AfricArena Podcast with Patrick Craig
by AfricArena, X Venture Lab
Welcome to the African Innovation Podcast, the African tech and innovation audio show brought to you by AfricArena. For those who don't know, AfricArena is a pan-African ecosystem accelerator whose mission is to help African startups access bigger markets and raise more capital. Each year during our tour, we scour the major capitals of the continent in search of the most game changing startups in each region which we then bring to our annual summit in Cape Town in Nov of that year. In each episode we chat to the the most interesting thought leaders, founders, investors and corporate change makers of our time, about their work, impact and ideas. We unpack their many insights around innovation, growth, challenges, mindset and investment because our mission is to accelerate the rate at which our ecosystems are growing throughout this amazing continent.
Episodes
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#56 - Grand Summit Spotlight - What to expect from this year's summit!
For Tickets visit: www.africarena.com Since our inception in 2017, our community has been a dedicated to supporting the creation of market access and investment opportunities for our ever-increasing community of founders, angels, corporates, and VC investors. We host 4 regional summits in North,...
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Ep #55 - Ecosystem Spotlight - FMO Entrepreneurial Development Bank Ventures Program
This episode is a showcase episode on one of our ecosystem partners FMO, the dutch entrepreneurial development bank about their Ventures Program - a EUR 200 million investment program supported by contributions from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and a guarantee from the...
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Ep #54 - Why you should not underrate the Senegalese tech ecosystem
Hello beautiful people, welcome to Season 6 of the AfricArena Podcast, and what an epic journey its been. To kick off this season, I’m going to take us back to Dakar, to the beautiful conference space at hotel Terrou bi where we hosted our latest West African Summit. Throughout the conference I...
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Ep #53 - A Conversation with Kohei Muto from Double Feather Partners
Today we caught up for a brief chat with Kohei Muto, the CEO, Founding Partner at Double Feather Partners one of AfriCArena's partners for the investor unconference part of the grand summit. Double Feather Partners is a corporate finance & strategic advisory firm with a VC Investment arm…
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Ep #52 - A Conversation with Sacha Haider from Global Ventures
Today, we're sitting with Sacha Haider who is an investment associate at Global Ventures. Global Ventures is an international venture capital firm, investing in founders and ideas across emerging markets. They back global-minded founders that are leading growth-stage companies and using…
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Ep #51 - A Conversation with Papa Amadou from DER
Today, we're sitting with Papa Amadou who is the Minister, General Delegate for Entrepreneurship in Senegal, an initiative called the DER. The DER is a fund of 30 billion FCFA ($50 million USD) launched by the President of Senegal to catalyze entrepreneurship all around...
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Ep #50 - A Coffee Conversation with Grace Legodi & Philippe Mourrain
Today, we're catching up with Grace Legodi the Africa Director of Grindstone Ventures as well as Philippe Mourrain, founder of Amiliros, a consulting and investment co, and professor of Psychiatry, Behavioural & Neural Science at Stanford University. First up we chat to Grace, from Grindstone...
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Ep #49 - A Conversation with Zachariah George (Launch Africa Ventures / Startup Bootcamp)
Today, we're sitting with Zachariah George, the founder, and partner of Launch Africa Ventures and Startup Bootcamp. Launch Africa Ventures is Africa's leading venture capital fund that solves the significant gap in Seed to Series A investments across the continent. They back startups across...
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Ep #48 - North African Summit Mini Series - A Conversation with Yasmin Laribi & Wassiem Ben Larbi
Today, we're sitting with Yasmin Larbi who is the communications officer at Expertise France as well as Wassiem Ben Larbi, the well-known radio presenter, TV host, and entrepreneur from Tunis. Expertise France is a public agency and a key actor in international technical cooperation. It designs…
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Ep #47 - North African Summit Mini Series - A Conversation with Matsi Modise
Today, we're sitting with Matsi Modise - a lady of many hats and but for this interview, she is the founder who is the founder of Furaha Afrika Holdings. Established in 2013, Furaha Afrika Holdings is a progressive Pan-African organization dedicated to enabling and leveraging growth across the...
