection of short stories Nairobi Echoes published by Bahati Books; his first novel that will be published in the USA; his and Kenyans' view of eBooks; and the limitations of the Kenyan publishing market. ... read more
January 7, 2017

Jessica Hope on why African start-ups need media coverage and how to get it

Jessica Hope, Wimbart talks about: the reasons start-ups need to get media publicity, including for investment purposes; what about an African start-up might be a story in media terms; what journalists don't always find interesting; why you might need to be in the international press; mistakes that people make; the So What? factor; and the link between coverage and the substance of the business. ... read more
October 23, 2016

Gersy Ifeanyi on how Digitalback Books wants to curate deliciously diverse African e-books

Gersy Ifeanyi, Founder, Digitalback Books talks about: what Digitalback Books does and its vision; the frustrations that bought about the idea; its agreements with publishers; the subscription system it operates and what it costs; and overcoming the challenges of e-publishing in Africa. The interview was conducted by Barbara Njau and filmed by Blue Mirror Visions. ... read more
September 20, 2016

Juliet Ehimuan, Google Nigeria on why the Internet of Things matters for Africa and how to use it

Juliet Ehumuan, Country Manager, Google Nigeria talks about: what the Internet of Things is; how big it is likely to grow; examples relevant to Africa now; and how the continent might make use of it in the future. This video was shot at Digital Africa and a longer video version can be found on: https://www.facebook.com/DigitalAfric... ... read more
September 4, 2016

Binta Coudy De, JJiguene on how it helps women street sellers go online to sell food products

Binta Coudy De, Co-Founder, JJiguene talks about: its role as the first womens' tech incubator in Africa; the programmes it runs for kids and adults; the attitude of parents to girls coming to their programmes; and the inspiration for setting up the incubator. ... read more
August 6, 2016

Parminder Vir, Tony Elumelu Foundation on a programme to create 10,000 African entrepreneurs

Parminder Vir, CEO, Tony Elumelu Foundation talks about: the application process and what successful applicants get; the numbers applying and the numbers selected; the total commitment of the Foundation over a ten year period; the different types of start-ups that applied last year; and her own advice to start-ups applying this year (2016). ... read more
January 9, 2016

Julian Von Plato, PockitTV on putting video on every mobile in Africa

Julian Von Plato, founder, PockitTv talks about: the video services it's currently offering on mobile in South Africa; its expansion into the rest of Africa; its Nigerian music service; why hyper-local works; data bundling plans; its business model; and the type of content it's looking for. ... read more
January 9, 2016

Michael Peters on the launch of Africanews, a new channel from an African perspective

Michael Peters, CEO, Africanews talks about: the launch of this new African news channel; how it will be different from other news channels covering Africa; the kinds of things it will cover; its deal with Verone Mankou to provide an Africanews smartphone; and the business model for the channel. ... read more
November 27, 2015

Nii Simmonds on how Africa's diaspora can help build agri-businesses

World Bank consultant Nii Simmonds talks about: how he is developing technical assistance programmes with the diaspora; the industry sectors he's working with; the importance of the agri-business sector; the way multinationals are looking at agri-business; boot-camps for agri-business start-ups; and the kind of people involved in these start-ups. ... read more
October 13, 2015

Bunmi Okunowo, NITDA on how the Nigerian Government supports entrepreneurship

Bunmi Okunowo National Co-ordinator, Office for ICT Innovation and Entrepreneurship, NITDA talks about: why the Government decided to support entrepreneurship in the ICT sector; the money put into a "fund of funds" run by the private sector; the IDEA incubator in Lagos; working with Computer Village in Abuja and Lagos; the Abuja Technology Village; and national talent accelerators and e-lancing. ... read more
September 17, 2015

Tanzanian VoD start-up Tango TV founder Victor Joseph on streaming local movies to your TV

Tango TV co-founder Victor Joseph talks about: how the idea for Tango TV came about; its set-top box; the kind of content it will stream; the size of the potential market; and his funding plans. ... read more
September 17, 2015

Rob Stokes of digital agency Quirk on what digital Africa will look like in 5 years time

Rob Stokes,, founder and CEO of digital agency Quirk talks about: why JWT bought the company; the split of Quirk's revenues between South Africa and elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa; the relationship between digital and traditional media; and what will happen to digital Africa over the next five years. ... read more
September 17, 2015

Valerie Konde, Pavilion 33 on her online start-up gallery selling art from Africa

Valerie Konde, founder of online art gallery Pavilion 33 talks about: how the gallery's business model will work; creating a network of curators in Africa; creating online exhibitions; renting work to companies and individuals; and the price range of works it sells. ... read more
September 17, 2015

Michela Wrong on her new novel Borderlines about a border dispute in Africa

Author Michela Wrong talks about: the story in her new novel Borderlines; where the idea for the novel came from; why she fictionalised the setting of the novel; why repressive regimes like Eritrea force the best and brightest in the country to leave; and her next book project. ... read more
August 25, 2015

Kenyan TV writer on How To Find a Husband Ndinda Kioko talks about writing her first novel

Kenyan writer Ndinda Kioko talks about: why she first started writing; her short-lived career as a teacher; writing for TV series How To Find a Husband and Wrath; writing short stories online; and writing her first novel. ... read more
August 25, 2015
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