All Episodes

Nikolai Barnwell: Why PawaPay bet on mobile money over cards, and stayed out of the fintech boom

Russell Southwood: An outsider's take on 25 years of Africa's digital story

Seyi Ebenezer of Payaza: Bookkeeping is the new black

Natasha Blycha of Stirling & Rose / Nooriam / LexChip: Why AI without law is just code without conscience

Prince Nwadeyi of SAG Ventures: Building solutions corporates need but won't execute themselves

April Long of Pyxis: Why serving bulk traders beats saving SMEs in Africa-China trade

Andrew Hall of Paratus Namibia: Building Networks Serving Small Populations Across Vast Distances

East Meets Africa: Bernard Laurendeau on Curating African Opportunity For Japanese Investors

World-class Design: Guidione Machava on Why 'African Designer' Is a Limiting Label

Strategy Diaries: Wabo Majavu on Balancing Commercial Success with Digital Inclusion

Ola Oyetayo of Verto: Building a Profitable Cross-Border Fintech for Emerging Markets

Innovating Venture Building Support: David Ogundeko on Funema’s Vision for Backing African Ventures

Adapt or Be Left Behind: Marie Lora-Mungai on AI and the Future of African Filmmaking

From Policy to Independent Media: Fatu Ogwuche on Creative Storytelling in Tech

Carrier Neutral: How Unicorn Factory Aims to Open Up Africa’s Internet Infrastructure

Inside Money & Moves: Tinashe Mukogo On Merging Corporate Expertise With Independent Media

Joshua Bicknell On How Balloon Ventures' 'Boring Business' Portfolio Drives 0.5% Of Uganda's GDP

Ochuko Ogra On Backbone Connectivity Network's (BCN) Nigeria Growth Strategy

Alan Knott-Craig Jr On Life After Mxit's Royal Fail (2016)

Building Bridges: Maya Horgan Famodu's Silicon Valley-Africa Crossing Playbook (2017)

Talent Tales: Ethiopia's Quiet Tech Rise vs Nigeria's Developer Gold Rush (2018)

Why Carbon CEO Chijioke Dozie Is Ditching Nigeria's Free Banking Playbook

Ambar Van Der Wath Unpacks Baobab Network's $20K Toe-Dipping Investment Proposition

Koltronics Nigeria's Lanre Kolade and the inside story of Google's Equiano cable landing in Togo

This Is Connectivity a la VC With Accion Venture Lab's Jasiel Martin-Odoom

Victor Mapunga On Building From First Principles In Africa's 'Tech Graveyard'

Britam Director Shares Strategy on Modernising Insurance for Africa's Digital Age

Safaricom Ethiopia's Network Chief on Building Network Infrastructure From Scratch

Future in the Humanities EP 2/3: Everybody Gets a Conspiracy

Future in the Humanities EP 3/3: Slave Ride

Future in the Humanities EP 1/3: Touching Brains

Digital Transformation Pulse Check: Undersea Cable, Remote Power Supply & Terrestrial Fibre Optic

ATRUC S2 EP4: Can AI be trusted? with Jania Okwechime & Wessel Oosthuizen

UNAJUA S13 EP3: Is the "play-to-earn" trend over-hyped? feat. Kate Byrne

UNAJUA S13 EP2: How is the world taking to the crypto meltdown? feat. Kate Byrne

UNAJUA S13 EP1: Are NFTs over? feat. Kate Byrne

UNAJUA S12 EP3: What is 'Delegated Proof of Stake'? feat. Jordan Muthemba

UNAJUA S12 EP2: What are 'Proof of Work' and 'Proof of Stake'? feat. Jordan Muthemba

UNAJUA S12 EP1: Are all blockchains the same? feat. Jordan Muthemba

Gqom: The Babusi Nyoni Story

ATRUC S2 EP3: Journey Into The Cryptoverse With Hope Ditlhakanyane & Nzwisisa Chidembo

UNAJUA S11 EP3: How do you vet the investment worthiness of blockchain startups?

UNAJUA S11 EP2: Crypto as a personal investment opportunity? ft. Hope Ditlhakanyane & Nzwi Chidembo

UNAJUA S11 EP1: Is African VC into blockchain tech? ft. Hope Ditlhakanyane & Nzwisisa Chidembo

BONUS: Can PAXFUL deliver on being Africa's 'Uber for money'? feat. Ray Youssef

ATRUC S2 EP2: Convening 'Blockchain Africa' proponents with Sonya Kuhnel

UNAJUA S10 EP3: Should you set up a DAO? feat. Justin Irabor

BONUS: Binance is bullish on the 'Blockchain Africa' opportunity feat. Emmanuel Babalola

UNAJUA S10 EP2: How do you set up a DAO? feat. Justin Irabor

UNAJUA S10 EP1: Why DAO? feat. Justin Irabor

ATRUC S2 EP1: You Had Me At Blockchain with Michael Kimani

African Creative Business, Today S1 EP2: Ayanfe Olarinde - Visual Artist

UNAJUA S9 EP3: Noteworthy African Web3 Plays feat. Michael Kimani

UNAJUA S9 EP2: What Is A DAO? feat. Michael Kimani

UNAJUA S9 EP1: What Is Web3? feat. Michael Kimani

UNAJUA S8 EP3- Can Streaming Help David Take On Superstar- Feat. Yaw Asamani

UNAJUA S8 EP2-Are Homegrown Music Platforms Key To Profitability For African Artists-ft. Yaw Asamani

