StartUp AFRICA

During the podcast season break, we covered some great content from the Africa Tech Summit which happened in Rwanda Kigali. In this episode I spoke to Oluwatosin Amusan, the co-founder and Product Development Lead at Mylaw.ng - a technology enabled platform where individuals and businesses can access legal services from the comfort of any device.Tosin describes her journey running a Law Tech Startup and shares insights on the significance of the legal framework for startups in a Legal Masterclass hosted by the Africa Law and Tech Network. This podcast is powered by Afrilennia Consult.Support the show (https://patreon.com/StartUpAfricaPodcast?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=creatorshare)

Welcome to Part three of the Startup Africa Podcast. In this episode, I continue my conversation with Yomi Olowe from Life Most and African Business Chamber of Commerce, China. He addresses some concerns that investors have regarding whether they are going to make money when investing in Africa "The only place where you are able to make more than 200% on your investment is Africa. The West and China may be at their peak but Africa is only starting , so there is actually a lot of room to grow a."Highlights some of the policies that are making several African countries more business friendly business friendly and gives an overview of where investment can flow into African startups Tune in to the final episode in the Africa Investment Climate Series. Support the show (https://patreon.com/StartUpAfricaPodcast?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=creatorshare)

Closing off the #2019 with part TWO the the #AfricaInvestmentClimate Series on the #StartUpAFRICA Podcast with the African Business Chamber China.Whereas the source of #Africaninvestment is often seen as coming from the West or the East, in this episode, Olowe 'Yomi Marcus of Lifemost International gives an interesting take on a third option: The #AfricanDiaspora. He highlights different ways to empower #entreprenuers in the African diaspora so as to convert their remittance into valuable and impactful investments on the continent.He gives key insights on how to foster an investment shift from a government to government level to private businesses and how to leverage these government relations to create a framework for entrepreneurial investment to thrive.Olowe 'Yomi Marcus is the managing director and CEO of Lifemost International which specializes in supplies of renewable energy and medical consumable goods in #Africa. He serves as the Vice president of the African Business Chamber of Commerce and is an active leader in the #NigerianDiaspora community, serving both as President of #NigeriaAssociation, East China and Co-founder of #NigeriaExpats, Shanghai.For general enquiries email: Kitso.rantao@gmail.com Support the show (https://patreon.com/StartUpAfricaPodcast?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=creatorshare)

This week is the start of an exciting startupAFRICA Magazine THREE part mini-series with the African Business Chamber China titled the Africa Investment Climate. I speak to Moses Og, #serialentrepreneur, investor and President of the African Business Chamber who has been living and conducting business in China for 12 years. Moses is the Co-founder & the CEO of software company, Levosoft Technologies and subsequently founded a crowd-funding platform for African in diaspora 'Afristartups' with the aim to invest in Africa's top 100 startups. In part 1 of the Africa Investment Climate Series, we discuss:-how to leverage and direct African remittance into the continent into key investments?-what the the investment climate in Africa is like currently and how to leverage the #investmentclimate for African #Startups ?-And what some of the perceived barriers to investment and ho to overcome them?Tune in as he unpacks his insights and experience in this first ever mini-series! Moses Og: www.afbiz.com / www.levosofts.comSupport the show (https://patreon.com/StartUpAfricaPodcast?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=creatorshare)

-What is the intersection between being an entrepreneur and being a creative ? -It is easy to sell as a creative, but how do you go about owning your work and the rights to your creative work?-Given that the creative industry runs on technology, how do we foster the creation of a technological age in Africa in order to create sustainable generational wealth ? Akio Sanga is a mechatronics engineer and branding design entrepreneur from Zambia, he founded Kairo while in China on the strong belief that innovation creates opportunity.Kizito Chimbetete is a creative entrepreneur and film maker of 10 years, originally from Zimbabwe, he founded Kwela films in Harare, and subsequently, The Teller’s Tribe in Shanghai. Tune in as I speak to both of them about creative ways of monetizing, innovating as a creative and entreprenuer !Support the show (https://patreon.com/StartUpAfricaPodcast?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=creatorshare)