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Ep #46 - North African Summit Mini Series - A Conversation with Hiba Sharief
Today, we're sitting with Hiba S Sharief who is CxO & Startup Advisor | Global Thought Leader | Intersection of Innovation & Humanity | Investor and Board Member She is a lady of many hats and but for this interview, she is the founder and chief strategy officer at Elevoro. Elevoro is an…
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Ep #45 - North African Summit Mini Series - A Conversation with Salma Baghdadi from Smart Capital's Startup Tunisia
Today, we're sitting with Salma Baghdadi who is the Startup ecosystem director at Smart Capital the operator of a fantastic initiative called startup Tunisia. Startup Tunisia is the name of the national program aiming to make Tunisia a country of Startups at the crossroads of the Mediterranean…
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Ep #44 - North African Summit Mini Series - North African Start up Spotlight'
Today/s featured start-ups are all startups we met at our North African summit who are each doing some incredible work in their respective countries. First we will chat with Hassan Haider who is Data Analytics Manager at Tirhal, a ride-hailing app en route to becoming a super app in Sudan. Then…
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Ep #43 - North African Summit Mini Series - A Conversation with Silicone Badia
Today, we're sitting with Dr. Fawaz and Namek Zu bi who are the managing partners at Silicon Badia. They are a venture capital firm that partners with passionate, bold entrepreneurs to solve some of the world’s biggest problems. We caught up with Dr. Fawaz and Namek at our North African summit in...
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Ep #42 - North African Summit Mini Series - A Conversation with Cyrine Ben Fahdel from Global Ventures
Today, we're sitting with Cyrine Ben Fadhel who is an investment associate at Global Ventures. Global Ventures is an international venture capital firm, investing in founders and ideas across emerging markets. They back global-minded founders that are leading growth-stage companies and using...
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Ep #41 - North African Summit Mini Series - A Conversation with Ben Marrel from Breega
Welcome back If you're joining us for the first time, this podcast is a series of conversations and debates where we unpack the latest trends & insights within the African Tech ecosystem. Our mission is to capture the many stories that are shared, the lessons learned, and to openly chat about…
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Ep #40 - West African Summit Mini Series - A Conversation with Thierry Barbaut
This conversation with Thierry Barbaut was recorded at the AfricArena West African Summit in June 2021, held at The Raddison Sea Plaza hotel in Dakar. Throughout the conference, I chatted to as many stakeholders as possible to share with you as much insight on what’s happening on the ground in…
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Ep #39 - West African Summit Mini Series - A Conversation with Lin Dejean Yun (TranscendanceVC)
This conversation with Lin Dejean Yun was recorded at the AfricArena West African Summit in June 2021, held at The Raddison Sea Plaza hotel in Dakar. Throughout the conference, I chatted to as many stakeholders as possible to share with you as much insight on what’s happening on the ground in…
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Ep #38 - West African Summit Mini Series - A Conversation with Tosin Adelowo (Chekkit)
This conversation with Tosin Adelowo was recorded at the AfricArena West African Summit in June 2021, held at The Raddison Sea Plaza hotel in Dakar. Throughout the conference, I chatted to as many stakeholders as possible to share with you as much insight on what’s happening on the ground in this...
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Ep #37 - West African Summit Mini Series - A Conversation with Zachariah George
This conversation with Zachariah George was recorded at the AfricArena West African Summit in June 2021, held at The Raddison Sea Plaza hotel in Dakar. Throughout the conference, I chatted to as many stakeholders as possible to share with you as much insight on what’s happening on the ground in...
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Ep #36 - West African Summit Mini Series - A Conversation with Thierno Sakho
This conversation with thierno sakho was recorded at the AfricArena West African Summit in June 2021, held at The Raddison Sea Plaza hotel in Dakar. Throughout the conference, I chatted to as many stakeholders as possible to share with you as much insight on what’s happening on the ground in this...
