Afrobility: Africa Tech and Business

Afrobility: Africa Tech and Business episodes:

• 05.15.2024

  #76: IHS Towers - How the telecom infrastructure company is building and managing towers across Africa and beyond

  Overview: Today, we’re going to explore IHS Towers - the African telecommunications infrastructure company. We’ll discuss the story across the following areas:  Telecom tower infrastructure context  IHS Towers' early history Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential...

  
• 02.16.2024

  #75: eTranzact - How Nigeria's pioneering payments and switching platform is serving businesses and governments across Africa

  Overview: Today, we’re going to explore eTranzact - the African payments and switching platform. We’ll discuss the story across the following areas: First, Nigerian payments context  Second, eTranzact's early history Third, Product & monetization strategy Fourth, Competitive positioning  Fifth,...

  
• 01.23.2024

  #74: Moove - How the mobility fintech is providing vehicle financing to mobility entrepreneurs across Africa and the rest of the world

  Overview: Today, we’re going to explore Moove, the mobility fintech. We’ll discuss the story across the following areas: African mobility and transportation context Moove's launch & early history Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential exit options ...

  
• 12.31.2023

  #73: AFEX (Africa Exchange) - How the commodities exchange is facilitating commodity trade by offering training, credit, storage to farmers & providing investment solutions to financial partners

  Overview: Today, we’re going to explore AFEX, the African commodities exchange. We’ll discuss the story across the following areas: African Agriculture context AFEX's launch & early history Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential exit options ...

  
• 12.11.2023

  #72: Nomba (Kudi) - How the Nigerian FinTech is providing Point-of-Sale, agency banking and payment solutions to merchants across Africa

  Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Nomba (formerly known as Kudi) , the FinTech payments solutions provider. We’ll explore the story across the following areas: African & Nigerian SME context Nomba's early history  Product & monetization strategy ...

  
• 11.13.2023

  #71: TymeBank - How the South African Neobank is integrating digital and physical experiences to provide holistic financial services across emerging markets

  Overview: Today, we’re going to explore TymeBank - the South African neobank. We’ll discuss the story across  the following areas: African & Nigerian banking context TymeBank's launch, early history, growth & fundraising Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning...

  
• 10.19.2023

  #70: Carbon - How the credit-led neobank is providing loans, BNPL and financial services across Nigeria and Africa

  Overview: Today, we’re going to explore Carbon, the credit-led Neobank. We’ll discuss the Carbon story across the following areas: African lending & consumer credit Carbon's founding & early history Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential exit options Overall...

  
• 10.06.2023

  #69: FairMoney - How the credit-led neobank is providing consumer loans and financial services across Nigeria, India and other developing markets

  Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about FairMoney, the credit-led Neobank in emerging markets.  we’ll explore the FairMoney story across the following areas African lending & consumer credit FairMoney's founding & early history Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning &...

  
• 09.14.2023

  #68: Branch - From Kiva to providing consumer loans and FinTech services across Africa and other developing markets

  Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Branch, the FinTech lending company and Neobank. We’ll explore the story across the following 5 areas: African lending & consumer credit Branch's founding early history Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning...

  
• 07.27.2023

  #67: Sabi - How the B2B retail platform is providing business services to informal SMB retailers, distributors, suppliers and manufacturers in Nigeria and Africa

  Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Sabi, the B2B retail & supply chain services platform. We’ll explore the story across the following areas: Africa’s and Nigeria’s informal retail sector Sabi’s early history Product & monetization strategy Competitive...

  
• 07.01.2023

  #66: TradeDepot - How the B2B retail platform is improving the supply chain for informal SME retailers and consumer goods producers across Nigeria and Africa

  Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about TradeDepot. We’ll explore the story across the following areas: Africa’s and Nigeria’s informal retail sector TradeDepot's early history Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential exit options Overall Outlook. This...

  
• 06.16.2023

  #65: Wasoko (Sokowatch) - How the B2B retail platform is providing services and improving the supply chain for informal retailers across Kenya and Africa

  Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Wasoko (Sokowatch) We’ll explore the story across the following areas: Africa’s and Kenya’s informal retail context  Wasoko's early history Wasoko's Product & monetization strategy  Competitive positioning & potential exit options ...