'If you want to do entrepreneurship in South Africa, then you have to have this big idea that is going to change the world and be the first to do it!' Boipelo Ndlovu talks about how this perception was changed completely by the advice of her friend and how she went about implementing 'starting simple' when navigating her journey of entrepreneurship. Boipelo Ndlovu is a #socialentrepreneur, Certified Yoga Instructor and Lawyer from South-Africa. She combined all these passions as founder and CEO of FYB Holdings -which focuses on empowering youth through yoga and meditation, exposure to travel and giving advice on living and working in China. She also started 'THE CATCH UP' in #Shanghai as a way to connect, and educate people on various themes and facilitate passion project discussions over African food. Tune in as she talks about her journey breaking away from the mound of a traditional corporate to define and refine her passions into a Business.Connect with her on Instagram boipeloyvenSupport the show (https://patreon.com/StartUpAfricaPodcast?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=creatorshare)

In a place with such an ample supply of sun shine, why is it that Africa is not mobilising enough on solar energy ? Tune in as I talk to Wing Hang Mathieu TSE about an extremely interesting social impact project that he is currently working on towards solving electricity problems in Togo, West Africa.Wing was born in Hong Kong and grew up in French Guiana. With an education background in engineering and chemistry and a masters in entrepreneurship, he says that growing up in French Guiana is one of his biggest reasons for his passion in emerging markets and social impact entrepreneurship. He is co-CEO of Teranga Trade and shares his insights, and the challenges that have come with his social impact project, ‘Winko’ - a solar power project providing affordable pay as you go solar systems, which he started with Togolese partner, Akonkwa Mubagwa. Support the show (https://patreon.com/StartUpAfricaPodcast?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=creatorshare)

In this episode, I speak to Arthur C. Chupeau about the nature and scope and future of #techStartUps in #Africa.We look into industries within the tech space that have the potential to thrive but are often overlooked. We also discuss, an extremely vital statistic unique to Africa: by 2030 Africa will have the highest population of youth in the world, what could this mean for start-ups and the continent as a whole? As a Venture Partner at The Baobab Network and a well-travelled Cameroonian part of the African diaspora, he explores the African continent to help grow and scale the best tech start-ups solving large problems. Listen to some answers, insights and more questions that lie embedded in the continued progress and success of the African tech start-up ecosystem!To get in contact with Arthur find him on LinkedIn Arthur Chupeau or email arthur@theboababnetwork.comSupport the show (https://patreon.com/StartUpAfricaPodcast?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=creatorshare)

In a continent with an enticingly growing economy and such a strong sense of community,it seems that Africa is in fact about to benefit in the greatest way from the exploration of its diaspora. Bertha Mleke is a PHD candidate at Zhejiang University in China and whilst being located in one of the biggest tech-ecosystems in the world, she saw this as an opportunity to develop an e-commerce unlike any other on the continent operating not only in her home country of Tanzania but in the neighbouring states of Uganda and Kenya as well.Tune in and find out what is BeroGenge and Bertha’s journey in creating an African first! Www.Berogenge.comSupport the show (https://patreon.com/StartUpAfricaPodcast?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=creatorshare)

Welcome to the StartUp Africa Podcast!‘Teranga’ is a Senegalese word that means ‘welcome’ and it was only fitting to launch the StartUp Africa Podcast with founders of Teranga Valley in Shanghai- an inclusive platform that welcomes entrepreneurs, innovators and business people from Africa and the world to network, learn and share knowledge and motivation.Find out why Mac Gueye, winner of the OCEA Youth Start-up Camp and Co-founder of tech start-up Oh By The Way and Isabelle Hannouche, founder of Teranga-trade.com, Wegoo2china and co-founder of Africa Tours and Business came together to start this powerful community and hear about their journey navigating entrepreneurship in the metropolis of Shanghai, China.To get in contact with Mac or Isabelle, check out www.teranga-trade.com/teranga-valley.Support the show (https://patreon.com/StartUpAfricaPodcast?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=creatorshare)