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Ep #35 - West African Summit Mini Series - A Conversation with Mubarak Sumaila (BezoMoney)
This conversation with Mubarak Sumaila was recorded at the AfricArena West African Summit in June 2021, held at The Raddison Sea Plaza hotel in Dakar. Throughout the conference, I chatted to as many stakeholders as possible to share with you as much insight on what’s happening on the ground in…
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Ep #34 - West African Summit Mini Series - A Conversation with Tidjane Deme (Partech)
This conversation with Tidjane Deme (Partech)was recorded at the AfricArena West African Summit in June 2021, held at The Raddison Sea Plaza hotel in Dakar. Throughout the conference, I chatted to as many stakeholders as possible to share with you as much insight on what’s happening on the ground...
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Ep #33 - West African Summit Mini Series - A Conversation with Youma Fall (PayDunya)
This conversation with Youma Fall was recorded at the AfricArena West African Summit in June 2021, held at The Raddison Sea Plaza hotel in Dakar. Throughout the conference, I chatted to as many stakeholders as possible to share with you as much insight on what’s happening on the ground in this...
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Ep #32 - West African Summit Mini Series - A Conversation with Carine Vavasseur (DER)
This conversation with Carine Vavasseur was recorded at the AfricArena West African Summit in June 2021, held at The Raddison Sea Plaza hotel in Dakar. Throughout the conference, I chatted to as many stakeholders as possible to share with you as much insight on what’s happening on the ground in...
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Ep #31 - West African Summit Mini Series - A Conversation with Gabriela Marin (ParcSmart)
This conversation with Gabriela Marin was recorded at the AfricArena West African Summit in June 2021, held at The Raddison Sea Plaza hotel in Dakar. Throughout the conference, I chatted to as many stakeholders as possible to share with you as much insight on what’s happening on the ground in…
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Ep #30 - West African Summit Mini Series - A Conversation with Thierry Barbaut
This conversation with Thierry Barbaut was recorded at the AfricArena West African Summit in June 2021, held at The Raddison Sea Plaza hotel in Dakar. Throughout the conference, I chatted to as many stakeholders as possible to share with you as much insight on what’s happening on the ground in…
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Ep #29 - West African Summit Mini Series - A Conversation with Dmitry Fotiyev
This conversation with Dmitry Fotiyev was recorded at the AfricArena West African Summit in June 2021, held at The Raddison Sea Plaza hotel in Dakar. Throughout the conference, I chatted to as many stakeholders as possible to share with you as much insight on what’s happening on the ground in…
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Ep #28 - West African Summit Mini Series - A Conversation with Christophe Viarnaud
This conversation with Christophe Viarnaud was recorded at the AfricArena West African Summit in June 2021, held at The Raddison Sea Plaza hotel in Dakar. Throughout the conference, I chatted to as many stakeholders as possible to share with you as much insight on what’s happening on the ground…
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Ep #27 - West African Summit Mini Series - A Conversation with Birame Sock
This conversation with Birame Sock was recorded at the AfricArena West African Summit in June 2021, held at The Raddison Sea Plaza hotel in Dakar. Throughout the conference, I chatted to as many stakeholders as possible to share with you as much insight on what’s happening on the ground in this...
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Ep #26 - West African Summit Mini Series - A Conversation with Elohor Thomas
This conversation with Elohor Thomas was recorded at the AfricArena West African Summit in June 2021, held at The Raddison Sea Plaza hotel in Dakar. Throughout the conference, I chatted to as many stakeholders as possible to share with you as much insight on what’s happening on the ground in this...
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Ep #25 - West African Summit Mini Series - A Conversation with Baboucarr Njie
This conversation with Baboucarr Njie was recorded at the AfricArena West African Summit in June 2021, held at The Raddison Sea Plaza hotel in Dakar. Throughout the conference, I chatted to as many stakeholders as possible to share with you as much insight on what’s happening on the ground in…
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'Ep #24 - West African Summit Mini Series - A Conversation with Moudilou Dramane (REMA)
This conversation with Moudilou Dramane was recorded at the AfricArena West African Summit in June 2021, held at The Raddison Sea Plaza hotel in Dakar. Throughout the conference, I chatted to as many stakeholders as possible to share with you as much insight on what’s happening on the ground in...
