A podcast for and about African startups, recorded at Norrsken House Kigali. We speak to founders, funders, and stakeholders from across the African startup ecosystem.
Send us a Text Message.In this episode, Tobias Reiter, co-founder of Viebeg, discusses the growth of Africa's startup ecosystem. He shares his experience with raising $3.5 million in a pre-seed round in 2021 and the challenges he faced in raising the funding. Reiter has done two funding rounds, one in 2021 and one in 2024. The market conditions have been challenging, with funding declining in 2023 and 2024 compared to 2022. Despite this, Reiter believes that it is not impossible to raise money in Africa. He has already closed $3.1 million, but it took longer than initially expected. Tobias also shares a story about his journey as an entrepreneur, highlighting the challenges of expanding to other countries, hiring more people, and investing time into the company.Additionally, we have our weekly Africa Startup News Digest with Giramata, where we take a quick look at the startup news making headlines on the African continent.
Send us a Text Message.In this fourth episode of the Africa Startups Weekly Digest, Lauraine Giramata brings us the latest news in Africa's startup Ecosystem.
Send us a Text Message.In this episode: We speak with Adewale Yusuf, the founder & Ceo of TechPoint, AltSchool Africa and TalentQL . Adewale takes us through his inspiring journey from starting a photography business to becoming a major player in Africa's tech scene. He opens up about the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, battling imposter syndrome, and why sticking with it through tough times is so important.Additionally, we have our weekly Africa Startup News Digest with Giramata, where we take a quick look at the startup news making headlines on the African continent.
Send us a Text Message.In this second episode of the Africa Startups Weekly Digest, Lauraine Giramata brings us the latest news in Africa's startup Ecosystem.
Send us a Text Message.In this episode, Jansen Durham, co-founder and CEO of Fixa, shares the inspiring journey of building a tech startup in the heart of Africa. From the challenges of navigating the informal economy to the complexities of co-founding a business, Durham provides a candid look at the ups and downs of entrepreneurship. The episode delves deep into the innovative solutions Fixa is developing to address the needs of Africa's growing workforce, highlighting the company's mission to empower the continent's blue-collar workers. Durham also discusses the critical role of technology in driving economic growth and the importance of perseverance in the face of adversity. The conversation concludes with a reflection on the challenges of raising capital in Africa and the need for a supportive ecosystem for startups.
In this second episode of the Africa Startups Weekly Digest, Lauraine Giramata brings us the latest news in Africa's startup Ecosystem.
In Part 2 of our episode with the co-founder and co-ceo of Kapsule (David Chen), we speak on the funding landscape, the VC vs VS models and the future of one of the fastest growing startups in East Africa.
In this first episode of the Africa Startups Weekly Digest, Lauraine Giramata brings us the latest news in Africa's startup Ecosystem.
In this episode : part 1 of 2 of our conversation with the Co-founder and Co-CEO of fast growing Health tech startup Kapsule. David talks to us about his major influences, lifestyle choices, moving to Rwanda and the every day hustle of building Kapsule.Kapsule is on a mission to drive forward the 3 A's: Affordability, Accessibility and Authenticity of healthcare around the world, starting in Africa. We also have a quick look at the Startup News making Headlines on the African continent with our now weekly Africa Startup News Digest with Giramata
In this episode we speak to the CEO of Digital Africa Grégoire de Padirac on the funding winter in the current startup ecosystem and how best African startups could navigate it.
In this episode we talk to the co-founder of Agritech company Eza Neza , Chris Irakoze on the power of riding the momentum wave.
In this Episode we speak to the Co-founder of AI Instant communications Platform Pindo, Eugene Rwagasore on his journey so far.
In this episode we speak to the ver energetic Boson Rugambwa on the journey of building Mvend. The highs, lows and what ifs.
In this episode we speak to the CEO/Co-founder Vuba Vuba Albert Munyabugingo.He talks to us about his startup journey and what it has taken to grow Vuba Vuba into a fully fledged enterprise.
In this episode we speak to Jasiri fellow and winner of the 2023 Manga Pitch FestivalCynthia Umutoniwabo on her startup journey so far.
In this episode Ivan talks to us about what his journey from being a Trainer to Owning the biggest gym/fitness franchise in Rwanda.
In this episode, we speak to the 2022 Hanga Pitch Festival winner and co-founder of Lifesten Health Peace Ndoli on the challenges and opportunities in building a health tech startup.
In this episode; we speak to Peter Versterbacka - Founder Slush, Ex-Mighty Eagle at Rovio the creates of Angry Birds. He speaks to us on the no excuses mindset.Peter is an entrepreneur from the Finest Bay Area at the Heart of Eurasia, Helsinki, Finland. He has Branded communities co-created and initiated that includes the HP Bazaar, Mobile Monday, Slush, and Startup Sauna to name a few.
In this episode, we speak to the CEO & Founder of Eden Care Moses Mukundi on his Y Combinator experience and Eden Care's growth.
Hugo Obi has built Maliyo games into a multi million dollar revenue making gaming company.He talks to us about his failures, wins aand what keeps him up at night.
In this episode, the CEO of Rwanda ICT chamberAlex Ntale breaks down the journey of Rwanda's mushrooming Startup Ecosystem.
Born in Malawi. Jabesi grew up doing odd jobs in the township of South Africa.A self-taught techie, Jabesi's story of founding Crypto University is one to inspire all founders.
When is the right time to pivot your Startup idea? Why is this important for a startup's survival?We speak to Davis Nteziryayo, the CEO and co-founder of PesaChoice
After being told her entrepreneurship journey is not exceptional. Julienne talks to us about her drive, meeting her co-founder, and how Inkomoko has raised over $90 million.
In this episode, we talk to the CEO of Irembo Israel Bimpe.What's the 3-7 growth stage of a startup? What does that even mean?
In this episode, we speak to the founder of the Norrsken Foundation Niklas Adalberth on his failures and the inspiration behind Norrsken.He also speaks to us about Klarna (a startup unicorn he co-founded).
In this episode, we speak to Philip Ngarambe the co-founder of AC Group (Tap & Go). Philip peels back the skin on almost giving up, the time they almost gave up and how he found the right co-founder.
In this episode Aline Kabanda, the Rwanda Country Director, Allan & Gill Gray Philanthropy talks to Arnold Kwizera on how to grow your start up team
The Country Director of Katapult Africa talks to us about his failures, launching his first business and how to get your startup ready.
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