Entries Tagged to 'Start-ups'
Itumuleng Mabote, Ubutouch talks about: what Ubutouch is working on; how trusted smart access might work; the pilot it is carrying out; and looking for funding.
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October 25, 2018
Django Bathily, D-G, Sira Labs talks about: how the idea for Sira Labs came about; the type of start-ups it is incubating; its start-up space in Burkina Faso; and its expansion plans.
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September 27, 2018
Karanvir Singh, CEO, Yego Moto talks about: how the company got involved in Rwanda; how it created a pilot; the regulation of moto taxis; what drivers and users get out of it; and Yego Moto's regional expansion plans.
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July 25, 2018
Abdihakim Ainte, Managing Partner, iRise talks about: what iRise does; examples of start-ups it has helped; the problems start-ups face in Mogadishu; and the level of ICT penetration in Somalia.
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July 25, 2018
Toro Orero, Managing Partner, DraperDarkFlow talks about: three African start-ups DDD has invested in; how African start-ups can succeed; challenges with the dealflow; and issues of scale.
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June 20, 2018
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.
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June 6, 2018
Dare Okoujdou, Founder, MFS talks about: what the company does; who they raised US$4.5 million from; how it was able to get investment from China's LUN Partners and Holland's Goodwell Investments; why investor understanding of culture and context is important; why US and some European investors don't understand USSD; and the greater patience of angel investors.
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May 17, 2018
Tope Omotolani and Sola Oyawale, Farmcrowdy talk about: how it matches sponsors (investors) to farmers; likely rates of return to investors; what it uses the funds raised for; where it gets investment funds from in the diaspora; trust issues; and how you can invest.
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May 17, 2018
osiah Eyison, Co-Founder and CEO, iSpace talks about: what iSpace does; examples of start-ups it has supported; whether there are investors in Accra; and its Women and Technology programme.
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April 10, 2018
Vikash Govindjee, Co-Founder, Carter talks about: how the app and website help guide South Africans through the complicated process of buying a new car; how many people are using Carter; its investors; and future plans.
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March 13, 2018
Lebogang Madise, mlab talks about: the three different programmes that mlab runs; examples of start-ups it is supporting; and the two biggest barriers to start-up growth in South Africa.
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February 17, 2018
CEO and Co-Founder Irfan Mirza, Trend Solar talks about: what Trend Solar does; why it gives its customer a smartphone; how it addresses the digital divide; the number of customers; how many customers use up their data allowance; their fundraising round; and future expansion plans.
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January 20, 2018
Co-Founder Chinedu Azodoh, MAX talks about: the origins of MAX as a Nigerian start-up; how the founders assumptions changed through piloting the business; going to Techstars in 2015; closing its funding round; adding personal motorbike rides; growing the business; and expanding to other countries.
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January 20, 2018
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.
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January 20, 2018
On October 24 2017, Standard Bank held an event for the participants in its Threads fashion accelerator. In this clip, the judges explain what they are looking for in the start-ups.
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December 16, 2017
There were 10 start-ups pitching and this video is a selection of five of them. The winner was Kaveto Tjatjara, World View for his waterless toilet. He's interviewed separately on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaEJB... The five pitches in this clip are: Pebl (a low-cost computing device); Green Team (a water filtration product); Braaitime (a meat sales site); Glowdom (teaching code); and Proquest (online medical advice).
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November 12, 2017
Founder Okechukwu Ofili, Okada Books talks about: why he set up Okada Books; the kinds of readers who are using the platform; the success of self-published romantic and erotic novels; the kinds of authors he wants to attract in the future; and his fundraising round.
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October 3, 2017
Jehiel Oliver, CEO, Hello Tractor talks about: how the idea for Hello Tractor came about; why it has pivoted away from making tractors; the software product that allows tractor owners to gather data and use their machines more efficiently; which tractors in Africa and elsewhere it is focusing on; how the company is financed; and the type of data tractors can collect.
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October 3, 2017
Paul Mugambi, , CEO, Kytabu talks about: what Kytabu does; how students access it and how they pay for it; its use of video; changing the focus to address teachers and parents; the investment in it so far and the prizes it has won.
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August 25, 2017
Mi-Founder Alpesh Patel talks about: the founding of Mi-Fone and what it set out to do; its early success and later, its failure; the reasons for its failure; his book about his experiences, Tested; and what he's currently doing to help start-ups.
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August 11, 2017
Co-founder and CEO Chika Uwazie, TalentBase talks about: how the idea for the company came about; why it's timing was good; how it pays people without bank accounts; how it will get beyond orgaic growth; and its latest fundraising round.
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July 6, 2017
Missy Mwendwa, Chief Business Development Officer and Roselyn Awili, Content Manager, Eneza talk about: how the platform works; the number of students active monthly on the platform; how it gets its revenues; the countries it operates in and the ones it is expanding to; how its content is created; teacher feedback for students; and the kinds of phones the service can be used on.
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June 23, 2017
Arnaud Blanchet, Founder, Last Mile for BoP talks about: the problem of the poverty premium and how it affects those living in the townships in South Africa; how the app helps Spaza (informal) shop owners; what savings they are able to make; the social products it wants to sell to these outlets; the changing ownership of Spaza shops; and investors in Last Mile for BoP.
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May 25, 2017
Veronica Ogeto-Tchoketch, Head of Innovation, Safaricom talks about: how Safaricom views innovation, internally and externally; the investments made by its Spark Fund; its opening of an innovation space in August/September 2017; and the attitude of the telco to things like revenue share.
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May 25, 2017
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.
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April 26, 2017
Co-founder Emmanuel Noah, BenBen talks about: how BenBen came to be launched; how it works; the initial pilot; investment in the company; and its roll-out plans.
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March 12, 2017
Domestly Co-Founders Berno Potgieter and Thatoyaone Marumo talk about: how the idea for Domestly came about; what it does and how it works; the number of people using it; and the company's investors.
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February 28, 2017
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.
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October 23, 2016
Nate Anderson, General Manager - East Africa, Uber talks about: the growth it has been experiencing in East Africa; how Kenya was one of its first trial markets for cash; the number of driver partners and riders it had in May 2016; the competition it's been experiencing; its work ethos and number of staff; and UberEats in Johannesburg and a possible roll-out in Kenya.
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October 23, 2016
Bunmi Okunowo, National Co-ordinator, Office for ICT Innovation and Entrepreneurship talks about: why and how Start-Up Friday was set up; what the events do, the speakers and the numbers attending; the start-ups selected to get seed and accelerator funding; and the franchised roll-out of Start-up Friday across Nigeria.
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September 20, 2016
