Squord Academy

By Dapo Omoniyi and Edosa Obaseki

Squord Academy is the part of the Squord initiative. Our goal is to bring awareness to Africa by getting every day investors and entreprenuers to share their stories on elevating the african economy a... more

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How many episodes does Squord Academy have?

The podcast currently has 40 episodes available.

Squord Academy episodes:

November 25, 2023EP30 (11/24/23) - Access Bank Expands, OpenAI, and OkadaBooks Shutdown
This week, we discussed the following:
Access Bank expanding to Asia

OkadaBooks shutdown

Sam Altman reinstated as OpenAI CEO
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Kindly follow us on ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠, and join our community via our ⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠ or email us at [email protected]
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1h
November 19, 2023E29 (11/18/23): Flutterwave CFO exits, Paystack layoffs, Bolt exits Nigeria
This week, we discussed the following:
Flutterwave CTO exits only after 18months of joining the firm
Paystack lays off 33 employees from EU and UAE regions
Bolt food exits Nigeria and South Africa
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You can follow Squord on ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠, join our community on our ⁠⁠website⁠⁠ or email us at [email protected]
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54min
November 13, 2023E27 (10/29/23): Due diligence in African Tech, Patricia User Repayments, Irokotv Shutdown
This week, we discussed the following:
Patricia partnering with DLM capital to pay customer funds
Due diligence in African tech

Irokotv reportedly shutting down operations
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References
Eloho's linkedIn post
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1h 7min
November 07, 2023E28 (11/5/23): Afrotech Recap, Crowdyvest, SBF Conviction
This week, we discussed the following:
Recap of the Squord event, "The Impact of Capital and Community in African Tech", at Afrotech in Austin TX
Crowdyvest proposes converting debt of about N5.5 billion to equity shares

Sam Bankman-Fried being found guilty on all seven counts of fraud and faces up to 115 years in prison.
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You can follow Squord on ⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠LinkedIn⁠, join our community on our ⁠website⁠ or email us at [email protected]
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1h 3min
October 08, 2023E26 (10/7/23): Bridge Network Crisis, Dash Shuts Down, Paystack Expands, Stears Transition, Mavin Records
This week, we discussed the following:
Bridge Network co-founders leaving after some internal crisis

Dash, Ghanian fintech, shuts down after raising $86.1million over the past 5 years

Paystack expanding to offline payments

Stears transition to B2B model

Mavin records potential sale
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1h 8min
October 01, 2023E25 (9/30/23): Risevest acquires Chaka, 54gene shuts down
This week, we discussed the following:
Risevest acquires Chaka

54gene, genomics start up, shuts down after raising $45 million in three rounds.
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39min
September 26, 2023E24 (9/24/23): Payday sale, President Tinubu and Ruto seek investment from US investors
This week, we discussed the following:
Payday up for sale just 6 months after raising $3million

Presidents Tinubu and Ruto seek investment from Wall Street and Silicon valley respectively to booster their economies.
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46min
September 18, 2023E23 (9/16/23): Flutterwave expands to India, WhoGoHost acquires SendChamp, Sendy Shutdown, Chams and NIN
This week we discussed the following:
WhoGoHost's acquisition of SendChamp

Sendy's Shutdown

Flutterwave's expansion to India

Chams and NIN
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49min
September 13, 2023E22 (9/11/23): India's $14billion investment pledge, Nigeria's AI plan, Patricia and Float Fiasco
We're officially back after a month break! It was great getting your messages while we were away and it's great to be back doing what we love.
This week we discussed the following:
Nigeria-India Meeting and $14 billion pledge to invest in Nigeria

Bosun Tijani's AI and Nipost plan

Patricia's plan to repay their customers affected by the $2million hack

The float fiasco
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You can follow Squord on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, join our community on our website or email us at [email protected]
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56min
August 07, 2023E21 (8/5/23): Niger Coup, OPay CEO quits, Threads decline
This week we discussed the following:
The Niger coup that saw the current President, Mohamed Bazoum, get captured as the military took control of government

OPay co-CEO, Olu Akanmu, stepping down just after 2 years of running the fintech startup

Meta's Threads losing half of its active users less than two weeks after it becoming the fastest startup to reach 100 million users/signups.
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You can follow Squord on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, join our community on our website or email us at [email protected]
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51min

FAQs about Squord Academy:

How many episodes does Squord Academy have?

The podcast currently has 40 episodes available.