SCIX African Trade Talks

Kamsy has several years of experience in Africa's financial services industry, and works for one of Africa's largest banks, Access Bank.

Please note the views expressed in this podcast are those of our guest, not necessarily those of the bank.

In this episode, you'll discover:

-Kamsy's experience and changing views regarding investing in Africa...01:00

-What can be done differently to access funds outside of going straight to the banks...05:00

-Lessons learned in Kamsy's experience, and the impact of technology on his work...08:30

-Why do people fail to get funding from banks?...11:30

-Kamsy's thoughts on the ASFTA...16:00

-The book Kamsy recommends to all his associates and colleagues...20:15

-And much more...

Judith Li is the Director of Programs at the Westwell Foundation, based in Berlin, Germany. In this episode, Judith shares hard lessons learned operating a startup servicing the African community, the need for return on investment vs. return on impact, how the lack of infrastructure inhibits entrepreneurial growth, and sound advice for anyone interested in investing time and resources in the African economy.

In this episode, you'll discover:

-Judith's entrepreneurial journey and the quest to impact one million people...00:45

-About the Westwell Foundation....04:10

-Lessons learned regarding startups in Africa...07:20

-Be the one being chased, not the one doing the chasing...09:30

-Travel experiences, and the impact of technology on the modern business world...12:00

-Advice for those interested in investing in Africa...14:15

-Judith's thoughts on grant funding...20:20

-Network recommendations for African entrepreneurs...22:45

-And much more...

Hio Sola-Usidame, founder and CEO of One Port 365, shares how his company massively improves the efficiency of sending cargo throughout Africa, tips on how to go about fundraising on a large scale, the benefits (and challenges) of operating a continental-sized business and much more!

Here's what you'll discover in today's episode:

-Hio Sola's personal background...00:55

-What is Hio Sola's business, and what problem is he solving with it?...04:30

-Hio's fundraising efforts: wins and challenges...11:30

-Traveling throughout Africa opens the mind!...17:30

-Movement of talent vs. movement of mere people...20:15

-How scalable is this business?...23:00

-A book Hio would like to recommend to our listeners...27:00

-And much more

In this episode Kevin Nolan shares insights on the value of due dilligence, legal support and understanding the value of legal entities when investing in Africa.

Kevin Nolan is a Partner at DLA Piper LLP a Global law firm located in more than 40 countries.

Book recommendation:

Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a team by Patrick Lencioni

It starts with clients by Andrew Sobel

Podcast recommendations:

The new york times daily podcast

In this episode Marc Msipa, shares insights on Venture Capital and Investing, in real estate in Zimbabwe and other parts of the continent, based on his knowledge and experience.

Marc Msipa is the Co founder at Tigere Housing, a company that is digitizing real estate financing in Africa. He has been involved in Venture capital and investment banking.

Book recommendations:

Africa's Greatest Entrepreneurs by Moky Makura

In this episode Venture Capital and Angel Investor Lavanya Anand, shares insights based on her experince in Kenya and other East and West African markets.

Lavanya Anand has been involved in the Venture Capital space operating in Kenya since 2018, she is a curious and forward- thinking investment professional, who seeks to faciltate social and econimic change in frontier and emerging markets.

Podcast recommendations:

Masters of Scale by Reid Hoffman

The Flip Africa by Justin Norman

The Consumer VC by Mike Gelb

The Twenty Minute VC by Harry Stebbings

How I Built This by Guy Raz

In this episode Mr Allan Majuru CEO Zimtrade and Ambassador of IATF 2023 shares insights on Zimtrade's initiatives and efforts to grow exports for Zimbabwean businesses and sme's.

Mr Allan Majuru is the CEO at Zimtrade, he is also Board Chairperson of Agricultural Marketing Authority of Zimbabwe and Ambassador of Intra Africa Trade Fair (IATF 2023). IATF is an initiative of Afreximbank, in Collaboration with the African Union and the AFCFTA Secretariat, hosted by African governments.

Book recommendations:

The Monk who sold his ferrari by Robin Sharma

The 5am club by Robin Sharma

Podcast recommendations:

The Smallstarter by John-Paul Iwuoha

website link

www.shopatzim.co.zw

In this episode Tuti Mwambenja, shares Angel investor insights, based on her experience doing business in Tanzania. Tuti takes us through lessons from her travels across the continent and some insights on e-commerce and credit in East Africa.

Tuti Mwambenja is the Country Director for World Business Angels Investment Forum in Tanzania. She has been involved in the Tourism industry in Tanzania.

Book Recommendations:

The Automatic Millionaire by David Bach

Soar by TD Jakes

In this episode, Mr Neil Thanedar shares insights based on his journey from how he moved from running a lab with his father to starting up backed up by investors such as Mark Cuban. Neil takes us through the future of biotech.

Niel Thanedar is the founder and GP at Utopia Ventures. In Africa Neil invested in Paystack and believes African startups are still so underrated. Niel attended Y Combinator winter 2015, he is senior advisor for Shri Thanedar U.S. representative from Michigan's 13th congressional district. Neil is the founder and Chairman at Labdoor, Founder and CEO at Air to All, he is also an Author with over 100+ essays written, in the areas of startups and politics.

Podcast Recommendations: Alex Brown and Joe Gradwell

The founders podcast

In this episode, Mr Mark Kleyner shares insights based on his journey in the Venture Capital space in Africa. He also talks about how Dream VC is working on improving the funding environment through their community- driven educational platform, that runs highly selective remote programs on Venture Capital and the innovation Ecosystem across Africa's startup Ecosystems.

Mr Mark Kleyner is the Co- Founder and program director for Dream VC, an investor accelerator for Africa.

Book Recommendations:

Super forcasting by Dan Gardner and Philip E.

The power law by Sebastian Mallaby.

Red notice by Bill Browder

www.dream-vc.com