In this episode, I speak to Samir Ibrahim, Founder and CEO of SunCulture. SunCulture wants to turn Africa into the world’s next bread basket, one solar water pump at a time. SunCulture's vision is to build a world where people take control of their environment in rewarding, sustainable ways. SunCulture does this by developing and commercializing life-changing technology that solves the biggest daily challenges for the world’s 570 million smallholder farming households. Samir talks about: 1) His solar pump and other solar-based products 2) Business model; pay as grow/ rent to own 3) What problems he is solving now. 4) How he came up with an idea to start a business 5) How he found co-founders in the beginning and the backstory 6) What is the biggest challenge in taking the business to the next level. 7) His fundraising experience and challenges 8) His long term vision and African dream with SunCulture