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Ep #23 - West African Summit Mini Series - A Conversation with Adenike Sheriff
This conversation with Adenike Sheriff was recorded at the AfricArena West African Summit in June 2021, held at The Raddison Sea Plaza hotel in Dakar. Throughout the conference, I chatted to as many stakeholders as possible to share with you as much insight on what’s happening on the ground in…
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Ep #22 - West African Summit Mini Series - A Conversation with Mareme Dieng
This conversation with Mareme Dieng was recorded at the AfricArena West African Summit in June 2021, held at The Raddison Sea Plaza hotel in Dakar. Throughout the conference, I chatted to as many stakeholders as possible to share with you as much insight on what’s happening on the ground in this...
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Ep #21 - West African Summit Mini Series - A Conversation with Papa Amadou SARR
This conversation with Papa Amadou was recorded at the AfricArena West African Summit in June 2021, held at The Raddison Sea Plaza hotel in Dakar. Throughout the conference, I chatted to as many stakeholders as possible to share with you as much insight on what’s happening on the ground in this...
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Ep #17 - Future of Work. Facilitated by Patrick Craig ft Annette Muller (Flexyforce), Rajiv Daya (Founders Factory Africa), Sean Friedrich & Vincent Viollain (Viva Technology)..
AfricArena Podcast Ep #17 - Future of Work facilitated by Patrick Craig ft Annette Muller, Rajiv Daya, Sean Friedrich & Vincent Viollain.
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Ep #16 Smart Cities - Africa & The 21st Century. Facilitated by Aaron Fu (Catalyst Fund) ft Boldewijn Sloet (SolarNow), Abraham Cambridge (SunExchange), Lance Greyling (City of Cape Town) and Vuyisa Qabaka (HYBR Group).
Ep #16 "Smart Cities - Africa & The 21st Century" facilitated by Aaron Fu ft Boldewijn Sloet, Abraham Cambridge, Lance Greyling and Vuyisa Qabaka.
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Ep #15 - Scale Big & Scale Fast. Facilitated by Motlhabane Koloi (Startupbootcamp AfriTech) ft Anton van Vlaanderen (4Di Capital), Louw Barnardt (Outsourced CFO), James Townsend-Rose (JUMO), and Anton Kleingeld (Old Mutual)
Ep #15 - Scale Big & Scale Fast facilitated by Motlhabane Koloi ft Anton van Vlaanderen, Louw Barnardt, James Townsend-Rose, and Anton Kleingeld
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#Ep 14 - Privacy & Ethics Hosted by Mercy Zulu-Hume (Goodwell) ft Eitan Stern (Legalese), Aissatou Sylla (Hogan Lovells) and Gwen Ngwenya (Democratic Alliance).mp4
#Ep 14 - Privacy & Ethics Hosted by Mercy Zulu-Hume ft Eitan Stern, Aissatou Sylla, and Gwen Ngwenya.mp4
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#Ep 13 - Facebook for African Startups - Hosted by Ali Parr (Facebook) ft Glenn Gillis (Sea Monster), James Hedley (Quicket) and Antoine Paillusseau (FinChatBot).mp4
#Ep 13 - Facebook for African Startups and how to leverage it- Hosted by Ali Parr (Facebook) ft Glenn Gillis (Seamonster), James Hedley (Quicket) and Antoine Paillusseau (Finchat Bot).mp4
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#Ep 12 - Education Enabling Learning Through Tech hosted by Zach George (Startup Bootcamp, Vincent Viollain (Viva Tech), Wesley Lynch (Snapplify), Victoria Jackson (Naspers Labs), Naadija Moosajee (Womhub), Gilles le Cocguen (Bpifrance)
#Ep 12 - Education Enabling Learning Through Tech hosted by Zach George (Startup Bootcamp, Vincent Viollain (Viva Tech), Wesley Lynch, Victoria Jackson (Naspers Labs), Naadija Moosajee (Womhub), Gilles le Cocguen (BPI)
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#Ep 11 - Next Generation Angels facilitated by Tim Harris (Wesgro) featuring Tomi Davies (AFCA) and Iyinoluwa Aboyeji (Future Africa).