  
• 06.02.2023

  #64: Twiga Foods - How the AgriTech supply chain company is connecting SMB retailers and smallholder farmers to improve food logistics across Kenya and Africa

  Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Twiga Foods. We’ll explore the story across the following 6 areas Africa Agricultural context Kenya farming & market access context Twiga Foods’ early history Twiga Foods’ Product & monetization strategy  Twiga Foods’ Competitive...

  
• 04.14.2023

  #63: Yoco - How the South African FinTech is scaling Point-of-Sale and other payment solutions to merchants across Africa

  Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Yoco, the South African Point-Of-Sale FinTech company. We’ll explore the story across the following areas: South African payments context Yoco’s early history Yoco’s Product & monetization strategy Yoco’s Competitive positioning &...

  
• 03.11.2023

  #62: DPO Group - How the FinTech payments platform went from bootstrapping for 8+ years to strategically acquiring multiple companies, and exiting to Network International for $288M

  Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about DPO Group. We’ll explore the story across the following areas African payments context DPO group’s early history Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential exit options overall outlook. This episode...

  
• 02.03.2023

  #61: MFS Africa (Onafriq) - How the payments network hub is connecting telcos & financial institutions to increase interoperability across Africa and beyond

  Overview:  Today, we’re going to talk about MFS Africa. We’ll explore the MFS Africa story across the following 5 areas: African payments context MFS Africa’s  early history Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & potential exit options ...

  
• 01.19.2023

  #60: M-Kopa - How the asset financing platform is providing access to consumer products across Kenya & Africa

  Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about M-Kopa, the African asset financing platform. We’ll explore the M-Kopa story across 5 areas: African electrical power context M-Kopa's early history Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning & exit options Then we'll...

  
• 12.18.2022

  #59: Africa Tech - 2023 & Beyond (Creator Roundtable #2)

  Overview: Today, we’re going to have a creator roundtable to discuss the African tech ecosystem. We’ll discuss the biggest 2022 moments in Africa Tech & our hopes for the tech ecosystem in 2023. This episode was recorded on Dec 10,...

  
• 11.03.2022

  #58: Reliance Health - How the HealthTech platform is providing insurance & health services across Nigeria & Africa

  Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Reliance Health, the African HealthTech company - we’ll explore the Reliance Health story across the following areas: African health context Reliance Health's early history Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning &...

  
• 10.26.2022

  #57: African InsurTech - How consumer insurance platforms are providing insurance across Africa

  Overview:  Today we’re going to talk about African Insurtech. We’ll discuss the consumer insurance landscape & analyze InsurTech players. This episode was recorded on October 17, 2022 Companies discussed: Reliance Health, BIMA, Naked Insurance, Pineapple Insurance, Amenli, Creditas, Minutos Seguros, Acko,...

  
• 09.30.2022

  #56: Thrive Agric - How the Agriculture platform evolved from crowdfunding to supporting smallholder farmers across Nigeria & Africa

  Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Thrive Agric, the Nigerian Agricultural technology company - we’ll explore Thrive Agric's story across 5 areas: First we'll start with some context about African agriculture Thrive Agric's launch & early history Product &...

  
• 08.28.2022

  #55: Apollo Agriculture - How the AgriTech platform is supporting smallholder farmers to scale across Kenya & Africa

  Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Apollo Agriculture, the Kenyan AgTech company - we’ll explore the Apollo story across the following areas African agriculture context Apollo's launch & early history Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning &...

  
• 07.22.2022

  #54: Swvl - How the bus mobility platform became one of the largest transportation companies in Africa

  Overview:  Today, we’re going to talk about Swvl, the Egyptian and Dubai based mobility platform. We’ll explore the Swvl story across 5 areas: Egypt transportation context Swvl's early history Product & monetization strategy Swvl's SPAC public offering Overall outlook. This...

  
• 07.08.2022

  #53: Konga - How the Ecommerce platform initially grew and eventually reset across Nigeria

  Overview: Today, we discuss Konga, the Nigerian e-commerce company. We’ll explore the Konga story across 5 areas: We'll give some context about the Nigerian e-commerce sector Konga's early history Product & Monetization strategy Konga sale Overall outlook This...

  
• 06.14.2022

  #52: OLX Africa - How the Classifieds platform initially grew and eventually shut down across Africa

  Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about OLX -  the classifieds & marketplace platform. We’ll explore the OLX Africa story across 4 areas: OLX's early history OLX's growth in other emerging markets OLX Africa's early history & Naspers acquisition Naspers...

