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June 06, 2024

Are we expecting too much from African startups?

49 minutes

Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our host, Chimgozirim Nwokoma is joined by Francis Ogbuka, VP Sales, Zone and Abraham Augustine, Comms & Programs Lead, Norrsken to discuss:

Zone's decentralised PoS payment gateway

Gro Intelligence's shutdown

The Copia Global story

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Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:05 - Zone's decentralised PoS payment gateway

16:01 - The Copia Global story

33:22 - Gro Intelligence's shutdown

Useful links

Kenya-based agritech Gro Intelligence to shut down two months after slashing headcount

After dismissing over 1000 employees, Copia Global stops taking orders in six Kenyan markets

Zone launches blockchain-powered PoS payment gateway to tackle chargeback fraud

This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Crystal-Agnes Joseph

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