Guys welcome back to the show, thank you for listening, welcome to episode no 11. . As we all navigate covid 19 and watch the impact that it has on Africa, we've, as a result, been forced to move our annual AfricArena tour where we would visit our top 11 digital partner hubs across the continent,...
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#Ep 10 - The 4th Industrial Revolution is No Silver Bullet facilitated by Charlie Stewart (Roger Wilco) featuring Rochelle Mountainy (Microsoft), Antoine Paillusseau (Finchat Bot), Gwen Ngwenya, Courtney Bentley (Visibility Insights), Vusi Thembekwayo (My Growth Fund)
Welcome back to the show, if you're new, thank you for listening, AfricArena is a pan-African ecosystem accelerator and our mission is to help African startups, connect to the right people, access bigger markets so that they can go on an impact their world In each episode, we chat to all sorts of...
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#Ep 9 - Investing in the tech sector globally and what needs to change in Africa facilitated by Tanya van Lill (CEO at Southern Africa Venture Capital Firm) featuring Clive Butkow (CEO of Kalon Venture Partners), Sascha Breuss (CEO Zando part of the Jumia Group, Mike Mompi (CEO of Enza Capital, Aaron Fu (Head of Growth at Catalyst Fund), Ben Marrel (Founding partner at Breega).
Guys welcome back to the show, if you're new, thank you for listening, AfricArena is a pan-African ecosystem accelerator and our mission is to help African startups, connect to the right people, access bigger markets so that they can go on an impact their world In each episode we chat to all…
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#Ep 8 - The State of Tech Innovation in Africa - facilitated by Patrick Craig (AfricArena) featuring Philip Kiracofe - ( CEO of Startupbootcamp AfriTech) Seraj Toefy - (CEO of Ukondla Holding & Lecturer at University of Stellenbosch ), Tanya van Lill (CEO of SAVCA), Rochelle Mountany (Strategic ISV Partner, Microsoft), Femi Adeyemo (CEO, Arnergy), Madjid Harfoush (Operation Director, Leroy Merlin South Africa), Vincent Viollain (Co-Founder ofVivaTech)
Hello Ladies & Gents. Bonjour Mesdames et Messieurs. Habari wana wake na waun gwana to our Swahili brothers/ sisters. How u de? How's everyone doing! Welcome to today's Webinar on The State of Tech Innovation in Africa. Normally it would be at this time, during our tour which would be happening...
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#Ep 7 - How to build a successful African startup that you can take global - facilitated by Alison Collier (Endevour) featuring Iyinoluwa Aboyeji (Flutterwave / Andela), Ryan Harris (SA SME Fund), Zachariah George (Startupbootcamp AfriTech) & Yvonne Maitin (One Africa Capital)
In today's episode, you're going to hear one of the best panel discussions from the 2019 edition of the AfricArena Summit. The topic of today's discussion is: How to build a successful African startup that you can scale globally. This particular topic is super important to us, not only because we...
About this show
Welcome to the African Innovation Podcast, the African tech and innovation audio show brought to you by AfricArena. For those who don't know, AfricArena is a pan-African ecosystem accelerator whose mission is to help African startups access bigger markets and raise more capital. Each year during our tour, we scour the major capitals of the continent in search of the most game changing startups in each region which we then bring to our annual summit in Cape Town in Nov of that year. In each episode we chat to the the most interesting thought leaders, founders, investors and corporate change makers of our time, about their work, impact and ideas. We unpack their many insights around innovation, growth, challenges, mindset and investment because our mission is to accelerate the rate at which our ecosystems are growing throughout this amazing continent.
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AfricArena, X Venture Lab
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