  
• 05.20.2022

  #51: Jiji - How the Classifieds platform became the largest marketplace in West & East Africa

  Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Jiji - the African classifieds platform. We’ll explore the Jiji story across 6 areas: Classifieds platforms in other emerging markets Classifieds platforms in Africa Jiji’s early history Jiji’s product & monetization...

  
• 05.06.2022

  #50: Wave - From Sendwave remittances to disrupting Francophone Africa with mobile money & financial services

  Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Wave, the African consumer payments company. We’ll explore Wave’s story across 5 areas: We'll start with some context about payments in Africa Wave's launch & early history Wave's Product & monetization strategy ...

  
• 04.15.2022

  #49: Glo (Globacom) - How the private telecommunications company expanded across Nigeria & West Africa

  Overview: Today we’re going to talk about Globacom - The Nigerian telecommunications company. We’ll explore the Globacom story across 5 areas: Nigerian telco sector context Globacom's early history Globacom's telco & non-telco businesses Globacom's potential exit options ...

  
• 04.01.2022

  #48: Telkom - How the former South African monopoly evolved to provide telecommunication services across Africa

  Overview: Today we’re going to talk about Telkom - The South African telecommunications company. We’ll explore the Telkom story across 5 areas: South African telecoms sector context Telkom's early history We'll deepdive into Telkom's primarily telco & non-telco businesses ...

  
• 03.18.2022

  #47: Vodacom - How the South African Telco became one of the largest telecommunications companies in Africa

  Overview:  Today we’re going to talk about Vodacom - The South African telecommunications company. We’ll explore the Vodacom story across 5 areas: South African telecoms sector context Vodacom's early history Vodacom's telco & non-telco businesses Vodacom's operating &...

  
• 02.06.2022

  #46: MAX (Metro Africa Xpress) - How the mobility tech platform is providing transportation & delivery services across Africa

  Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about MAX - the Nigerian mobility tech platform. We’ll explore Max's story across 6 areas: Context on motorbike transportation platforms in other emerging markets Background on Nigeria transportation Max.'s launch, early history, growth...

  
• 01.13.2022

  #45: Gokada - How the mobility tech platform is providing delivery & transportation services across Nigeria

  Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Gokada - the Nigerian mobility tech platform. We’ll explore the Gokada story across 5 areas: African ridesharing context Gokada's launch, early history, growth over time & fundraising Product & monetization strategy ...

  
• 12.17.2021

  #44: Pathao - From Ride Sharing & Food Delivery to building the largest mobility platform in Bangladesh

  Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Pathao - the largest mobility tech platform in Bangladesh. This episode was co-hosted with Shammi Quddus and recorded on Nov 21 & Dec 5, 2021. Conversation highlights: (10:15) - Motorbike sharing platforms in emerging...

  
• 12.04.2021

  #43: Africa Tech - 2022 & Beyond (Creator Roundtable #1)

  Overview: Today, we’re going to have a creator roundtable to discuss the African tech ecosystem. We’ll discuss the biggest 2021 moments in Africa Tech and our hopes for the ecosystem in 2022. This episode was co-hosted with Justin Norman &...

  
• 11.22.2021

  #42: Andela - How the engineering hiring platform is connecting companies with software developers in Africa & emerging markets

  Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Andela - the software developer recruitment platform. We’ll explore the Andela story across 6 areas: Labor markets in Africa context Andela's founding and early history Fundraising & Growth Product & monetization...

  
• 11.04.2021

  #41: SafeBoda - How the Ugandan motorbike hailing platform is delivering mobility services across Africa

  Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about SafeBoda - the Ugandan motorbike hailing platform. We’ll explore the SafeBoda story across 7 areas: Motorbike hailing platforms in other emerging markets (GoJek/GoTo) African mobility context SafeBoda's founding & early history ...

  
• 10.17.2021

  #40: Fawry - How the Egyptian payments platform became one of the largest Tech companies in Africa

  Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Fawry - the Egyptian payments platform. We’ll explore the Fawry story across 6 areas: Egypt context Founding and early history Fundraising & Growth Product & monetization strategy Competitive positioning ...