UNAJUA S8 EP1: Artists Using Tech To Stand Out In A Crowded Global Field ft. Yaw Asamani

BONUS: Scaling What Works And Ditching What Doesnt With MiWay Blink feat. Christiaan Steyn

UNAJUA S7 EP4-Does Society Need Centralised Financial Institutions To Mediate Value-Ft.Ronit Ghose

ACBT S1 EP1: The Emotions And Economics Of Live Music Curation In A Post-COVID Scene Ft. Christine Msibi

BONUS: Why would anyone launch a car insurance startup in a pandemic? ft. Christiaan Steyn

UNAJUA S7 EP3: How are mobile telcos disrupting incumbent financial institutions? ft. Ronit Ghose

UNAJUA S7 EP2: Digital Money 2.0 - Whose Liability Is It Anyway- Feat. Ronit Ghose

UNAJUA S7 EP1: Will blockchain-enabled fintech disrupt the global financial system ft. Ronit Ghose

UNAJUA S6 EP3: African Insuretechs- To Collaborate Or Disrupt- That Is The Question Ft. Henry Mascot

UNAJUA S6 EP2: How might insuring Africa drive broad socioeconomic impact? ft. Henry Mascot

UNAJUA S6 EP1: Is Africa's insurance industry poised for a steep growth trajectory ft. Henry Mascot

UNAJUA S5 E2: Can technology disrupt Nigeria's open drug markets? ft. Vivian Nwakah

UNAJUA S5 E1: What is the state-of-play In Nigeria's healthcare sector? ft. Vivian Nwakah

UNAJUA Throwback S1 EP2: Can gaming startups compete with Facebook & Tencent? ft. Lucy Hoffman

UNAJUA Throwback S1 EP1: Does African mobile gaming have super-platform potential? ft. Lucy Hoffman

UNAJUA S4 EP3: Can Africa's agri-supply chain be fixed? ft. Karidas Tshintsholo

UNAJUA S4 EP2: Does access to certified inputs impact farmer success? feat. Karidas Tshintsholo

UNAJUA S4 EP1: What lies are often told about Africa's agriculture sector? ft. Karidas Tshitshonlo

UNAJUA S3 EP2: Does Brachiaria trump Napier grass? feat. Mwihaki Mundia

UNAJUA S3 EP1: Should brachiaria grass be a big(ger) deal across Africa? feat. Mwihaki Mundia

BONUS: Unpacking The $ATRU Social Token With Andrew Berkowitz Part 2 - How To Earn $ATRU Token

UNAJUA S2 EP2: Can an African research insights startup be commercially viable? feat. Peter Kisadha

BONUS: Unpacking the $ATRU Social Token with Andrew Berkowitz Part 1 - Re-imagining Media Ownership

UNAJUA S2 EP1: Why would anyone launch a research insights business in Uganda? feat. Peter Kisadha

UNAJUA S1 EP3: What is driving the capital boom in Africa's tech ecosystem? feat. Derin Adebayo

UNAJUA S1 EP2: What have founders learned from Africa's early internet startups? feat. Derin Adebayo

UNAJUA S1 EP1: How significant is the opportunity for tech companies in Africa? feat. Derin Adebayo

Constructive Development Finance Frameworks With Jean Bosco Iyacu

Contemplating COVID-19's Impact on Africa's Economic Outlook with Landry Signé & Iginio Gagliardone

Ozow's Mitchan Adams On COVID-19: Well-positioned South African payments players are coining it

Is The Super-Platform Hype Surrounding Africa's Mobile Gaming Industry Real? feat. Lucy Hoffman

Vietnamese-style Africa-focused Fintech Innovation With Quan Le of Binkabi

Accion's Michael Schlein on Financial Inclusion, Fintech & Impact Investment Sceptics

Shift The Power: Challenging Development Cooperation Power Dynamics Between The Global North & South

Unpacking Arab Identity & Socio-economic Dynamics with Arab Economies Researcher Salam Said

South Sudan: Micro-finance Diaries with Yengi Lokule of Rural Finance Initiative (RUFI)

African Fintech Signal Check 2019: What Can Africa Learn From India? (Part 2) feat. Arunjay Katakam

African Fintech Signal Check 2019: Nigeria's Killing It! (Part 1) feat. Wiza Jalakasi

Is The Africa-China/China-Africa Tech & Innovation Dynamic Win-win? feat. Iginio Gagliardone

Dr Shingi Munyeza & Allon Raiz on Entrepreneurial Strategy and Zimbabwe's Commercial Potential

Africa's Motorcycle Taxi Hype + Africa's AI Revolution? feat. Babusi Nyoni & Osarumen Osamuyi

Will Facebook's Digital Currency Libra Be Good For Africa? feat. Michael Kimani & Simon Dingle

Ray Youssef believes Paxful is the "Uber for money" crypto platform Africa's been waiting for