Africa's Talking is a Kenyan based enterprise software company that developers access telco infrastructure with their SMS, USSD, Voice, Airtime, and Payments APIs.

Since 2016, Africa’s Talking has expanded to 18 countries around Africa and supports about 5,000 businesses ranging from early-stage startups to large organizations.

We spoke with Wiza Jalakasi, former International Expansion Lead about his three years at Africa’s Talking, working across different regulatory environments, and how he married his technical skills with business acumen.

Timestamps:

1:10: How Wiza’s tech journey started and how he got to Africa’s Talking.

2:38: transitioning from software development to business development.

5:39: Expanding Africa’s Talking to 17 African countries.

Check out the full article: https://www.builtinafrica.io/blog-post/wiza-jalakasi-africas-talking