In this episode, the host of the kurious k podcast  (Kolapo) took the time out to distil lessons from the first 9 episodes.

In this episode, we had a great conversation with Confidence Odioinye, the founder and president of Beatdrone. Beatdrone was one of the pioneering businesses in the drone sector in Nigeria in 2017. Initially, in 2014, he started his journey as the first cohort of Passion Incubator with an idea of building a traffic management system and he later pivoted to using drones. 

The company currently provide services for companies in Agriculture, mining and oil and gas industry.

In this podcast, we  discussed 

How he started

Raising his seed funding from Audu Maikori( Co-founder of Chocolate City Entertainment )

Launching his drone academy and partnership with the University of Ibadan, Ondo State, his impact so far and more

In 2014 –Just before her 19th birthday – Blessing Kwomo launched De Rehoboth Therapeutic Studio, which offers a holistic approach to healthcare.

The Company extends home-based health care through tailored family action plans for treating illness and addressing root causes to empower families to live healthier within the context of their surroundings/circumstances.

We met in 2018 during a Slush Global Impact Accelerator Program I organised for social entrepreneurs in Nigeria in collaboration with the foreign ministry of foreign affairs in Finland and her business impact has been growing ever since. Her company  has over 20 plant-based products approved by NAFDAC( National Agency for Foods and Drugs Administration & Control )  and her protocol has been effective in treating a stage 5 cancer in Ireland where she is currently running her Company. Her protocol have won numerous awards ranging from -Shell live wire award, Anzisha prize award, University of Limerick innovative foundation award for best social impact category and more.

In this episode,

We discussed her impact over the years and the future of phytomedicine.

Andrew is a veteran entrepreneur in the Nigeria tech ecosystem who started building startups since his university days. In 2015 he co-founded ogaVenue, Nigeria's Largest online event venue booking portal with operation in 6  African countries which at its peak, before COVID 19 was doing 7 figures USD in Gross Merchandise Value. The platform was designed

to make it easy for an event host to search, check availability and book a preferred venue in minutes and now he is building Lenco.ng , a pan-African neo bank for businesses.

In this episode, we had a very beautiful conversation where we discussed,

Why he started OgaVenue and the Pivot to Lenco.

Impact of Covid 19 on Ogavenue.

Getting his first Investment from Jason Njoku and Hotels.ng in the early days.

Lenco's unique business model as it relates to the Nigerian investment landscape and more.

In this episode, we took a quick stop at Tanzania where I had an amazing conversation with Ng'winula Kingamkono.

Ng’ winula has been building software solutions and startups for the past 10 years and recently launched Tunzaa which is a fintech startup that uses technology to transform the financial habits of consumers and connects businesses to buyers.

During the podcast, we discussed

Why he started Tunzaa

Tanzania Startup Ecosystem

Funding in East Africa

Mobile Money in Tanzania

Building Guumzo (a voice sharing social network Solution like Clubhouse back in 2015) and his effort getting to product-market fit.

He is the CEO of the Nigeria Climate Innovation Center (NCIC) a World Bank and Federal Government of Nigeria assisted innovation centre and the Honorary Consul of Finland in Nigeria and interestingly the youngest individual to occupy such a position in Finland embassy since its creation in 2012.

In 2014, Bankole founded of Network of Incubators and Innovators in Nigeria (NINe) and he was the founding Incubation Center Manager of Enspire Business Incubator.

In this episode, We had a conversation about:

Circular economy in Nigeria

His work  at National Climate Innovation Center and Role as Honorary Consul

Opportunities for entrepreneurs in Circular Economy

What Entrepreneurs, government and can learn from Finland Advanced Circular economy

Growth observed  in the Nigeria tech Ecosystem  over the years (Digital Talent, Access to finance,& Hubs )

How Collaboration can be deepened amongst organisations supporting startups.

Dr Ebi has been a medical doctor for over 19 years. At a point in his career, he realized he had to do things differently after his Dad Suffered stroke two times in a year. This led to the establishment of Gerocare. With GeroCare, you can provide healthcare for your parents wherever you are in the world. One of the SDG's (Sustainable developments goal) is to ensure health and well-being for all and that’s also at the heart of Gerocare Foundation which was launched during the celebration of the 4th year of the business. 

In this episode, we discussed Gerocare Impact over the years, the innovative Medra-Telehealth box that provides medical care to rural areas via Telemedicine, funding and how he used the blue ocean strategy to create the GeroCare business Model.

Paul Kelvin Founded Gas Monkey to solve the problem of "household air pollution" (HAP) in Nigeria mostly as a result of dirty cooking fuel (burning of firewood), which leads to the death of over 140,000 children under the age of 5 every year. His Company is also working to transform the real estate industry by pioneering a reticulated gas system in buildings that eliminate each apartment owning a gas cylinder and reducing the risk of fire outbreak. Statistics by the National LPG office states that over 90% of gas cylinders are expired in Nigeria.

In the podcast, we discussed the story behind Gas Monkey and why it's important for him to solve the problem.

Conversation with Adetola Adele, Founder of Errand 360- The first Bicycle delivery Hub in Nigeria.

An Entrepreneur with experience building startups over the years, Tola launched Errand 360 in March 2021 with 100 Bicycles

We will discuss why he started the first Bicycle delivery service despite the way Nigerian roads are built, the challenges He has faced scaling, and how his business model has evolved.

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In our first episode, we are excited to host Hakeem Disu, Founder of Koinwa- A peer to peer Bitcoin trading platform in Nigeria. Hakeem founded Koinwa in 2019 and recently launched its mobile and web application and it has done impressive numbers in transactions ( 6 figures in USD).

We will discuss the impact of government regulations on cryptocurrency in Nigeria, how he started and his plans for the future.