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S5E86 #85: Deepankar Rustagi - On Profitability and Staying Asset Light in B2B Commerce (Part 2)
This special live podcast session was recorded at Ventures Park, Lagos, during Ventures Platform’s in-person mixer for portfolio founders on July 27, 2024--My guest today is Deepankar Rustagi, a…
S5E85 #84 - Dare Okoudjou - On Fundraising, Scaling a Pan-African Payment Network and Acquiring Startups
This season of Building the Future was made possible by MoniepointMy guest today is Dare Okoudjou, Founder & CEO of Onafriq (formerly known as MFS Africa). Dare has built a long-running startup…
S5E84 #83: Uka Eje - On ThriveAgric's Turnaround and Making Hard Decisions
This season of Building the Future was made possible by MoniepointMy guest today is Uka Eje, the co-founder and CEO of ThriveAgric. I've known Uka since 2017, when he and his co-founder, Ayo,…
S5E83 #82: Deepankar Rustagi - On Profitability and Staying Asset Light in B2B Commerce
This season of Building the Future was made possible by MoniepointMy guest today is Deepankar Rustagi, a seasoned tech entrepreneur in Nigeria. I've known Deepankar for over 7 years, dating back to…
S5E82 #81: Elo Umeh - On Leadership, Purpose and Building a Scalable Tech Company in Africa
This season of Building the Future was made possible by MoniepointMy guest today is Elo Umeh, founder and CEO of Terragon Group, a leading data and marketing cloud company in Africa. I've known Elo…
S5E81 #80 - Daniel Yu - On Vertical Integration in B2B e-commerce and Early Lessons from M&A
This season of Building the Future was made possible by MoniepointMy guest today is Daniel Yu, founder and CEO of Wasoko, a B2B e-commerce platform serving over 220,000 informal retailers across the…
S5E80 #79, Bode Abifarin- On Scaling Flutterwave, Startup Growth, and Expansion
This season of Building the Future was made possible by MoniepointMy guest today is Bode Abifarin, one of the leading startup operators I know on the continent.I first met Bode in 2017 when she had…
S5E79 #78, Mark Straub - On Digital Identity as a Fundamental Driver of Economic Growth
This season of Building the Future was made possible by MoniepointMy guest today is Mark Straub, founder & CEO of Smile ID. Smile ID is building identity verification infrastructure for…
S5E78 #77, Anu Adedoyin-Adasolum - On differentiation in B2B ecommerce and complexities of the offline market
My guest today is Anu Adedoyin-Adasolum, the co-founder and CEO of Sabi.Sabi is a B2B e-commerce startup that provides digital infrastructure to Africa's informal economy. In October 2023, they…
S5E77 #76, Shola Akinlade - Building for the Long-term, Managing Talent and Growing as a Leader
My guest today is Shola Akinlade. I met Shola in 2016, while he and his co-founder, Ezra, were at the YC accelerator program. It was the beginning of their Paystack journey, and even then, I was…
S5E76 #75, Tosin Eniolorunda - Scaling Fintech Products to the Mass Market
My guest today is Tosin Eniolorunda, CEO and co-founder of Moniepoint. I met Tosin in Kigali at the Africa Tech Summit in 2020, just before the world went into lockdown. We spent hours discussing the…
S5E75 Season 5 Intro
It's been a while. I haven't held the podcast mic for a long time. I must admit, I'm a bit rusty. I’m overwhelmed by the advancements in the podcast space since my sabbatical. The African tech…
S4E74 #74, Sangu Delle - Raising capital and building businesses in Africa
My guest today is Sangu Delle. Sangu is an entrepreneur, an investor, author, and someone who is deeply rooted in Pan-African ideology. His latest book Making the futures: Young entrepreneurs in a…
S4E73 #73, Andrew Alli - On investing, corporate governance and using Twitter
My guest today is Andrew Alli. Andrew is a real-life and virtual mentor to a lot of investment professionals in Africa. He is the Partner and Group CEO at Southbridge a pan-African financial advisory…
S4E72 #72, Eloho Gihan-Mbelu - The challenges of building startups to scaleups in Africa
My guest today is Eloho Gihan-Mbelu; she is the founding Managing Director & CEO of Endeavor Nigeria. Endeavor is a mission-oriented, global organisation that is supporting high-impact…
S4E71 #71, Tokunboh Ishmael - Investing for profit and purpose
My guest today is Tokunbo Ishmael. She's the co-founder and Managing Director of Alitheia Capital, an African focussed PE and VC firm. Alitheia Capital investments include businesses that enable the…
S4E70 #70, Eric Idiahi - Optimising for exits and high investment multiples
My guest today is Eric Idiahi. Eric is the co-founder and partner at Verod Capital, a private equity firm based out of Lagos Nigeria. Verod is one of the top PE firms in the continent with a…
S4E69 #69, Nnena Nkongho - Startup valuation, capital allocation and returns expectations in Africa
My guest today is Nnena. Nnena is a Principal at Digame Investment, a growth capital investment firm that back tech-enabled businesses in Africa. Their portfolio companies include GetSmarter an…
S4E68 #68, Yele Bademosi - On people, startups and funding in Africa, pt 2
This is the second part of my conversation with Yele Bademosi, you can listen to the first part of this conversation in the last episode of this podcast series. Apart from being the founding partner…
S4E67 #67, Yele Bademosi - On people, startups and funding in Africa, pt 1
My guest today is Yele Bademosi. Yele is the founder of Microtraction, an angel investment platform that funds Africa’s technology entrepreneurs in their early stage. Microtraction is one of the most…
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