  
• 10.03.2021

  #39: BIMA (Milvik) - How the HealthTech company is providing insurance & medical services across emerging markets

  Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about BIMA - the HealthTech insurance company. We’ll explore BIMA's story across 6 areas: African Health care status & context BIMA Health founding and early history Fundraising & Growth Product & monetization...

  
• 09.19.2021

  #38: 54gene - How the HealthTech platform is building diverse datasets to improve diagnostic and treatment outcomes across Africa

  Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about 54gene - the genomics HealthTech company. We’ll explore the 54gene story across 6 areas: African Health care status & context 54gene early history Fundraising & Growth Product & monetization strategy ...

  
• 09.05.2021

  #37: mPharma - How the HealthTech supply chain platform is providing services to pharmacies & patients across Africa

  Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about mPharma - the Ghanaian prescription drug inventory management company. We’ll explore the mPharma story across 6 areas: African Health care status & context mPharma founding and early history Fundraising & Growth ...

  
• 08.22.2021

  #36: Helium Health - How the HealthTech infrastructure platform is supplying services to health care providers across Africa

  Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Helium Health - the Nigerian HealthTech infrastructure company. We’ll explore the Helium Health story across 6 areas: African Health care status & context Helium Health founding and early history Fundraising & Growth ...

  
• 08.15.2021

  #35: MultiChoice - How the South African Pay TV pioneer became the largest entertainment provider across Africa

  Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about MultiChoice - The African video entertainment provider. We’ll explore the MultiChoice story across 5 areas: South African video entertainment market context MultiChoice's launch & growth over time MultiChoice's product & monetization strategy ...

  
• 07.25.2021

  #34: Kuda Bank - How Nigeria’s most popular Neobank is scaling to offer financial services to “every African on the planet”

  Overview: Today, we’re going to discuss Kuda Bank - the African neobank. We’ll explore the Kuda story across 6 areas: Neobanks in other emerging markets (Brazil & NuBank) African & Nigerian banking context Kuda's launch, early history, growth over...

  
• 07.11.2021

  #33: Chipper Cash - How the FinTech platform started from African remittances to become the fastest unicorn in Africa Tech history

  Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Chipper Cash - The African Fintech payments & remittances player. We’ll explore the Chipper story across 6 areas: Intra-Africa remittances context Global remittances (outside Africa to Africa) context Chipper Cash’s launch, early...

  
• 06.28.2021

  #32: African FinTech lending - How consumer loan platforms are providing credit across Africa

  Overview: Today we’re going to talk about consumer lending in Africa. We start by discussing lending in other emerging markets, discuss Africa’s credit landscape, analyze lending tech companies across Africa & end with our overall outlook. This episode was recorded...

  
• 06.14.2021

  #31: African Sports betting & gambling tech - The rise & expansion of betting services across Africa

  Overview: Today we’re going to talk about Sports betting & gambling tech in Africa. We share some context about betting in developed and emerging markets, analyze betting tech companies across Africa & end with our overall outlook. This episode was...

  
• 05.31.2021

  #30: Paga - How one of Nigeria’s earliest FinTech companies is providing financial services across emerging markets

  Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Paga, the fintech payments company. We'll discuss its founding, early history, growth, impact & end with our overall outlook. This episode was recorded on May 30, 2021. Companies discussed: Paga, Safaricom (M-Pesa), bKash, GTBank,...

  
• 05.16.2021

  #29: bKash - How the FinTech payments platform became Bangladesh’s largest tech company

  Overview: Today we’re going to talk about bKash - The largest Fintech player in Bangladesh. We start with some background on Bangladesh, discuss bKash’s founding, growth & impact on Bangladesh's economy. We also discuss what other emerging markets can learn...

  
• 05.03.2021

  #28: Sendwave - How the mobile remittances service scaled from Y Combinator to a $500M WorldRemit exit

  Overview: Today, we're going to talk about Sendwave - the mobile remittances service that was acquired by WorldRemit in 2020-Aug. We start with the context of African remittances, discuss Sendwave's early history, growth, acquisition by WorldRemit & end with our...

  
• 04.19.2021

  #27: Takealot - How the South African online retailer became one of the largest e-commerce platforms in Africa

  Overview: Today, we’re going to talk about Takealot - the largest ecommerce platform in South Africa & one of the largest across Africa. We'll start by giving some context of e-commerce in South Africa, discuss Takealot's early history, Naspers' 2018...